My learnings
Sharing some notes and lessons I've picked up while building products, teams, and communities.
Your taste is ahead of your hands
DesignEvery designer can see more than they can build. What changed is where that gap sits — execution got cheap, judgment didn't, and choosing between options is now the slow part.
Linear doesn't have a secret. That's the lesson
CraftNotes from reading Linear's Craft series — quality as habit, zero-bug policy, design resets, and the unremarkable habits behind great product craft.
Designers are becoming builders
DesignA few things I believe about design right now — the designer as builder and decision-maker, why craft is a mindset rather than a tool, and how habits hold it together in a startup.
I stopped starting in Figma
DesignHow I actually use AI to design — framing the problem with Claude, prototyping in Replit, and why Figma moved to the very end of my process.
Why Your Passport Matters More Than You Think
PoliciesA look at mobility bias and how where you're born determines where you can go, based on our recent research on global travel inequality.