Do you think dbt provides a nice entree into thinking functionally?I can't say I've done much with dbt at a relevant scale yet, so that'd be my only concern.Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Orwell’s Rules for Writing (Software)I’m in the middle of reading Churchill and Orwell: A Fight for Freedom and so far really enjoying the parallels drawn between two of…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021
Hire Joel EmbiidStartups are a team sport. The players you choose to work with have such an outsized impact on the team (for good or ill) that you really…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
What is a CTO?I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what a CTO is. It’s important to really think through this role as it can have such a huge impact…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Leadership Aboard the Santa FeWhat is leadership? It’s certainly a fancy term. It adorns countless corporate walls paired with some inspirational message or image. It…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
My PrinciplesI think it’s important to learn from those who came before us. There are rarely any “new” occurrences. For instance, the Great Recession…Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
Finding Your WhyI recently came across a deeply insightful talk by Bret Victor called “Inventing on Principle” (thanks @patrick_oshag!). While his talk…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
Independent ThinkingI’ve been quite busy of late in my new role as CTO of Buyside. I’ve loved the challenge of leading development teams and scaling out a…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
Badreads!I like Goodreads. I’ve used the service for years, mostly to keep track of books I’ve read or want to read. There’s some nice…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
Notebook Driven DevelopmentFellow Spark developers, hearken to me! How fast is your Spark development cycle? Slow? Really slow? You could use this super awesome…Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017
