Archive - Lucid Nonsense

Rethinking Leadership: The Promise and Pitfalls of "Founder Mode"

Paul Graham recently published a thought-provoking article about “founder mode” that’s sparked considerable discussion in the tech world.

Sep 11 •

July 2024

Red Flags in Tech Leadership

Navigating the Minefield of Toxic Work Environments

Jul 23 •

Breaking Down Silos: The Power of Standardized Technical Interviews

How Uniform Processes Unlock Internal Mobility and Foster Trust

Jul 10 •

March 2023

Authoritarian vs Participative Leadership

Cultural Differences in Banking vs Tech

Mar 30, 2023 •

October 2020

Notion Embeds Using Github Pages

I’ve recently started exploring Notion as a platform for knowledge capture/management. Juggling a deluge of information across an array of sources (e.g…

Oct 27, 2020 •

July 2020

Battlefield Promotions: Part I

A battlefield promotion (or field promotion) is an advancement in military rank that occurs while deployed in combat. A standard field promotion is…

Jul 9, 2020 •

May 2020

Hiring Engineering Managers

Hiring highly-qualified, high-performing, results-driven, culture-aligned engineers can be a challenge for any company. However, the process of hiring…

May 1, 2020 •

April 2020

Engineering Culture at Tech Companies

Engineering Culture (“Culture”, ostensibly a subset of a broader organizational “Culture”) is a term often referenced in the Tech industry and…

Apr 20, 2020 •

August 2018

Engineering IC & Leadership Career Tracks @ Shutterstock

Clear definition of levels and active enablement of individual career development are cornerstones of healthy, high-performing, highly-engaged…

Aug 31, 2018 •

September 2017

Continuing Adventures in Machine Learning

In the last post, I wrote about calculating the cost of linear regression learning models combined with using gradient descent to find the minimized…

Sep 16, 2017 •

Rediscovering Math Through Machine Learning

The promise of AI has tantalized computer scientists and the general public for a long time, with general human intelligence out of grasp even still…

Sep 10, 2017 •

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