← haelp - What Does It Mean To Be Human? March 15, 2026 · Reflection It sounds like the kind of question philosophers ask. Abstract. Academic. But for me it's always been deeply, uncomfortably personal.
- Letters from Strangers March 16, 2026 · Reflection What waking up after my first post taught me — and the experiment it led to.
- Campfire on the Moon March 17, 2026 · Reflection If you've read my story, you've come across a line that probably sounds strange: "I'm not building a startup. I'm lighting a campfire on the moon and…
- Rereading My Valedictorian Speech March 18, 2026 · Reflection Nine years later, the speech I gave at graduation sounds like a letter from someone who already knew — but didn't know he knew. I talked about…
- What If You Could Wish? March 19, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud We grew up dreaming about magic words that make things happen. Turns out, we're building exactly that — and nobody's asking the only question that…
- The Human CV March 20, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud What if your CV didn't just list what you've done — but showed who you actually are? Your strengths, yes. But also your growth areas. Your values.…
- On Being Billable March 21, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud What happens when every minute of your humanity has to justify itself in a spreadsheet — and what it tells us about the system we've built.
- I Am a Lab Person March 22, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud On the difference between leading resources and leading with questions — and why the pattern I called failure was a lab all along.
- When the Fire Reaches the Top March 23, 2026 · Reflection I brought the campfire into a boardroom. And the person at the top of the system said the same thing I've been saying — just from the other side of…
- The Space the Fire Needs March 24, 2026 · Reflection The fire worked. The system closed anyway. And for the first time, I'm not confused by it — I'm done entering spaces that weren't built for what I…
- The Waiting Room March 25, 2026 · Field Report It was 7 degrees outside and the waiting room was full. The usual choreography. People filing in, finding seats, pulling out phones. Nobody looking…
- 2030: A day in the lab April 13, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud I've been seeing it more and more lately — how all the experiments connect. Not as a theory, not as a pitch deck, but as a day.
- Early Signs of Clarity April 14, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud People keep asking: when are you coming back? The honest answer is: I don't know. And I'm starting to wonder whether back is even the right word for…
- Questions, Not Answers April 16, 2026 · Thinking Out Loud Why I went to an event yesterday and then decided to rewrite the entire website.