Alex SchiffTo my dadMy dad passed away on May 25, 2022, after a years-long battle with kidney disease. He did not want a traditional funeral — he wanted…5 min read·Jun 21, 2022--1--1
Alex Schiff2021“As if Nature had intended to make a gorilla, and had changed its mind at the last moment” — The Code of the Woosters, P.G. Wodehouse16 min read·Jan 9, 2022----
Alex SchiffReflections on Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad YearEven though it wasn’t all so bad.19 min read·Jan 19, 2021----
Alex SchiffinThe StartupA Comprehensive Guide To Navigating Product Leadership During COVID-19There is no other way to say it: the world was flipped on its head during Q1. Everywhere. As far as I’ve seen, there are very few…19 min read·Apr 21, 2020----
Alex SchiffIs BanyaThe long, meandering, and true story of an American’s first experience with Banya9 min read·Jun 16, 2019----
Alex SchiffThe HowlA tribute to an unnamed footnote in California Highway Patrol history·3 min read·Feb 13, 2019----
Alex SchiffA conversation with my car, on its way to slaughterThe following was written for an event hosted by Edmund Zagorin called “Make It Look Like An Accident.” You bring a piece of writing, and…·5 min read·Sep 9, 2018----
Alex SchiffHelping my dad fight kidney diseaseOver the past three years, my dad has been teetering on the edge between “kidney issues” and end-stage renal disease. Unfortunately, more…4 min read·Apr 16, 2017----
Alex SchiffFarewell, FetchnotesOn October 8, I sent the following email, finally closing a long chapter of my life to date: Fetchnotes, the startup that defined my early…3 min read·Oct 12, 2016--2--2
Alex SchiffParalysisOver the holidays last year, I had a chance to spend a couple weeks driving around an Italian island called Sardinia. On a pit-stop on my…6 min read·Apr 2, 2016----