Writing
Thoughts & essays
On engineering leadership, technology, and building things that matter.
Half a Semester
You don't have to feel qualified to become capable.
The Fastest Path to Building the Wrong Thing
The fastest path to building the wrong thing is deciding what to build before anyone can say what's broken.
Run Fast, With Your Shoes Tied
Every team wants to move fast. The ones that actually pull it off aren't the ones who cut corners. They're the ones disciplined enough to never have to slow down.
What It Actually Means to Be AI-Native
Everyone wants to be an AI-native organization. Most people are shopping for the wrong thing. It doesn't start with exotic infrastructure — it starts with the boring fundamentals that were always good, and a commitment to making your systems smarter every single day.
Chasing 17
A note to the company, written at Camp KOHO '26. Don't let the status quo become the goal.
The Rise of the Taste Worker
We've entered an era where taste—the ability to discern what's valuable from what's noise—is the only human skill that scales. Welcome to the post-knowledge-worker world.
The Rotating Bottleneck: Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Synthesis Tools
AI keeps shifting where we get stuck. First production, then consumption, now synthesis. The next wave of tools will help us connect ideas, not just collect them.
AI Memory Is the Breakthrough We've Been Waiting For
We have a short window to standardize AI memory before it fragments into walled gardens of our own thoughts.
Stop Talking About Tech Debt and Focus on Technical Risk
While tech debt is essential to address in technical circles, reframing it as technical risk creates better alignment with business goals.
Defining a Platform
How KOHO defines and builds world-class platforms—starting with understanding who uses them and why.