2018 is a year I won’t forget. It was the year I became a father.
Parenthood brings with it many personal changes. The first, I’ve recognized, is an immediate desire to learn and better yourself. …
On this International Women’s Day, I’m taking the time to reflect on the women in my life who have shaped and empowered me — I say without a doubt I am the product of incredibly strong women.
My mom, started her dream business when most wish to retire. She has…
When I’m old and I look back on my life, I believe it’s safe to say 2017 will be a year that will stick out in my mind.
A year of self-discovery
The year started out with change as I left Buffer, a company I poured my heart and soul into building and growing…
Reflections and gratitude for an incredible four and a half years
When I started to learn to code in the first year of undergrad, I never truly understood what life opportunities those skills would provide me. After graduating, I had built router software, I had worked with incredibly talented engineers on every layer of the computing stack building a “Kindle for…
When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it — always.
Gandhi
I sit here, alone in…
I find myself coming back to watch this talk by Richard Cook nearly every 3 months.
I highly recommend watching this video when you have the chance. It’s an entertaining talk and it’s shaped so much of how I think and operate complex systems.
A short post on ‘awareness’ and trying to improve how I communicate to be more inclusive.
A lesson I’ve learned over the past three years building and growing the team at Buffer is how important awareness is to self-improvement. …
This time last year there were 29 people on the Buffer team. Today there are currently 83. It’s been an insane and incredible journey of growth packed into one short year. In this time, we’ve experimented with several organizational changes to keep up. This is now the largest team I’ve…
I started programming 10 years ago this fall. I can’t quite believe how much of my life has been impacted by it and in many ways it’s shaped who I am today. …
I’ve been a college basketball fan for as long as I can remember. There’s an aspect of a college sports that’s rather fascinating to me. The athletes are young adults between the ages of 18–22, most of whom have yet to live up to their true potential. Throughout the time…
