I’m a big fan of both Martin Fowler and Kent Beck. So I got excited when I saw this on Twitter: (Kent’s past “crazy ideas” include Extreme Programming and JUnit.) Kent Beck explains TCR I went to one of Kent’s workshops, where he explained that TCR is a new approach to coding, like…

In mid-2013 I started working on Fieldbook, an information tool that combined the best of a spreadsheet and a database. Today, almost five years later, we announced that we’re shutting it down. For our customers, it’s the sundown of a product; for us, it’s the sundown of a dream. …

Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Tim Ferriss, and most recently Sam Altman (but see his clarification) think there are too many opinions that are held to be taboo in Silicon Valley. …

Maybe you, like many people, have a love/hate relationship with your spreadsheet. It runs your business (or your team, or your school) and you’re in it every day. But it’s big, complicated, hard to search, and full of duplicate data. And it’s only getting worse. You’ve been thinking about moving…

Improve objectivity by hiding names and pictures from candidate profiles, using this Chrome extension — TL/DR: Blind Audition is a Chrome Extension that anonymizes candidates on recruiting-related sites such as AngelList and LinkedIn, by hiding their names and profile pictures. Using it helps you focus on their qualifications instead of irrelevant details. Get it here and contribute on GitHub. The problem

When should a startup start to write down its culture and values? As a startup founder, I deeply believe two things: Company culture starts with your first hire and is fundamental to long-term success. Small, early-stage startups don’t need a lot of process, documentation, or formality. When my co-founder Ben…

I’m reading The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, a popular history of oil.