Jul 19, 2021Stop Saying Stupid ShitThe COVID, Kids, Vaccine & Tennessee Edition — As per usual, there has been no shortage of stupid shit getting said lately. Tennesseans can owe thanks for this most recent volley of stupid shit to our Department of Health firing their director of vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programs, at least in part, due to a memo mentioning the…7 min read7 min read
Oct 15, 2020The Saint of Lost CausesNashville’s COVID Response By the Numbers — As we continue to learn more about COVID-19 and the impacts of our mitigation efforts, it’s important to analyze, acknowledge and adjust course as necessary. …Nashville5 min readNashville5 min read
Aug 25, 2016The Cyclomatic Complexity of NashvilleOriginally published on Startup Southerner January 29, 2016 The year is certainly off to an interesting start. Silicon Valley looks to be in a downward spiral with several layoffs, and the media is pumping out article after article calling for “blood in the water” and a “unicorn reckoning.” Hyperbole sells…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Oct 27, 2015Nashville, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me DownThe Nashville Business Journal has been parading their recently named top CIO’s of 2015 through a gauntlet of important questions lately. I’m generally able to ignore these types of articles, but the latest question really got my attention. Here’s the question posed to this year’s top CIO’s in Nashville: How…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Sep 8, 2015The Absurdity of Titlesand why I prefer ‘Developer’ over ‘Engineer’ — A couple years ago, on my first day at a new startup, I was asked ‘what do you want your title to be?’. I was a bit taken back, because I had never been asked that before. ‘Developer is fine’, was my response. They seemed a little shocked that I…Product Development5 min readProduct Development5 min read
Aug 10, 2014Step Up All Inor: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dance-off With film critic chatter still reverberating from the joys of childhood innocence seen in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, it is fascinating to see Step Up All In hit theaters and offer a stark contrast to life beyond adolescence. …4 min read4 min read
