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The Rise of the Forever Renter Class
On those who are unable or unwilling to buy a house in 2024 and what to do about it.
On Apple's Love Affair with Swift
I wanted to write a thoughtful article in response to Dominik Wagner’s “On my misalignment with Apple’s love affair with Swift” . During my research I realized, that Chris Lattner had already done this. Sort of. 17 months before Dominik published his piece.
No more JetBrains products for me
The personal website of Matthew Kosarek
What Meta got right with Muse
Design matters more than ever in consumer AI, as long as you have money to play.
Is The World Deglobalising?
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Epic vs. Apple injunction doesn't allow for alternative in-app payment mechanism
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How I got the French Tech Visa to start my company in France
Three years ago, things were different. I didn’t know any French, I didn’t have a business, and I didn’t have a job.
When to invest in marketing
"Don't invest in paid marketing" might be one of the most common startup recommendations - but when should you? In this article we'll explore when to invest in marketing and how to avoid losing millions of dollars by setting sequential marketing objectives.
How three years at McKinsey shaped my second startup
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you...
Why cloud bandwidth is so obscenely expensive and what you can do about that
This article is an excerpt of my new book Cloudflare for Speed and Security where you will learn, among other things, how networking works in order to create fast, secure and scalable applications. If you are not overspending on compute (like many companies do because of "scale") then your biggest
The fake artists problem on streaming platforms
Recent revelations from an alleged industry insider paint a disturbing picture
Linux is Making Apple Great Again
My personal website and blog
Large shares of consumers use social media out of a fear of missing out
In many contexts, the individual value from consuming a product or service increases as more people consume it. The more of your peers who join TikTok, for example, the more value you probably see in joining yourself. Building on this logic, it’s possible that products like social media not only offer greater utility…
The zero-cost fallacy: open-source software in the agentic era
Open source software is the foundation of much of our digital infrastructure. However, is AI undermining the incentive structure? What needs to change?
Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position
The Authority found the App Tracking Transparency (“ATT”) policy to restrict competition The policy lays down the privacy rules imposed by the company on third-party developers of apps off...
Neo4j raises $325M series F
Eurazeo leads Series F funding round, raising company valuation to over $2 billion representing the largest investment in database history.
Laid off (2008)
Here is my one piece of advice to you. The single most important thing to do as soon as you make it back to your house with that box full of stuff:
Steam’s discovery algorithm killed my sales
Firstly I want to be clear that I have had some measure of success on Steam and I’ve enjoyed going to Steam Dev Days and other events and talking to their reps who seem to be genuinely interested supporting indie developers. So this blog post is not about me hating on Steam, rather it’s to discuss a recent issue that…
Z-Wave Alliance Announces Z-Wave Source Code Project Now Open and Available
Additionally, Exegin Technologies has demoed how Z-Wave Source Code can be ported to third-party silicon, opening members to develop on any chip provider of their choice. Beaverton, OR – December […]
Uniswap v3
All about Uniswap V3.
Why is it so hard to be a good domain registrar?
I recently moved all of my domains away from GoDaddy, because they’re terrible. 1