Paul Pereyda Karayan - the unauthorised autobiography

The True Value of Startups: Network and Learning

After leaving my last startup gig at Opto, I got a text from two of my former colleagues that reminded me why the real value of working at a startup goes way …

why not do something magical with your coding skills?

Last week, I built a Zydeco and Cajun events calendar for someone who's been keeping the Bay Area dance scene alive for years. Total time invested: 3 hours. …

The authenticity paradox: why being real online requires strategic curation

We're told to be authentic online while being rewarded for carefully curated content. This tension is destroying our ability to build genuine connections. …

The punk rock guide to learning - embrace productive discomfort with programming languages

Six months ago, I threw out my comfortable Python stack and switched to Clojure. Not because it was 'better' - but because sometimes the best way to level up is …

Skip the API circus: /standup-report basics in 5 minutes, spend the rest of your time on storytelling

Yesterday I needed standup reports. Instead of being stuck in SDK hell, I created a Claude slash command that took 5 minutes to set up using MCP.

Applying Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Principles to Writing & Content

Walk into any marketing department or agency and you'll find a peculiar phenomenon: rooms full of people talking about content instead of creating it. Coming …

In Defense of Working Alone

Let's talk about the elephant in every conference room: corporate teamwork is largely a joke. You know it. We know it. But somehow, we're all still pretending …