Writing
What I write about
I write about building software, especially with AI, and what I am learning along the way, from launches and career decisions to trail running and other hard things.
2026
- Nov 5Racetoberfest Reflection: Four Races in Five Weekends“You like doing hard things!”
- Oct 13How Orthogonal Goals Led to Unexpected ProgressBreaking through by shifting from brute force to a more fluid approach to goals.
- Sep 1Running Towards (and Past) 35!Running, aging, ambition, and my 35th birthday wish: your support for Runtoberfest
- Jul 13Applying to the South Park Commons Founder Fellowship: My Experience and AdviceReflections from a member of the inaugural 2021 Founder Fellowship cohort.
- Jul 6You Can Just Ship ThingsNotes from Vercel Ship NYC on AI-native software development, history, and the future of building.
- Jun 12What If Creativity Was the Constraint?What happens when the distance between an idea and working software becomes dramatically shorter? Some thoughts on creativity, curiosity, and AI-powered building.
- May 20On Stubbornness, Trail Running, and Questionable DecisionsReflections from my first intentional trail race (plus a couple other endurance experiments)
- May 14The Magic of Attempting Hard ThingsReflections on my experience at the 2026 Female Founders Retreat.
- May 6Networking Tips for HumansEspecially if you hate networking.
- Apr 23Vercel AI Accelerator Demo Day Experience: Introducing CodeYam EditorWrapping up the Vercel AI Accelerator with a Demo Day in San Francisco
- Mar 13What I Learned Launching CodeYam CLI & Memory on Show HN and Product HuntStartup founder lessons from building in public
2025
- Sep 19Pairing with Claude Code to Rebuild My Startup’s WebsiteAdventures using AI agents, especially Claude Code, and MCP Servers
- Sep 5From Prompts to (Almost) Production: Choosing the Right AI Tools for a Startup Website RefreshTesting editors, CLIs, and MCP servers to see how far AI workflows can go in real-world development to rebuild our startup’s website
- Aug 18Vibe Coding vs. Agentic CodingDefining two distinct patterns in AI-assisted software development
- Aug 4Quick Thoughts on Figma’s IPOFrom startup to IPO to startup
- Jun 11On Learning How to Build Software in the AI Era, With and Without CodingDespite working at software companies for over a decade, I held roles where I often looked at code but rarely touched it.
- May 1Finding, Recruiting, and Screening for User Research Participants for StartupsPart 1: Building Faster Feedback Loops Using Qualitative User Research
- Apr 24Build Faster Feedback Loops Using Qualitative User ResearchIntroduction: Why Getting Early Feedback on Ideas or Products Is Useful
- Feb 21AI-first Software Development and the Evolution of Developer Experience and Enterprise SoftwareLessons from Boldstart Founder Summit 2025
- Jan 18Founder FAQs: How did I decide to become a founder?Goal: greater transparency in hopes that sharing my experience supports other founders, aspiring founders, and the founder-curious.
2024
- Dec 10Founder FAQs: Did I always want to be a founder?This post is a first step towards greater sharing and transparency about my experience as a founder.
- Nov 26Taming Software’s Complexity as AI Generates More CodeMy personal observations and reflections.
- Jul 24Our Vision for CodeYam: Why Build A Software Simulator?Why my team is building CodeYam, what we mean by "software simulator," and why this matters for software development.
- Jul 17Adopting AI: patterns and tensions in the wants/needs of software company’s leaders and their teamsObservations from the field: what I learned from Stripe Sessions, Vercel Ship, the UBS Women in Tech Summit, and AI Crafts Boulder's recent meetup.
- May 8Crafting Great Software Products: The Function of Building for BeautyThis post was originally shared on May 1, 2024 on Medium. I'm experimenting with Substack, and figured a good start would be to migrate my earlier content here.
- May 7Learnings from our first Software Teams Survey of Developers and CollaboratorsThis post was originally shared on April 11, 2024 on Medium. I'm experimenting with Substack, and figured a good start would be to migrate my earlier content here.
- May 6Intentionally Building Your Product StackThis post was originally shared on April 2, 2024 on Medium. I'm experimenting with Substack, and figured a good start would be to migrate my earlier content here.
- May 6How Will AI Impact Software Development, Products, and Teams?This post was originally shared on March 29, 2024 on Medium. I'm experimenting with Substack, and figured a good start would be to migrate my earlier content here.
- May 6🚀 Becoming a space explorer: digging into problems and opportunities as a new founderThis post was originally shared on March 19, 2021 on Medium. I'm experimenting with Substack, and figured a good start would be to migrate my earlier content here.