Personal Blog

COVID and Coding at Shopify
I thought getting into Shopify was going to be the hardest part of this learning to code process considering it's the most competitive tech company in Canada and I was one out of 35 people chosen out of my 1000 person cohort.  Now there's this once-in-a-century pandemic thing called COVID going on and Shopify is closing all of its offices. So much for getting a mentor lol. Read more...
The 4 Levels of Competence (and Why Most People Get Stuck at Level 1)
Every skill — whether it’s product, marketing, hiring, or just decision-making — moves through 4 levels of competence. But most people never get past Level 1.  Not because they don’t want to improve. But because Level 1 feels like confidence. It tricks you into thinking you already know enough — when in reality, you’re flying blind. Here’s the breakdown: 1. Unconscious Incompetence You don’t know what you don’t know.And worse — you think you do. Everything seems simple because your worldview is narrow. This is the “man with a hammer” stage... Read more...
Don’t Follow Your Passion — Follow Your Curiosity
“Follow your passion” sounds good. But for most people, it’s just code for “do what’s comfortable.” And if you’re already content with where you are? Sure — stick with passion. But if you’re not? If you're trying to build something bigger, change your life, or create something meaningful — then passion alone won’t cut it. You need to get used to being uncomfortable. And the best way to get there? Follow your curiosity. Curiosity pulls you into rooms you haven’t been in before. It makes you ask questions, go deeper,... Read more...
Problem-First vs Idea-First Entrepreneurs
There are two types of entrepreneurs: the ones obsessed with ideas, and the ones obsessed with problems. Guess which graveyard is more crowded? Most startups die not because the founders didn’t work hard, but because they built something the world wasn’t asking for. They started with an idea — which is really just trying to predict the future. And when the future doesn’t cooperate? Game over. Now contrast that with problem-first founders. These are people who start with what’s broken, annoying, inefficient, or expensive — today. Not what might exist... Read more...