Machine Learning Notes for Developers

Machine Learning systems notes. Some ‘ML’ math at the start, hardware stuff in the middle, training/inference and optimizations at the back. LLMs TBD. Linear Models Simplest linear model: …
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Mental model for Hiring People

Hiring Mental Model This is my mental model for hiring people into an established organization. TLDR: it’s about the courtship, how well the individuals career story fits with the opportunity, …
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Managing Managers and Teams Notes

Managing Managers Notes [This is a bunch of bullet points on managing managers and teams, and that ended up being the foundation of a large set of ‘mental models’ I wrote. More on how to …
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Write down your how

Regularly writing down both what I’m thinking and how I think about things has been the highest impact career tool I’ve learned to date (it’s up there with learning Vim). It helps me …
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