Bringing joy into the world via car parts, mock interviews, stickers, and more.

Working with great people. Select investments - Mito, Tupelo, Quill, LP @ OrangeDAO - Fund 0

Embracing a serial hobbyist lifestyle - Miata racing, Salsa Dancing, Traveling (30+ countries), Hybrid fitness (1000lb club)

Writing

Previous work

Product, GTM, Eng, NFTs @ Whatnot
Crypto Consulting @ dOrg
CoFounder @ Laguna (YC W20)
SWE @ Nextdoor
UF alum
intern w/ Microsoft (x2), Nextdoor (KP Venture Eng Fellow 2017), Infinite Energy, Urban Darling

Why isn't software engineering as robust as civil engineering? (especially when referring to life critical systems)

How can we accelerate EV adoption in the US?

Why do all starting entrepreneurs have the same “founding” ideas? Is it naïveté? Can we shortcut?

What does it take to get the incentives right for climate investment?

Blogs
Asmartbear (Jason Cohen)
Derek Sivers
Gwern
Paul Graham
Patrick Collison
Fred Wilson
pmarca
Vitalik Buterin
Daniel Gross
Nat Friedman
Elad Gil
Patrick Mackenzie
Ben Thompson
Joel Spolsky

Podcasts
My first million
Infinite loops
Invest like the best
Car dealership guy

Books
Snow crash
Everything store

Specific articles
Negotiating
Forms of leverage
When to decentralize
Engineer's mindset on productivity
Stables and volatiles

Software
Freedom - block websites
Raycast - productivity