What I'm up to - April 2023

✨ What I've been up to

Wow, it's Q2 already!

I spent a couple of weeks in Paris last month, where I worked remotely and found some amazing coffee.

For Postcard - I rebuilt the post-writing flow, which makes the entire product feel much more polished. I also hired a product marketing intern to help with some growth initiatives. I wrote about improving my motivation in "Hacking Dopamine for Entrepreneurial Success."

I also enjoyed a more spontaneous trip to Atlanta for work, where Valor Coffee was a highlight.

🤔 Things to share

• Articles : What Happens When a Company (Like Patagonia) Transfers Ownership to a Nonprofit? (I was surprised this is common in the Nordics, e.g., Maersk shipping and Carlsberg beer are run by trusts), Maybe Treating Housing as an Investment was a Colossal, Society-Shattering Mistake, Hardware Microphone Disconnect as another example of Apple going above-and-beyond in security.
• Books : Silo - The Zero Waste Blueprint is about a restaurant in London with no trash bin, which seems like the future to me. I Know This to Be True: Rene Redzepi: On Teamwork, Creativity, and Kindness.
• Trends : Dead Internet Theory is accelerating due to AI.
• Video : Ludovico Einaudi Tiny Desk.
• Apps : VideoAsk - like Typeform, but more personal.
• Coffees I'm drinking: Panama Finca Deborah Geisha Echo from Substance Cafe (fantastic!), Ethiopia Worka Sakara Natural from Valor Coffee
• Quote: " Every founder I meet wants to build a consumer business when they start out, and then they realize consumer is really freaking hard." - Alex Boaziz, founder of Deel, in Stratechery

📫 What I'm up to this month

I'm working on an update to the Contraption Co. website, which I will publish soon. I also plan to launch a fun mini-project this month inspired by laptops in cafes.

I have two major Postcard features coming out this month, and I plan to spend some time getting a new project going.

Besides that, I have more travel planned.

📍 Where I'll be

(Let me know if we overlap!)

• April 9-12: 🌉 Bay Area
• April 23-30: Cleveland

Working remotely from Paris