Jesse Reiss

Jesse Reiss

Jesse Reiss

startups, tech, financial crime fighting, and regulation. cto @hummingbirdfin. formerly @square, @trycaviar, @ucberkeley.

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Don’t re-use JSS style blocks

I was working on a series of components yesterday for a new page we’re building out. I had two components that were structured broadly…

Mar 13, 2019 · 2 min read

New Managers Shouldn’t Code

I recently attended an engineering leadership summit and the evergreen topic arose of whether engineering managers should code. The…

Sep 27, 2018 · 3 min read

It’s All About Your Starter

I started baking sourdough bread about a year ago. I’d tried before to learn how to bake with the Tartine Bread book, but I found the…

Nov 12, 2017 · 5 min read

Manage Your Team Like It’s Your Last Week

Yesterday was my last day at Square. After 5 years, I’m moving on to try something different.

Apr 1, 2017 · 6 min read

A Speech for a Future President

After spending the past year learning about great presidents in our past, I lament our lack of strong presidential leadership. I wrote this…

Dec 22, 2016 · 3 min read