I did some team building work with a startup in Kenya. I found that using the analogy of "composition over inheritance" from OOP was helpful in understanding how hierarchical job descriptions lack the flexibility to define roles at a startup. personalis.io/blog/roles-o...

Roles Over Jobs — Personalis

Applying composition over inheritance to business roles.

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Lauren and I went to Rikers Island to watch Game 1 of the NBA finals.

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Inside New York’s notorious jail complex, nearly 2,000 incarcerated people watched Game 1 together, arguing calls, roasting celebrity fans and sharing in a rare citywide moment

Writing docs is an exercise in delayed gratification and it often feels like keeping them up to date is a Sisyphean task. But docs are fundamental for gaining context and so I wrote a bit about ways to lower the cost and gain additional benefits of good documentation. personalis.io/blog/fightin...

Fighting Entropy — Personalis

Creating and maintaining good documentation.

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I have been thinking about one of my favourite skills, judgment. When I became a manager, it was the most obvious area where I needed to improve. Fortunately, I had great managers to show me the way. personalis.io/blog/judgment

Judgment Is a Skill — Personalis

Development judgment requires repetition and feedback.

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Is it worth burning yourself out, if you get it launched in the end? I don't think so. personalis.io/blog/sustain...

Delivering with No End in Sight — Personalis

Delivery is a continous and neverending process.

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Continuing the trend of sharing some strongly held opinions, I wrote a short piece on how important 1:1s are and how I set mine up to encourage a culture of feedback. personalis.io/blog/one-on-...

Starting 1:1s on the Right Foot — Personalis

My thoughts on running good 1:1s from day one.

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