PinnedPublished inUX CollectiveThe perverse incentives of Vibe CodingI’ve been using AI coding assistants like Claude Code for a while now, and I’m here to say (with all due respect to people who have…May 17A response icon30May 17A response icon30
Advanced Topics in Reminders and To Do ListsWhen my friend Emily solicited LIFE HACKS from her followers on Twitter, I tried to think of something that I get a lot of value of that…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
Making bread can be hard and lonely. I want to change that.Today I’m launching Breadwinner, a community for bakers. It’s in public beta, so please drop by and sign up to take a peek while it’s…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Published inTDS ArchiveBoiling the Ocean of Dumb Startup IdeasWhen Alex Hague and I first prototyped our satirical party game Pitch Deck we threw together a spreadsheet of company names next to a list…Feb 16, 2018A response icon1Feb 16, 2018A response icon1
On the diminishing marginal utility of true beliefsAfter reading a story about our president’s changing views regarding the veracity of his Access Hollywood tape or his Bitherism, I wondered…Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017
Kickstarter creators: stop using funded.today and spammy marketing servicesWhen I worked at Kickstarter, one of the perennial issues that came up in our community was when creators became a little too enthusiastic…Nov 20, 2017A response icon2Nov 20, 2017A response icon2
an article about non-aesthetic thingsYou may have stumbled upon a twitter account, @aestheticnon, which specializes in posting “aesthetic related memes and also things that are…Oct 29, 2017Oct 29, 2017
Next Stop: Y CombinatorI am super excited to announce that tomorrow, September 28th, will be my first day on the job with the Y Combinator team. I’m joining them…Sep 27, 2016A response icon2Sep 27, 2016A response icon2
Published inART + marketingBrowsing your website does not mean I want your spamI recently fell down a deep dark hole on the internet.Aug 9, 2016A response icon42Aug 9, 2016A response icon42
Why Graphics Cards are Hacking the FutureIn 2013, years before DeepMind would unveil an AI that would defeat of one of the world’s best Go players, the company published an…Jun 15, 2016A response icon4Jun 15, 2016A response icon4