We did not choose this theatre of wounds, this arena where shadows learned our names before we spoke them before we knew ourselves as targets, as something to be unmade. Yet here we stand, roots drinking deep from bitter ground, transmuting poison into patience, patience into something with teeth. You…
This is an intervention. We need to talk. Put the hotdog down. If you need to completely rebuild your architecture to "leverage" AI, you don't know how to build and scale. You're also telling on yourself. Whooops. Every few months, companies seem to love…
Coming up on my one-year anniversary here at GetOut, I can't help but reflect on my nearly 25 years in software. I've seen engineers without a voice in how they work. Without ownership of how they build. Governed by processes designed by people who don'…
Growing up, I would read the back of a cereal box while eating my cereal. This movie was nothing more than an animated back of the ceareal box story. I give it 2 scoops and 90 raisins.…
It seems like all the career advice I see, is written by people who've done one thing for five years and extrapolated wildly. Or....... or.............. used their 3 months of typing into a prompt and are suddenly self proclaimed AI Evangelists and Architects! And don't get…
The "book a demo" problem has variations of layers to this nonsense. There's: - "Talk to Sales" - "Get a Custom Quote" - "See Pricing (just kidding, enter your work email)" - "Start Your Journey" (a journey? I…
Stepping into hiring, I'm building a strategic hiring plan and I'm reminded that your technical interviews still suck. So time for part 3 of this book. I'm putting Utah engineering leaders on blast. Part 1: Your Technical Interviews Suck Part 2: Engineering Leaders, Stop…
I'm humble enough to know I can be replaced, I'm confident enough to know there's nobody else like me.…
My first startup, EVALS, took everything from me. If you're celebrating 80-hour weeks as a flex, I was you. I missed everything and got nothing in return besides regret. Sure, our exit was great, but the hours missed, wouldn't have changed the outcome, nor can I…
Your SAAS has a pocket knife problem. The Swiss Army knife works because it does a few things incredibly well. The blade cuts. The screwdriver turns. 🤯 For some reason, though, some of y'all looked at this and said "what if we added 32 toothpicks, a magnifying glass,…