What I'm up to - September 2023

I'm Philip, and this is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media.

✨ What I was up to in August

• Launched FRCTNL, a community of fractional tech workers.
• Continued building Booklet, which is the software powering FRCTNL.
• Returned to Mexico City, where Quintonil reaffirmed its rank as my #2 favorite restaurant in the world.
• Ate a lot of tsukemen.
• Graded at a crossword puzzle tournament.

🤔 Things to share

• Articles : Do you avoid the news? You’re in growing company. (See "News Minimalist" below). Walk for the Boredom of it All. Scans of coffee equipment.
• Books : Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (re-reading after a decade). Cold Start Problem (again), Hacker and Painters.
• Podcast : Frank Slootman on The Knowledge Project (a refreshing take on high-performance cultures).
• Apps : News Minimalist (now the only news I'm reading).
• Video : Tunnel Vision: An Unauthorized BART Ride
• Other : Noma Projects finally ships to the USA. Once, a new project from 37Signals.Thinking about Eichler homes. "Where founders live matters again."
• Trend: PE for startups (such as Third South Capital and Tiny).
• Coffees I'm drinking: La Cabra Elida.

📫 What I'm up to in September

• Making a couple of brief trips for weddings
• Hoping to open Booklet access more broadly

**📍 Where I'll be **

• Sept 21-25: Stockholm 🇸🇪
• Sept 29-Oct 1: Chicago 🏢

(Let me know if we overlap)

📸 Photo

Bugs were a (tasty) theme in Mexico