Did you know that the name “Chicago” was coined by a Frenchman? Robert de la Salle heard local tribes call a swamp “shikaakwa” (“wild garlic”) because of the distinct bad smell the plant emits (yes, the initial location of Chicago initially stinked!), …

Those are my definitions, and not meant to be universal; but they have served me well in my past years navigating and advising tech companies of various stages. I hope they’re useful to you with regard to your own definitions. This is part 2 of 2, check out part 1…

Those are my definitions, and not meant to be universal; but they have served me well in my past years navigating and advising tech companies of various stages. I hope they’re useful to you with regard to your own definitions. What is innovation? — An intersection of two things I tend to call innovation something that matches both those…

One of the least successful and yet most strategic advice I used to give my students at Holberton School was: when hunting for engineering jobs, no matter how hard it was to get your first offer, don’t ever accept it right away. Of course be clear that you’re not refusing…

This think piece was inspired by Jen Myers’s talk “Move at a Reasonable Speed & Balance Things” at Front-End Camp Chicago, in which she discussed, among other things, the human risks behind the “move fast & break things” approach. I’ve been bumping my head against a crazy paradox lately: I…