Intense times
I don't believe in work-life balance. I believe in intense times and cruise times. Right now is an intense one, and I'm trying to understand why this one feels harder than usual.
norbu09
This is Lenz' blog. Lenz is a ecosystem builder, serial entrepreneur and punk that goes deep in tech and wide in startups.
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The rewrite comes sooner
Agent-based coding ships fast. It also hits the architectural rewrites faster. That's the part nobody talks about.
The first one's out
A few months ago I wrote about a micro-vc that isn't one. The first product from that experiment is live. It's called MarkMesh. Here is why this was the first one to build.
Back to the Water
We're selling the house in the Algarve, we're selling Fonte do Palheiro. Here is how this happened. In 2019, I started my sailing journey full-time. For three years we lived on the boat, moving from place to place, learning what it means to build a home out of whatever you can carry. Then in 2022 we arrived in the Algarve.
My Strategy Quest Just Launched. Finally.
I built this because I was tired of trying things and failing at them. Not because I didn't have the tools. I had enough productivity stuff to stock a library. Just no system that actually stuck.
Breaking the Silence
After six years of silence, I'm back. The world has gone mad, but chaos and opportunity are the same thing. Here's what I've been building: a micro VC where friends pool experience, not money, to build small ventures solo.
Next experiments
I hit the end of another one of my 10 year cycles and my iterative approach to live meant that I needed to start some new experiments.
10 years of changing the industry
When we started iwantmyname 10 years ago we sat down and defined an impact statement first.
CRA + Phoenix
How to integrate `create-react-app` with `phoenix` in a few simple steps
Hooked on phones
I’ve been working with startups for a long time, and one of the concepts I’ve taught many of them is the “hooked” model.
Let's redefine "Startups"
Writing up some thoughts about the term "startup"
Community and walled gardens
How can we build a truly open community if we are hiding in walled gardens all the time
My journey discovering my values
How can we move towards welcoming communities long term?
Why values based communities are so important
If we truly want to address issues in our society we need to work towards shared values
About perception
A post about perception and mental diet on the iwantmyname blog
How could a post Silicon Valley startup scene look like
a thinking piece about a possible future for the startup scene
laptop update
a quick update on going back to FreeBSD
on coming home
moving from MacOS back to FreeBSD
Startup Weekend Taranaki
The 54 hour speed learning event
founder.chat - growing a community
*TL;DR: Thursday, 14th January 2016, 5:30 at Bridge Street*