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September 2025

Should you join an AI startup right now?

Beyond income there's 2 reasons to take any specific job: Invest in yourself or invest in the company. Both is best.

July 2025

A few more thoughts on mentoring

Wanted to share a few more thoughts on my mentoring philosophy and answer questions that readers asked

May 2025

How do you find time for cleanup work

A reader asks how do you find time for technical cleanup work. If OKRs and bugs take priority, when will you make improvements?

February 2025

How *do* you break down a large project? INVEST

Going from Big Vision to Series of Executable Steps is a key skill for senior+ engineers. PMs can help but they don't know everything.