How I Built This
June 15, 2026 · 5 min read
A behind-the-scenes look at this site — the product thinking behind the playable bits, the generative-AI toolchain, and what it means to ship emerging tech for real instead of demoing it.
Notes on building products, leading teams, and the occasional lesson from sports. Originals live here, with links to anywhere they're also published.
June 15, 2026 · 5 min read
A behind-the-scenes look at this site — the product thinking behind the playable bits, the generative-AI toolchain, and what it means to ship emerging tech for real instead of demoing it.
February 13, 2024 · 3 min read
The 49ers won the overtime coin toss and lost the game — and the second-guessing that followed is a perfect mirror for how we judge business decisions without knowing the nuance. On strategy, execution, and the 'why.'
January 1, 2021 · 4 min read
A letter to my global product team on our company's Day of Reflection in the summer of 2020 — on change, gratitude, and choosing to make a moment as real as you want it to be.