On Design, Leadership and AI

All of my long-form thoughts on design, leadership, AI, and more, collected in chronological order.

What building an app with AI changed about how I lead in this era

I built Banter, a cricket prediction app, in the margins of a demanding job, with AI doing the translating. It taught me that starting points are now free and depth on the problem is the job, and it changed what I require of the design teams I lead.

Design is judged by what moved, not what shipped

Use metrics count actions. Outcome metrics verify the action left the user better off. How I rebuilt the way a design team is measured, and what it changed about how the team is treated.

The Evolution of the Design Role in Tech

Four eras, four questions asked of designers: make it look good, make it easy to use, tell us what to build, and now decide what good means and build it. A talk given to the Payments team at Pine Labs.

How to be a better designer/developer

I would like to share my experiences, and I hope you get inspired: learn and create every day, be social and get it out there, and read, write and follow.

5 Design Answers

Design; “The most important part of my life”

The best spiritual story I have ever heard

A king, a sage on a mountain, and the three most important questions to ask yourself: what is the most important time, who is the most important person, and what is the most important thing to do.