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Product leader and entrepreneur. Previously at Google, Blogger, Pinterest, Slack and more. Building things that matter.
Latest posts
Antic Bikes // Future Motion
From the Makers of the One Wheel comes, a two wheeler they are calling a bike in the 70s mini-bike sense. Not a bicycle. Still cool, IMHO.
New bike/mobility company Also debuts
Charmed and intrigued by this new design forwarding mobility company that is a spin-off of Rivian.
Friend Pendant Testifies For Third Day
In a fictional post, Julian Bleecker imagines a near-future where our digital objects are called on as a witness to the State.
Photo from 10/8/2025
Haim "i quit" tour stop at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco with opener Dora Jar and surprise guest Kesha. Great set, dancing and overall vibe.
How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
“After a month, more than three-quarters of the users who had typically spent roughly 30 minutes per day on TikTok were now spending nearly twice that much time on the app, on average.” via Dave Pell/NextDraft
How I'm using coding agents in September, 2025
Jesse Vincent goes deep on his process of working with AI, things are changing quickly and YMMV.
Layover, Over
I've been to Charlotte, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, and Dallas. By which I mean I've seen their Hudson News locations and used their bathrooms. I got brave once in Miami International and told myself I'd take a cab to Miami Beach, just to say I'd been there but the automatic doors opened and a wall of wet heat hit my face like someone's breath. I went back inside and found a chair that appeared to…
Monkeytype - A minimalistic, customizable typing test
Why not get better at a thing I do all the time? via @craigmod
Carboncounter.com
Plot out how current cars compare to climate targets — and to other cars — based on its emissions and costs.