Director of Engineering at Shopify.
Previously VP of Engineering at Stitch Fix, SVP of Product at Pet360, and Director of Engineering at LivingSocial.
From Silver Spring, MD.
I read far fewer books in 2020 than in past years. Pandemic stress and the lack of commute as I moved to 100% remote work really cut down on my reading time. Looking back it also influenced my selection: a greater percentage of fiction and books about sports than in... Continue Reading »
Years ago I wrote about identifying and focusing on the key metrics that make your product successful as opposed to focusing on a roadmap of tasks. As Stitch Fix has grown to more than 35 cross-functional product teams we needed a structured goal setting process to make sure we’re all... Continue Reading »
A little later than usual getting this up, but particularly given that everyone is staying at home with a little extra reading time—I thought I’d get my act together and share what I read last year (with my favorites in bold): January Superforecasting - Disciplined, probabalistic thinking can lead to... Continue Reading »
One of the key pieces of fatherly wisdom I’ve imparted on my children is “Never order crabcakes outside of Maryland.” I’m not sure why the rest of the country can’t get them right, but they can’t. So since moving to Pennsylvania and now Californa I’ve had to step my game... Continue Reading »
We bought my 4 year-old Hi-ho! Cherry-O for Christmas. It is apparently a classic game that I was previously unfamiliar with that helps children practice counting skills. The rules are simple. Each player starts with 10 cherries on their tree. Starting with the youngest player and then proceeding in age... Continue Reading »