Career & Personal Growth

I'm Co-Founding a Tech Company

Making the leap from principal designer to startup co-founder

Apr 28

3 Keys to Securing Great Work

Overcoming the objections that stand between you and your dream gig

Apr 8

Surviving the Taste Gap

Learning to coexist with the tension between your taste and skills.

Mar 24

Staking My Claim In The Scalable Class

Using media and code to thrive in the new age of digital leverage

Feb 11

Be a Skill Surfer

Ride the waves of your curiosity to a more fulfilling career

Feb 4

24 Things I Know After 10 Years in Tech, I Wish I’d Known in Year 1

Lessons learned and wisdom gained in the tech trenches.

Jan 28

From Equity to Awakening

My story of professional loss and finding my way in a changing industry

Jan 14

Better by Design Community Digest #1

Ideas that resonated with the community in November & December

Dec 24, 2023 •

16 Red Flags to Spot in Your Next Job Hunt

Navigate your career path wisely by spotting these early warning signs in potential roles.

Dec 17, 2023 •

Why I Burned Out and How I'm Recovering

Sharing my experience with career burnout so that others might avoid my fate.

Nov 26, 2023

100 Books to Fuel Design Growth

A community-vetted library to inspire creative innovation through design with suggested starting points. Includes FREE Notion database access.

Nov 19, 2023

A Tale of Three Layoffs

Lessons from my experience getting laid off... again

Sep 18, 2023 •

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