Founder. Builder. Investor.

On My Desk

A running record of what has my attention.

AUG 2026
AI
Turbovec – Google's TurboQuant for vector search in Rust
github.comAug 18, 2026, 6:07 PM
AI
The Production AI Stack: A Reference Architecture for Real-Time AI Systems
moss.devAug 12, 2026, 8:16 PM
JUL 2026
Extra Reading
Workspaces – Explore the workspaces of modern creators
workspaces.xyzJul 17, 2026, 3:41 PM
JUN 2026
Infrastructure
MicroVMs: Run isolated sandboxes with full lifecycle control
aws.amazon.comJun 23, 2026, 9:39 AM
MAY 2026
Architecture
The Website Specification
specification.websiteMay 31, 2026, 7:09 AM
MAR 2026
Marketing
Marketing for Founders
github.comMar 14, 2026, 7:35 PM
AI
Can I run AI locally?
canirun.aiMar 13, 2026, 12:46 PM
SEP 2025
Data
Data Viz Color Palette Generator (For Charts and Dashboards)
learnui.designSep 25, 2025, 1:13 PM
AUG 2025
Security
Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI
frigate.videoAug 5, 2025, 5:05 AM
MAY 2025
Software Development
Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?
news.ycombinator.comMay 8, 2025, 1:05 PM
OCT 2024
Data
The Data Visualisation Catalogue: find the right method for your data
datavizcatalogue.comOct 5, 2024, 5:25 PM
JUN 2024
Extra Reading
Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
news.ycombinator.comJun 9, 2024, 8:37 PM
JAN 2024
Marketing
Show HN: Page Replica – Tool for Web Scraping, Prerendering, and SEO Boost
github.comJan 1, 2024, 3:09 PM
NOV 2023
Extra Reading
Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?
news.ycombinator.comNov 16, 2023, 2:47 AM
OCT 2023
Software Development
Startup CTO's Handbook
github.comOct 22, 2023, 12:29 AM
SEP 2023
Developer Tools
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
xlinux.nist.govSep 28, 2023, 8:19 PM
Extra Reading
Engineer’s guide to career growth: Advice from my time at Stripe and Facebook
review.firstround.comSep 5, 2023, 10:53 PM
Extra Reading
Mentra aims to match neurodivergent jobseekers with jobs
techcrunch.comSep 5, 2023, 5:39 PM
Developer Tools
Show HN: Chalk.ist – Create beautiful images of your source code
chalk.istSep 5, 2023, 6:54 AM
AUG 2023
Infrastructure
UTM – Virtual Machines for iOS and macOS
github.comAug 31, 2023, 6:53 AM
Security
Block YouTube ads on AppleTV by decrypting and stripping ads from Profobuf
ericdraken.comAug 27, 2023, 3:13 AM
JUN 2023
AI
Case study: Algorithmic trading with Go
polygon.ioJun 30, 2023, 5:49 PM
Software Development
Migrating Netflix to GraphQL safely
netflixtechblog.comJun 18, 2023, 4:33 PM
Infrastructure
Show HN: Rarbg on IPFS
ipfs.ioJun 4, 2023, 3:07 PM
MAY 2023
Developer Tools
Open-source alternatives to popular SaaS tools
github.comMay 24, 2023, 1:45 PM
Marketing
How we hack Hacker News and consistently hit the front page
indiehackers.comMay 13, 2023, 4:13 PM
APR 2023
Architecture
Real-life system design examples
highscalability.comApr 24, 2023, 7:19 PM
Architecture
Modern Transactional Stack
a16z.comApr 23, 2023, 12:14 AM
Extra Reading
Effective Immediately: A central hub for people who've been recently laid off (2020)
github.comApr 22, 2023, 8:32 PM
Extra Reading
Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers
stretch15.comApr 20, 2023, 1:46 PM
Marketing
Ask HN: Resources to learn state of the art SEO
news.ycombinator.comApr 15, 2023, 12:15 AM
Extra Reading
Ask HN: What is a good gift for a mechanically oriented 8 year old
news.ycombinator.comApr 10, 2023, 12:15 AM
MAR 2023
AI
BloombergGPT: A Large Language Model for Finance
arxiv.orgMar 31, 2023, 1:09 AM
Software Development
Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children
scratch.mit.eduMar 30, 2023, 2:17 PM
Extra Reading
Generate a Cover Letter by Pasting the Job Post and Your Resume
careered.aiMar 25, 2023, 8:15 PM
FEB 2023
Extra Reading
Camouflaging autistic traits linked to internalizing symptoms anxiety depression
psypost.orgFeb 23, 2023, 5:05 PM
AI
Algorithmic Trading: A Practitioner’s Guide
henrikwarne.comFeb 12, 2023, 8:44 PM
JAN 2023
Extra Reading
Ask HN: First-hand experience “coming out” as autistic at a FAANG company?
news.ycombinator.comJan 29, 2023, 6:28 PM
Extra Reading
How to get new ideas
paulgraham.comJan 24, 2023, 12:24 PM
Architecture
Guide to Software Architecture Documentation
workingsoftware.devJan 22, 2023, 10:19 PM
DEC 2022
Infrastructure
Ask HN: What tools/strategy do you use for backups?
news.ycombinator.comDec 31, 2022, 4:22 PM
Marketing
How to Sell Your Startup
bilalmahmood.medium.comDec 26, 2022, 11:58 AM
NOV 2022
Software Development
Show HN: API to deliver responsive images for Web
github.comNov 19, 2022, 9:59 AM
AUG 2022
Infrastructure
Tell HN: Heroku alternatives with generous free tiers
news.ycombinator.comAug 25, 2022, 8:14 PM
Extra Reading
MyNoise – Background Noise Generators
mynoise.netAug 6, 2022, 8:14 AM
Architecture
Documenting software architecture with arc42
innoq.comAug 5, 2022, 9:01 AM
Infrastructure
Platform Engineering KPIs
medium.comAug 3, 2022, 4:16 AM
JUN 2022
Extra Reading
Tools for Better Thinking
untools.coJun 6, 2022, 10:24 PM
Security
How to stop junk mail
consumer.ftc.govJun 4, 2022, 9:54 PM
MAY 2022
Software Development
AutoAnimate – Add motion to web apps with a single line of code
github.comMay 20, 2022, 3:47 PM
Marketing
Show HN: A site that puts in a referral for you for your dream job
yourfriendat.comMay 18, 2022, 12:43 PM
APR 2022
Extra Reading
I Bond’s variable rate will rise to 9.62% with the May reset
tipswatch.comApr 12, 2022, 6:13 PM
Extra Reading
VP of Engineering Hiring Cheatsheet
notion.notion.siteApr 11, 2022, 9:12 PM
FEB 2022
Infrastructure
Open source alternatives to popular SaaS products
github.comFeb 27, 2022, 9:09 PM
Software Development
A PM's guide to communicate effectively with software engineers
mindtheproduct.comFeb 21, 2022, 8:42 PM
Extra Reading
Interview questions to ask your interviewer
daveceddia.comFeb 9, 2022, 8:49 PM
JAN 2022
Software Development
Ask HN: Getting started with Web3 ("decentralized web") development
news.ycombinator.comJan 29, 2022, 7:12 PM
Extra Reading
The Autism Phenome Project: Toward Identifying Meaningful Subgroups of Autism
frontiersin.orgJan 18, 2022, 6:54 PM
Marketing
Ask HN: How do I manage the profit of a successful website?
news.ycombinator.comJan 3, 2022, 12:08 PM
DEC 2021
AI
Show HN: MLConsole – web app to train ML models, for free and client-side
mlconsole.comDec 28, 2021, 6:59 PM
NOV 2021
Infrastructure
Processing billions of events in real time
blog.twitter.comNov 15, 2021, 10:06 PM
SEP 2021
Marketing
MVT over MVP: Use this process to evaluate startup ideas before building
review.firstround.comSep 15, 2021, 8:45 PM
AUG 2021
Developer Tools
How to compare two PDF documents
eclecticlight.coAug 14, 2021, 11:12 AM
Security
How to Prepare for Gmail’s Rollout of BIMI
sendgrid.comAug 12, 2021, 6:52 PM
Extra Reading
Tech Companies with Four-Day Work Weeks
4dayweek.ioAug 5, 2021, 1:23 AM
Developer Tools
Show HN: Till – Unblock and scale your web scrapers, with minimal code changes
github.comAug 4, 2021, 10:16 AM
Data
How MDN's Autocomplete Search Works
hacks.mozilla.orgAug 3, 2021, 5:04 PM
Extra Reading
Show HN: Open by Design
openby.designAug 2, 2021, 2:40 PM
JUL 2021
Infrastructure
ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox: open-source self-hosted web archiving
github.comJul 15, 2021, 9:07 AM
MAR 2021
Developer Tools
Wkhtmltopdf: Command line tools to render HTML into PDF
wkhtmltopdf.orgMar 25, 2021, 11:20 AM
JAN 2021
Extra Reading
Offline Algorithms in Low-Frequency Trading
queue.acm.orgJan 30, 2021, 11:51 AM
Security
SecureDrop: Share and accept documents securely
securedrop.orgJan 21, 2021, 8:10 PM
Extra Reading
Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle
musclewiki.comJan 21, 2021, 2:15 AM
Software Development
What Silicon Valley gets about engineers that traditional companies do not
blog.pragmaticengineer.comJan 10, 2021, 6:01 PM
OCT 2020
Marketing
How to Build a Great Series A Pitch and Deck
ycombinator.comOct 14, 2020, 6:51 PM
AUG 2020
Security
Dorking: the use of search engines to find very specific data
alec.fyiAug 9, 2020, 6:52 PM
MAY 2020
Infrastructure
Every software system used at Gitlab
about.gitlab.comMay 13, 2020, 1:01 AM
Extra Reading
Startup financial models – Templates compared for SaaS
stephnass.comMay 3, 2020, 8:56 PM
FEB 2020
Extra Reading
Tell HN: How to run a startup for $6 a year
news.ycombinator.comFeb 18, 2020, 7:04 AM
JUN 2019
Software Development
Debugging Your Startup
atrium.coJun 25, 2019, 6:09 PM
Marketing
Startup idea checklist
defmacro.orgJun 23, 2019, 9:02 AM
Software Development
How do most SPAs handle breaking API schema changes?
twitter.comJun 17, 2019, 8:48 PM
MAY 2019
Extra Reading
Ask HN: Blogs about Being CTO/Head of/Lead Dev?
news.ycombinator.comMay 21, 2019, 7:23 PM
Developer Tools
HTTP headers for the responsible developer
twilio.comMay 8, 2019, 6:42 AM
FEB 2019
Security
Ask HN: What VPN service are you currently using?
news.ycombinator.comFeb 25, 2019, 1:41 AM
Marketing
Startup Credits – Free/discounted plans for startups
github.comFeb 16, 2019, 6:51 PM
JAN 2019
Extra Reading
How I Made Over 100% YoY Profit Investing
austingwalters.comJan 18, 2019, 1:01 AM
Developer Tools
My PHP Development Setup
johnmackenzie.co.ukJan 16, 2019, 9:02 PM
Marketing
Startup Playbook (2015)
playbook.samaltman.comJan 16, 2019, 1:04 AM
DEC 2018
Architecture
Software Architecture, all you need to know [pdf]
share.composieux.frDec 26, 2018, 11:04 AM
OCT 2018
Marketing
How I’ve Attracted the First 500 Paid Users for My SaaS
blog.inkdrop.infoOct 15, 2018, 1:32 AM
SEP 2018
Software Development
Ask HN: How to come up with monetizable side project ideas?
news.ycombinator.comSep 22, 2018, 7:21 PM
Extra Reading
List of 600+ Startups Hiring Remote in 2018
docs.google.comSep 18, 2018, 8:56 PM
AUG 2018
Data
Using FOIA and public databases to track down Department of Defense contracts
muckrock.comAug 29, 2018, 6:03 PM
Developer Tools
Building a Kickass Portfolio
zen-of-programming.comAug 2, 2018, 2:12 PM
JUL 2018
Security
Show HN: Termly – Free Policy Generators for Websites and Mobile Apps
termly.ioJul 25, 2018, 11:50 AM
Architecture
Learn how to design large-scale systems
github.comJul 13, 2018, 12:34 PM

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