Posts by Allen Cheung
The Daily Write
I’ve been writing on this blog now for a little over 4 years, and recently it’s been a daily exercise of sorts. Inspired by the prolific blogging of Fred Wilson, I’m now trying to spend at least…
The Physical, Real World Production Environment
I was visiting a friend of mine who leads a software team at Tesla. He casually mentioned that, in their industry, manual QA is one of the most important roles they have, seeing that the software they produce runs a…
Google and the Currency of Data
As usual, the a16z podcast is full of interesting insights and commentary: For Google, Android is a Tactic and Cloud is a Strategy Benedict Evans makes the point, over and over again, that Google has continued to leverage its core…
The Inconvenience of Ergonomics
Put your hands out in front of you. Press your fingers on both hands against each other, and arch your palms back. Now push your fingers towards each other with moderate strength for about 10 seconds. Do your hands feel…
Creating Additional Income vs. Cutting Current Expenses
Over the weekend, I had a short chat with a good friend from college over the age-old question of bettering one’s personal finances either through more income or less expenses. I remember naively trying to estimate how much…
At the Mercy of Platforms
When and how do you move off of someone else’s platform? I read a few articles recently that espoused the idea of small startups focusing on doing just one thing well, and not owning the entirety of the “stack.…
