Masters of the Universe
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.…
25 years of coding and nearly 20 in leadership, here's what actually stuck.
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…
Its A Banana Sterling.
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…
Your Technical Interviews Still Suck
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…
Replaceable and One of a Kind
I'm humble enough to know I can be replaced, I'm confident enough to know there's nobody else like me.…
Stop Celebrating Burnout
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…
Do Everything and Nothing Well
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,…
The Bad Guy
You need me this silhouette against your clean white walls, this convenient darkness where you hang your fears like coats. I am the name you whisper when your own hands tremble with want you won't confess. Point your finger. I wear the black you're too afraid…
The Liability Speaks
you'll crack too you'll crack too I. I hold court with your ghost tribunal in my skull replay the reel, watch recognition drain your face to null Every truth lands like a closed fist every fact a nail in wood you built a cross to hang…
I've been in AI since 1998
I've been in AI since 1998. Back then, we called it T9 predictive text. I learned which numbers produced which letters. I got fast at it. Really fast. Oh, and learning what number combination from pagers meant: "143", "411", and "07734". Beep…