Deciding on a tech stack for my new product

In the past few weeks, I've begun building a new product. I'll share more about it in the coming months, but for now I thought it would perhaps be interesting to others to share the stack that I'm currently building with - I'

Athletes vs. Artists

I came across this image the other day. I think it applies well to the founder journey too - many people focus too much of their attention on what the competition is doing, when in reality I've found it's much more effective to focus on how

The benefits of laziness

Laziness isn't always bad - it's time for a more specific definition of what we mean.

How I research any topic

Here are some principles that I try to stick to when learning a completely new and unfamiliar topic

Blank Canvases

Towards the end of last year, Stairway was acquired (I wrote more about it here). It was the first time I've had a full-time job, and it's the longest professional role that I've held in my life, having dropped out of university just before.

Lessons learned running Stairway

Towards the end of last year, Stairway, the company that I'd been building for the past 3 years, was acquired. Acquisitions can go either way; either they're the exit that a founder has been working towards for years, or they're the best case for

Feedback Loops for Founders

Feedback loops are everywhere. Thinking carefully about them can be valuable, as a startup founder.

Opportunity Cost

I recently had a conversation where someone suggested that the defining trait of all founders is an acute awareness of opportunity cost

Dropping out

A few years ago, I dropped out to found Stairway. Since then, I've been asked by many considering the same thing about how I thought about this decision at the time, and why I still believe it is one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Product Management Resources

I've curated what I have found to be the most valuable content created by others, on the topic of Product Management.