Hey!
I’m the COO and Partner @ MA Family where we run communications for tech startups and VC firms.
Before that I was an Investor @ Day One Ventures.
One App to Consume All Content
It’s one thing to read a lot of content, it’s another to spend hours jumping between apps trying to get a dopamine hit and then getting caught in them. You open an email client to read some great newsletter (and a lot of good authors only send out newsletters without a corresponding blog), begin to think about work, start reading some marketing emails, then go to Twitter which always tries to put out some tweets you missed. That can go for hours. And every news website out there wants you to install their own app and put it right on the first home screen.
Why Apple Has to Allow Sideloading
I think the lack of sideloading has been a tremendous advantage for iOS and Apple’s ecosystem overall. I also need Apple should open it up.
Browsers Are Outdated And Somebody Has To Do Something
Our browsers are astoundingly outdated and their developers seem to be oblivious to that. We went from basic HTML pages sprinkled with a little bit of Javascript to running full-scale applications like Figma or Descript yet browsers have practically the same UI as they had ten years ago.
A Controversial Opinion: Online Ads Are Good
One of my most controversial opinions is that online ads are actually great for the society and the public narrative shifting to paid subscription software, services and content might prevent a lot of people from accessing them in the first place.
There Is An Empty Space In Team Productivity
In all the teams I worked, we used different tools for project management: from Asana to Notion and Todoist Business. I’ve also looked at Monday, Trello, Flow, Taskade, and others. Still, none of them can match a personal task manager.
How to Write Helpful Investor Updates
Investor updates are a great tool that allows you to build a sense of connection and show your momentum to the current and prospective investors. But most people don’t know how to write an update that would actually help them.
A Comparative Review of iOS Browsers
iOS 14 has finally added an option to set the default browser. But the limitations iOS still imposes and these browsers’ own shortfalls will still lead people to Safari.
There's No Such Thing As Crisis PR
Just like a lot of other areas, external communications shouldn’t exist on their own. PR is a part of the overall firm’s strategy and vision. The only way to be properly heard is to be authentic.
The PARA Method in Workflowy
PARA is a methodology developed by Tiago Forte, a revered productivity expert. When I first learned about it seemed way to specific for me to implement. But as I was changing various tools, recently I realized that what I build for myself in Workflowy very closely resembles it and decided to complete the move.
Google and the Paradigm Shift
The product that will dethrone Google Search won’t be a search engine. Instead of links it will provide you with answers.