Writing
Thinking out loud.
Essays and notes on building products, open technology, systems thinking, AI and human agency, leadership, and communication.
- BuildingEntrepreneurship, products, software, experimentation, open technology.
- ThinkingSystems, manufacturing, leadership, AI, economics, and society.
- ConnectingHuman relationships, communication, communities, education, and podcasting.
Published
Connecting ·
One Rung Higher
We know more about each other’s lives. How well do we know each other?
Connecting ·
Nobody Joins a Protocol
With Nostr Valley happening today and a new episode of Connection out this evening, I’ve been thinking about what actually brings people together.
Building ·
Building Zap Cooking in the Attention Economy
Changing habits and building technology that serves people
Thinking ·
The Toxic Culture of Bitcoin
We turned peer-to-peer money into a religion, a status symbol and a spectator sport.
Thinking ·
Intelligence Amplification: AI Has a Branding Problem
Artificial Was the Wrong Word
Thinking ·
The Same Principles, Different Products
How lean manufacturing changed how I build software
Building ·
Curiosity Has Leverage Now
What building Zap Cooking taught me about curiosity, technology, and being willing to figure it out
Building ·
Why We Built Zap Cooking (And Why It’s Bigger Than Recipes)
Most recipe apps are optimized for ads.