AI Moved the Bottleneck
AI solved the building part. But the hard part was never just the building.
Georges Duverger
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How Do You Say Sea in French
Sea in French is "la mer."
CSS for Technologists
I designed a CSS for technical documentation last weekend. It's called Backslash. It maps elements of a text document to the visual language of a code editor.
Tracking Bugs at Draftbit
At Draftbit, we created 500+ bugs. Resolving them is mission-critical. Here's what worked and what didn't on my quest to corral bugs.
How Well your Product is Really Doing
You built a product. You invited users. And now you're wondering if it's any good. A state machine approach to measuring product success.
Email Your Memory
Spaced repetition is a method to augment your long-term memory. Here's how I've been using it to learn the NATO phonetic alphabet.
The 3 D's Ruining your Team
Most team inefficiencies happen for the same 3 reasons: disagreements, distractions, and delays. Here is how they manifest and how to fix them.
How to Manage Product
Product Managers shouldn't just write requirements—they should define, execute, and validate strategy. They need goals, links, and owners.
Elevate and Delegate
“I was asked, \”what do you hate doing at work?\” After some introspection, I realized I don't like having to convince people. Let me explain.”
5 Startup Ideas
Side projects have been a great source of learning and opened many doors. I have more ideas than time. Help me decide which to focus on.
What is Product Management?
After moving from engineering to product management, I spent a lot of time thinking about the PM role. It comes down to 3 questions.
DIY Business Emails
Most companies rely on custom domain emails to run their businesses. How much is that service, and owning your data, really worth?
Baby Names for Analytical Parents
Naming things is one of the hardest problems in computer science. Naming humans is harder. An analysis of given name frequency over the years.
The Secret API of Banks
Interacting with bank data often requires trusting 3rd parties with your credentials. What if there were a more secure way to explore transactions?
Comptes de Campagne
La CNCCFP publie chaque année un rapport d'activité. Voici ce que j'y ai découvert au sujet des élections législatives françaises.
5 Million Calories Later
I left eBay to focus on my own nutrition and health project. Six months and 5 million tracked calories later, here's a brief look back.
No More Calorie Counting
A talk at the NY Quantified Self Meetup about replacing calorie counting with a machine learning algorithm that learns about my diet.
Nutrition, Quantified Self, and Machine Learning
I've tracked what I eat since September 2013. 22 months, 3,000+ entries, 230 espressos. Here's what I learned about logging food.
Ask “Do You Like X?”, Not “What Do You Like?”
During a user testing session at eBay, we asked participants to add their interests to a list. It turned out to be harder than anticipated.
The Strange Case of Ellis v. City of Grand Rapids
In 1966, Grand Rapids demanded a landowner sell his property to a Catholic hospital, citing the Preamble of the Constitution.
3 Things I Believe
After 5 years in the Web industry—3 startups, 2 countries, 1 acquisition—I finally wrote down what I believe in, professionally.