Jun 21, 2022To 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 people to gather and tell stories that made them laugh. My mom and I held a virtual Celebration of Life memorial service on June 21…5 min read5 min read
Jan 9, 20222021“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. Wodehouse Last December, I claimed that 2020 would not formally end until March 2021. I hate when I am correct in ways that forecast doom…Reflections16 min readReflections16 min read
Jan 19, 2021Reflections on Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad YearEven though it wasn’t all so bad. — “It has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. My mom says some days are like that. Even in Australia.” — Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst 2020. Oof. The year doesn’t need another trite recap of world events, and that is…Reflections19 min readReflections19 min read
Published inThe Startup·Apr 21, 2020A 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. …Product Management19 min readProduct Management19 min read
Jun 16, 2019Is BanyaThe long, meandering, and true story of an American’s first experience with Banya Prior to December 19, 2017, the entirety of my context on the practice known as “Banya” came from the following calendar invite a few weeks ahead of my trip to Ukraine: This remained my only context as…Creative Non Fiction9 min readCreative Non Fiction9 min read
Feb 13, 2019Member-onlyThe HowlRain, flares, and finally, a car flipped on its side. Figures flashing in front of headlights, dancing shadows cast on the cliffs A pandemonium made sluggish by the pounding storm. Howl — howl is the only word to describe the sound of that night. Screeching, cackling, wailing… No, howl —…Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
Sep 9, 2018Member-onlyA 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 then hand it to someone else to edit it however they please, and then they read it aloud. …Cars5 min readCars5 min read
Apr 16, 2017Helping 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 recently, the scales have shifted in the wrong direction, and last year, we got the news: he needs a kidney transplant. …Health4 min readHealth4 min read
Oct 12, 2016Farewell, 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 20’s. Hi everyone, Earlier this year, you probably received a pretty jarring email: a notice that Fetchnotes would be shutting down in only 10 days…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Apr 2, 2016ParalysisOver 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 way back to the US, I witnessed a chain of events that I had a really hard time getting out of my mind. …Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
