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title: "Writing"
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# Writing

Notes from building companies, developer tools, and compliance infrastructure.

## [Presentations are products: a Next.js approach to slide decks](/blog/presentations-are-products.md)

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

Published: 2025-09-25

## [Every Startup Needs a Jared](/blog/every-startup-needs-a-jared.md)

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.

Published: 2025-08-09

## [The Year Everything Caught Up With Me: 29 Lessons That Stuck](/blog/29-lessons.md)

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

Published: 2025-07-30

## [No Cookies, No Consent Banners? Not Quite.](/blog/post-cookie-consent-banners.md)

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

Published: 2025-07-23

## [Kindness: The Unsung Founder Superpower](/blog/kindness-founder-superpower.md)

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

Published: 2025-07-15

## [Doing It Again — Building Consent.io](/blog/doing-it-again.md)

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

Published: 2025-05-02

## [Saying Goodbye to Everfund - A Personal Note](/blog/saying-goodbye.md)

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

Published: 2025-01-10

## [Inside YC's First Startup School UK - A Candid Talk with Paul Graham](/blog/y-combinator-london.md)

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

Published: 2024-11-23

## [Glass Eating & Wisdom: A Letter to My First Mentor](/blog/alex-gibbons.md)

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

Published: 2024-11-17