Writing
Tech, Business, and Strategy
Notes on engineering leadership and startups, from 25 years of doing the job.
Strategy
Specialization is for Insects
Specialists, generalists, and work in the age of AI.
Jul 23, 2026 · 10 min read
Engineering
Technical Debt Is a Capital Allocation Problem
When paying it down is the more expensive choice.
Jul 11, 2026 · 8 min read
Teams
Your Startup Doesn't Need a QA Team
Why formal QA teams slow down startups and what Big Tech actually does instead.
Jan 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Teams
The Comeback of the Product Engineer
The product engineer is not a new role. We had it, we split it into pieces, and now we are putting it back.
Oct 22, 2024 · 6 min read
Teams
Why Your Teams Are Stuck
Many companies attempt to overlay "agile" frameworks on top of rigid silos and hierarchies.
Dec 28, 2024 · 5 min read