• From Estimates to Calendar Dates (Without a PM)

    Engineering leads working at startups can often find themselves in the position of needing to translate an engineer’s “this will take three days” into “this will be done by next Thursday.” Ideally, engineers would only work on one thing at a time to reduce the amount of work-in-progress, but a more common scenario looks like…

  • Navigating the Early Stages of AI Adoption

    Over the past few weeks, I’ve been tasked with developing a strategy to track and measure AI usage within my engineering team. As an AI-curious leader, I expected to focus on tools and dashboards—but what I quickly realized is that successful measurement starts with asking the right questions. Along the way, I leaned on a…

  • Enhance Your Payment Orchestration Understanding with These Resources

    Thought I’d share some of my favorite resources that helped shape my knowledge of the payments domain early on. Enjoy!