Lowering the Barrier

23 Aug 2022

At Replit we end our week with a Weekly Wins meeting. It’s what it says on the tin: people demo their wins. Clapping doesn’t translate well …

24 May 2022

Working on a product you yourself use is a blessing and a curse. If you yourself use the product, you care about what you’re building. When …

06 May 2022

The big idea behind startups is that a small number of people can grow a business enormously in a short period of time. Yet here I am on my …

22 Mar 2022

The sun rises higher in the sky, the air warms, and I say to myself, “I’ll go for a run.” On that run I remember I haven’t exercised in over …

03 Mar 2022

When you’re trying to do something, there’s no greater enemy than worrying about how you should do it. Or where you should start. Or what …

09 Nov 2021

It’s fun to talk about the future of coding. It’s good to have a destination. But as I age and worry less about seeming impressive and think …

14 Oct 2021

For over three and a half years, hiring engineers has been on the front or back of my mind. No single thing I do is unique, but the …

13 Oct 2021

The most common question candidates ask me is, “how quickly do you plan to grow the team?” What they’re really asking is, “am I going to be …

02 Aug 2021

Before I led teams or had kids, I thought leadership was a personality trait. Something you’re born with. It’s not. It’s a role. Get two or …

16 Jun 2021

I’m reading through LeviathanCoding’s Pixel Art Editor trying to learn p5.js. What’s great about it is you see everything on the screen at …