Startups & Engineering
A collection of posts about building and scaling technical startups, drawing from my experiences as both a founder and technical leader. These articles cover everything from engineering methodologies to team building and technical decision making.
EOS Introduction
February 8, 2025
Tags:startups, management, eos, business
An introduction to the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
The Art of Design in Technical Startups
June 15, 2024
Tags:startups, design, communication, product, strategy
An exploration of how design shapes communication, perception, and success in technology companies
The Invisible Hand of Startup Culture
May 15, 2024
Tags:startups, culture, leadership, management, team-building
An exploration of how company culture shapes interactions, role boundaries, and trust in technical startups
Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Lessons from Practice
April 15, 2024
Tags:startups, decision-making, probability, strategy, mathematics
An exploration of how to make decisions under uncertainty.
Science vs. Engineering in Startups: A Tale of Two Methodologies
March 15, 2024
Tags:startups, engineering, science, methodology, project-management
An exploration of how scientific and engineering methodologies intersect in technical startups, and why traditional project management frameworks often fall short
Startup Structure and Information Flow
January 18, 2024
Tags:startups, management, organization, communication
A framework for thinking about organizational structure and information flow in early-stage startups
Investment: Cambrium Bio
September 27, 2022
Tags:startups, investments, biotech, synthetic-biology
Investment thesis and notes on Cambrium Bio
At Year's End: 2018
December 25, 2018
Tags:meta, startups, year-in-review
A reflection on an eventful 2018, including the acquisition of Predikto by United Technologies
Exit Interviews in Startups
May 5, 2016
Tags:startups, management, hiring, culture
The importance and implementation of exit interviews in startup environments
Building an Engineering Team Around Ownership
April 28, 2016
Tags:engineering-management, leadership, startups, team-building
Exploring the challenges and solutions of role definition and ownership in small, talented engineering teams
Journalism and the Perfect Pitch Deck
February 15, 2016
Tags:startups, entrepreneurship, pitching, venture capital
How the principles of journalism can be applied to create more effective startup pitch decks, using the 5 W's and 1 H framework.
Market-Product fit vs Product-Market fit
December 28, 2015
Tags:startups, entrepreneurship, product management
An exploration of the differences between market-product fit and product-market fit, and how to determine which path is right for your startup.
CyberLaunch: An Accelerator for Machine Learning Companies
December 8, 2015
Tags:startups, atlanta, machine learning, accelerators, data science
A look at CyberLaunch, Atlanta's accelerator focused on machine learning and information security companies, and its role in the startup ecosystem.
Inherent Stickiness
November 2, 2014
Tags:startups, saas, product-strategy, business
Exploring the concept of product stickiness and how convexity creates sustainable competitive advantages