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I've been noodling on this for a while and tried to get my thoughts down today: https://woolgathering.io/2025-03-27/day-51 It seems like agentic LLM users open up a few new areas o…

+100 to The Effective Engineer. This is the best practical book on how to improve individual engineering effectiveness that I've ever read.

Thank you for the thoughtful feedback. I agree that the best gifts emphasize connection with the individual and it's difficult to replicate that insight through an app. Perhaps usi…

Thanks! <3

I struggle to think of good gifts for friends and family, so I tried creating a simple gift recommendation engine. Right now the suggestions are hardcoded based on my own experienc…

Hey, I'm one of the cofounders of Nava. We currently are only hiring for on-site roles, as we find physical presence to be essential for much of our work. However, we have a flexib…

I think a key factor for our success was in being a small team, using a modern technology stack, and building in an agile way. I think the article overemphasizes the youth of the t…

I'm a member of the Marketplace Lite team, and of the resulting public benefit corporation, Nava. I'm happy to answer any questions!

Washington DC - Nava - Reimagining technology in government - Onsite preferred I'm part of a small team of engineers from Silicon Valley that came out to DC last year to help fix H…