Posts by Allen Cheung
Educational Tradeoff
My new favorite podcast is Exponent, a podcast hosted by business analyst types Ben Thompson and James Allworth. They tend to talk a lot about the tech industry and its movements, but often provide subtle insights that, while still self-…
Hiring for Potential vs. Experience
I'm a people optimist. When it comes to building and managing a team, this optimism manifests itself in trusting people on the team to do ultimately do the right thing. It may take them a while to meander…
Review: The Wandering Earth
Given that I wanted more epic short stories after going through Invisible Planets, Liu Cixin's The Wandering Earth—his collection of classic science fiction short stories—seemed like a good bet on delivering grand scale in short(ish)…
I Built my own Financial Planning Spreadsheet
I'm a personal finance geek. Starting with Mint and their budgeting tools and having moved on to Personal Capital for their investment tracking, I appreciate understanding where my money is coming and going, both in terms of "…
A Bifurcation in Photography
Parenting catalyzes photography. I had dabbled with point-and-shoot cameras in the past, but those devices offered little once smartphone cameras took good enough pictures for most. When the kids came along, the cliche that the best camera is…
Review: Chaos Monkeys
I picked up Chaos Monkeys curious about how it would portray the same Silicon Valley that I've been a part of for over a dozen years. In particular, one of the characters in the narrative—Gokul Rajaram—had…
