Most AI evals measure the wrong thing
Benchmarks tell you how a model does on someone else's problem. Your users only care about theirs.
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Long reads, short notes, the odd video and photographs from the road. Published whenever there's something worth saying.
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A commencement speech I rewatch every year
Fifteen minutes I come back to every November. No commentary needed.
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What running an EV fleet taught me about product
Two scooters, one spreadsheet and the fastest feedback loop I've ever had.
Write the press release, then delete half of it
Working backwards works. Working backwards and then editing works better.
In brief
The best onboarding is a good default
Every tooltip tour I've shipped was an apology for a default we didn't have the nerve to choose. Pick the default. Let people change it later.
Every dashboard eventually becomes a to-do list
If a chart doesn't change what someone does on Tuesday, it's decoration. Most dashboards are a gallery.
Ship the boring version first
The clever version needs data you'll only get by shipping the boring one.
Photo stories
Notes from a ride through the Western Ghats
Four days, one motorcycle, a lot of fog. Photographs from the road.
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Most AI evals measure the wrong thing
Benchmarks tell you how a model does on someone else's problem. Your users only care about theirs.
What running an EV fleet taught me about product
Two scooters, one spreadsheet and the fastest feedback loop I've ever had.
Write the press release, then delete half of it
Working backwards works. Working backwards and then editing works better.
A commencement speech I rewatch every year
Fifteen minutes I come back to every November. No commentary needed.
The best talk on procrastination is still this one
Shared because I watched it instead of finishing a spec.
Photo stories
Notes from a ride through the Western Ghats
Four days, one motorcycle, a lot of fog. Photographs from the road.
In brief
The best onboarding is a good default
Every tooltip tour I've shipped was an apology for a default we didn't have the nerve to choose. Pick the default. Let people change it later.
Every dashboard eventually becomes a to-do list
If a chart doesn't change what someone does on Tuesday, it's decoration. Most dashboards are a gallery.
Ship the boring version first
The clever version needs data you'll only get by shipping the boring one.