Posts by Allen Cheung
Iterative Recruiting
When you make a transition from an individual contributor to a people manager, people might have told you how it's an entirely new skillset to develop, that the job expectations are related but fundamentally different, and that it…
FinTech Credibility
I worked at Affirm for 3½ years, before "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) was coined as the instantly-approved, low-duration loan popular with online retailers today. Some would argue that the entire business model was only possible…
Mutual AI Escalation
One way to think about AI, at least in the short term, is that it's a mechanism for automation and adding efficiency, particularly in areas that have so far resisted automation due to domain complexity. Our current Generative…
Augmented and Virtual Reality Goal Posts
A couple of weeks ago, Apple announced—to much fanfare and anticipation and rumor—the Apple Vision Pro, a high-end AR/VR headset that also introduces a new computing platform for the company. Even those with high expectations going…
Review: Of Boys and Men
I grabbed Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It after listening to an interview with the author on an episode of the Prof G. podcast. Scott Galloway—Prof…
Review: Silo Series
There are a lot of reasonably good sci-fi shows available for streaming nowadays. Two factors contribute to the abundance: a rich vein of science fiction stories can be tapped for source material, and special effects have gotten cheap and…
