Why I left news
I get asked two questions several times a week, and I brush off both with a verbal swat. One — because I’m in my late 20s, I suppose – is when are you getting married? And the other, because …
If Only I Knew This Shit in College
Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.
Welcome Kevin, Michael, Steve, Dalton, and Andrew
YC has a bunch of announcements about people coming and going so I thought I’d do them all at once. Wufoo (YC W06) cofounder Kevin Hale is joining us as a partner. He was the force behind Wufoo’s much-admired design, and speaks widely about UX. Between Kevin and Garry Tan, we’ll now have two partners who are…
Average Income per Programming Language
Update 8/21: I’ve gotten a lot of feedback about issues with these rankings from comments, and have tried to address some of them here. The data there has been updated to include confidence…
Two years after quitting my job: 2013 in review
If you’ve been reading this blog for a few years, you know the journey I’ve gone through: In October 2011 I left a startup job (making $60,000/year) to freelance and build and sell products. 2012 was an amazing year where I built this blog, wrote two books, and doubled my income. So what happened in […]
Don’t email me
Why I insist on people to keep issues on the mailing list(s) A recent twitter discussion I had with Andrei Neculau contributed to his blog post on this subject, basically arguing that I'm wrong but with many words and explanations. It triggered me to write up my primary reasons for why I strongly object to … Continue…
Product Strategy Means Saying No
Articles and Podcasts on Customer Service, AI and Automation, Product, and more.
Mozilla's Gary Kovacs to step down as CEO
Looking towards the future of Firefox OS Today we are announcing changes to our executive leadership team as we build up our pivot to mobile and build upon