62 articles
- Programming as theory buildingcekrem.github.ioOct 2025My note:
Written code is simply a side-effect of the real work programmers do; create and maintaining a theory as to how the system should behave given the domain and the real world constraints.
- "Focusing" for skepticsmedium.comJan 2025
- What to do in your First 30/60/90 Days as a Product Managerantmurphy.meSep 2024
- Learning to give a damnaltos.vcAug 2024
- Excuse me, is there a problem?longform.asmartbear.comJul 2024My note:
Many startups fail despite identifying a real problem and building a product that solves that problem. This explains why, so you can avoid their fate.
- It's a torturous chaos until it isn'tlongform.asmartbear.comJul 2024
- Muse retrospectiveadamwiggins.comJul 2024
- Why Tacit Knowledge is More Important Than Deliberate Practicecommoncog.comJul 2024
- Some mistakes I made as a new managerbenkuhn.netJul 2024
- Live vs Dead Playersmedium.comJul 2024
- Invest in lines, not dotsbothsidesofthetable.comMay 2024
- So you wanna de-bog yourselfexperimental-history.comApr 2024
- Everything I Know About Prompting LLMsolickel.comMar 2024
- The New Methodologymartinfowler.comMar 2024
- A big little idea called legibilityribbonfarm.comNov 2023
- Infinite gamesgrahamduncan.blogOct 2023
- Brex's prompt engineering guidegithub.comOct 2023
- Real life Pokedexfinh.ccOct 2023
- Why execution matterskellblog.comOct 2023
- The 3 kinds of leverage that anchor effective strategieslongform.asmartbear.comOct 2023
- The way you're thinking about early adopters is wrongjjellyfish.comOct 2023
- Reforge: Org Artifactsreforge.comOct 2023
- Paths to PMFreview.firstround.comOct 2023
- The 7 deadly sins of startup storytellingreview.firstround.comOct 2023
- Starting a startupjulian.comOct 2023
- What we learned on our journey to $10k MRRplausible.ioOct 2023
- Why you should go after a market with strong demandjustinjackson.caOct 2023
- Grow the puzzle around youfoundersatwork.posthaven.comOct 2023
- How to create luckswyx.ioJun 2023
- Rewarding Talentindexventures.comMay 2023
- Sellingnabeelqu.coApr 2023
- #NoAccountabilityholub.comJan 2023
- Lego Mindset vs. Woodworking Mindsetscottstevenson.substack.comJan 2023
- There Really Is No Timescottstevenson.substack.comJan 2023My note:
A deep dive into time management for early stage founders.
- Resources For Founderssabakarim.comJan 2023
- The Burn Multiplesacks.substack.comDec 2022
- Why The Super Rich Are Inevitablepudding.coolDec 2022
- Cheap, Fast, Measurable, Deadmedium.comDec 2022My note:
If you’re not willing to throw away your MVP once it’s proven (or disproven) your hypothesis, then it’s not an MVP. it’s a V1.
- The Maybe Story (Chinese Farmer)matterco.coDec 2022My note:
You never know what positive outcome might arise from a negative event, or vice versa. Remember to keep the big picture in mind, and not be quick to judge.
- A More Human Approach To Databasesccorcos.github.ioDec 2022My note:
ELI5 for databases and the complex interactions that can arise in even simple use cases. Great for getting a fresh perspective on organizing data and data modelling problems.
- Why To Start A Startup In A Bad Economypaulgraham.comDec 2022My note:
Massive challenges face any startup, and in relation to those, the state of the economy is a minor concern. If you’re the right person making the right thing, now is always the right time.
- The Very First Mistake Most Startup Founders Makehbr.orgDec 2022My note:
A deep dive into splitting founder equity, and the pitfalls to avoid. Data is based on 1300 startups, and paints an interesting picture.
- The Racecar Growth Frameworklennysnewsletter.comDec 2022
- What Silicon Valley "Gets" about Software Engineers that Traditional Companies Do Notblog.pragmaticengineer.comDec 2022
- Demand Side Problemsboz.comDec 2022
- The Streetlight Effectboz.comDec 2022
- The Good Lifejustinjackson.caDec 2022
- Can You Bootstrap A Startup On The Side?justinjackson.caDec 2022
- 12 Things About Product-Market Fita16z.comDec 2022
- Manage Your Energy, Not Your Timeradreads.coDec 2022
- Status as a Service (Staas)eugenewei.comDec 2022
- Status Traps: Learning from Web2 Social Networksa16zcrypto.comDec 2022
- After The Techcrunch Bump: Life In The “Trough Of Sorrow”andrewchen.comDec 2022
- The 37signals Guide to Internal Communication37signals.comDec 2022
- Notes on Technology in the 2020selidourado.comDec 2022
- Games People Playrobkhenderson.substack.comDec 2022
- The Practical Application of "Rocks, Pebbles, Sand"longform.asmartbear.comDec 2022
- A Lifetime of Systems Thinkingthesystemsthinker.comDec 2022
- Entropy: Why Life Always Seems To Get More Complicatedjamesclear.comDec 2022
- Shop Craft as Soulcraftthenewatlantis.comDec 2022
- Mental Models for Startup Foundersinvertedpassion.comDec 2022
- Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Second Order Thinkingfs.blogDec 2022

