Democratizing Access
I've spent the bulk of my career in a peculiar cross-section between finance and tech—Fintech, for short. It was an area in vogue in the 2010s: I ended up at Square and Affirm, but I could…
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Review: Never Enough
Our oldest child started 8th grade this year. For our school district, this is also the last year of middle school; next year, they'll make the leap to high school proper. It's about the age when…
Second Violin Advisory
I'm trying something new: Second Violin Advisory | Engineering leadership coaching and advisoryCoaching and advisory for engineering leaders: executive coaching, engineering organization reviews and fractional leadership, from Allen Cheung.Second Violin Advisory This is the executive coaching and advisory…
Novelty at Home
There is an unusual landmark a 20-minute drive away from our home: the Pulgas Water Temple. With classic Roman architecture and a grandiose name, you'd think this was a monument displaced halfway around the world, built by…
Too Long; Still Read
Since its launch in 2008, I've been an avid user of the read-it-later app Instapaper[1]. In 18 years' time, the app has saved some 47k articles, which comes out to around 7.2 articles…
What I Got Wrong about Grief in Video Games
Video games evoke a broad range of emotions. Satisfaction, when you get past a particularly difficult section. Frustration, getting sniped from across the map for the nth time this round. Excitement, from unlocking a new character and envisioning the new…
