Feb 6Member-onlyReturning to slower social mediaA year or two ago, I made a change in how I use Instagram. It was becoming the app I’d habitually open as soon as I unlocked my iPhone, just to check if there was something new waiting there for me. I’m one of those people that long ago stopped…Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
Jan 1Member-onlyCreating a Production-Ready Public API using ServerlessI’ve been working with serverless tech like AWS Lambda and AWS API Gateway for quite a while now, but only recently was the first time I built an API using those technologies that was meant for public consumption, rather than just internally by my own front-ends. I love the process…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Dec 28, 2022Member-onlyMemories: The Relative ScoreLessons learned as a 16-year old entrepreneur — In high school, I built this app called Scholica with my friend Dante. It was a simple way to access all the information you needed as a student at our school — class schedules, grades, course materials — born out out of frustration about all of the outdated web portals…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
Published in AWS Tip·Nov 30, 2022Member-onlyAWS re:Invent news for serverless developersAs every year, before and during the AWS re:Invent event, many new AWS services and features have been announced. It can be hard to wade through these and fine the ones relevant for you, so these are the top four relevant ones for serverless engineers: SNS payload based filtering If you’re like me, you…AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
Published in The Young Startup·Nov 23, 2022Member-onlyTeam size mattersWith the recent wave of tech layoffs, often caused either due to scaling too fast during the pandemic, or because of a guy named Elon, there has been a lot of focus in the media on the size of teams in tech startups. One central question is being asked: do…Team Building3 min readTeam Building3 min read
Aug 22, 2022Member-onlyBattery PoweredLast weekend, I got my Oura Ring. Although it’s too early to tell whether it will help me adequately track my sleep and activity, or whether I will be able to commit to wearing this device on my hand 24/7 for the next months, it did make me realise one…Battery2 min readBattery2 min read
Apr 16, 2022Member-onlyUsing AWS S3 as a simple cache serviceS3 is great for file storage, but it does so much more as well. I love using S3 as a simple caching mechanism for any stateless functions that need to save some ephemeral data to keep state. Traditionally, you would use in-memory caching tools like Redis for this, and Redis…AWS2 min readAWS2 min read
Published in The Young Startup·Jan 23, 2022Member-onlyThe Startup TriumvirateThree is a magical number. We know as much. It’s not as good as seven, but I guess that’s just my personal opinion. Three works extremely well in startups too. I’ve founded several startups with two other founders. …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Dec 27, 2021Member-onlyDecemberDecember is a weird month. This particular one has been even weirder than normal, busier than normal. All parts of my life have been turned upside-down and inside-out in the last couple of weeks. Most things have fallen back into place. …December1 min readDecember1 min read
Oct 29, 2021Member-onlyAbout being disruptiveI was saying to a friend this week that I felt like my approach to a certain interaction with one of our teams was a bit ‘disruptive’. After using that word, I immediately realised I need to follow that up with ‘not in a positive way’. It got me to…Startup1 min readStartup1 min read
