PinnedAn intro to double opt-in intros… and forwardable emailsSam would like an intro to Person A from Ben. Sam may have found this contact by looking at Ben’s network on LinkedIn, Twitter, or another…Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
SF Climate Week retroI’m just returning from San Francisco Climate Week. In my little over a year of sabbatical, these weeks have been touchpoints to keep me…May 7May 7
What I’ve been up to…When I left my role with the incubator at the beginning of 2024, I hadn’t actively built software in ~2 years — the longest period of my…Apr 21Apr 21
Parenting and Mental Healthtldr: I’m looking for my next gig and reflecting on a sabbatical year — this post gets pretty personal. For a quick overview of roles that…Apr 16Apr 16
What’s next for Ben?I’m writing about my sabbatical and search for a next thing here. I’ll keep this updated with future posts.Apr 15A response icon1Apr 15A response icon1
Caching and the world around usI’ve been reading “Algorithms to Live By,” authored by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths. I’m working through the chapter on caching. For…Sep 25, 2024Sep 25, 2024
What are they buying?Most entrepreneurs see raising investment as a solution: “I don’t have the money to build X, so an outside capital investment will let me…Jul 22, 2024Jul 22, 2024
Equity splits, and how ideas and money shouldn’t be what they’re based on.Having coached founders a lot, I get asked about founder equity splits all the time. Often, one component of this question is whose idea or…Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 2024
