Writings
Essays on engineering leadership, shipping value, remote teams, and systems thinking.
10 essays, 2022–2025.
Optimized Shippable Value
In my post on Smallest Shippable Value, I ended with this thought: “The REAL secret is finding those things that are the highest percent of the value that are worth shipping.” Optimized Shippable Valu…
Chief of the Piece
I have encountered the concept of Barrels Vs Ammunition from former PayPal COO & venture capitalist Keith Rabois a few times recently and have been giving it more thought as I have been building a lar…
“We need to talk about your flair”
An Intro to Concern Capacity In the world of work, there’s a critical attribute that sets top employees apart: Concern Capacity.
Global & Fully Remote
For over a decade, I’ve been recruiting, supervising, and partnering with a remote workforce spanning the globe.
Non-stuff stuff
I was listening to EconTalk episode “Erik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science”.
Law of Deploy Friction
After spending a considerable amount of time implementing and managing long-term projects, I’ve noticed an increase in overhead when continuing to build without delivering value.
Make To Manage
Transitioning from a maker to a manager role is a significant shift that requires adaptability, new skills, and a change in mindset. Paul Graham’s essay on the Maker’s Schedule vs.
Monolith vs. Microservices
It feels like every growing team encounters the time they need to make the decision: Monolith or Microservice.
Smallest Shippable Value
I was chatting with a friend who was surprised at how often we actually make changes to our codebase. He’s a lawyer and has no context.
Numbers & Nurture
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