Writing about user interfaces, startup life, and building great products.

Articles by Christopher Burns, online as @burnedchris, on frontend development, user experience, project management, compliance infrastructure, and startup lessons.

Presentations are products: a Next.js approach to slide decks

September 25, 2025

How I built a Next.js presentation system for pitch decks, product demos, and sales narratives that behave like real software.

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Every Startup Needs a Jared

August 9, 2025

Why early startups need a steady operator with Jared-from-Silicon-Valley energy, and how my co-founder at Everfund showed me the value of having one.

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The Year Everything Caught Up With Me: 29 Lessons That Stuck

July 30, 2025

Twenty-nine hard-won lessons on resilience, startups, relationships, and rebuilding after a brutal founder year.

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No Cookies, No Consent Banners? Not Quite.

July 23, 2025

Lessons from building consent infrastructure after third-party cookies: GDPR, ePrivacy, user trust, and privacy-first design.

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Kindness: The Unsung Founder Superpower

July 15, 2025

Why kindness is a founder advantage: a practical note on trust, teams, resilience, and building without losing yourself.

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Doing It Again — Building Consent.io

May 2, 2025

Lessons, convictions, and clarity from starting my second startup: a deeper, slower, more intentional journey.

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Saying Goodbye to Everfund - A Personal Note

January 10, 2025

A personal reflection on seven years building Everfund, the friendships, lessons, and founder growth that came with closing the chapter.

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Inside YC's First Startup School UK - A Candid Talk with Paul Graham

November 23, 2024

Notes from Y Combinator's first UK Startup School, including Paul Graham on authentic ideas, founder energy, and Silicon Valley.

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Glass Eating & Wisdom: A Letter to My First Mentor

November 17, 2024

Remembering Alex Gibbons - mentor, leader, and friend who showed us how to eat glass and smile

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