Author: paschmann

Bookmark: Why you won’t find a technical co-founder …

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As a technical co-founder, this is a great reality check.

Source: https://www.breakneck.dev/blog/no-tech-cofounder

Why you won't find a technical co-founder

You probably will not find a technical co-founder online by using one of the many co-founder matching tools.
You may also not want to.

I’ve tried working in the normal “co-founder for equity” set ups. I’ve been working as a freelancer and contractor for years.
At the moment I am focusing my efforts on building MVPs. After talking to founders on both sides of the “equity-hire” spectrum I have some thoughts.

This is exclusively from the perspective of searching out a person you don’t know online, for the sole purpose of founding a company.
This is not talking about starting a business with you friend joey from work, who you’ve been working with for 3 years. read more

List: Favorite Motocross Photos

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These some of my most memorable photos from my motocross days.

My dad and a couple of his mates in Port Alfred
1986 CR125 – First Bike @ 13
First ride out at the West Bank in East London
The East London MX Track on the West Bank
This was at the Transkei Enduro in around 1999
First national event in Hammarsdale
Second National Event in Cape Town
Port Elizabeth National in 1999 or so
Local Newspaper picture from a Border Motocross Race
Some of my first races in the US were with the JMX Series, this was at Parker Valley in Belwood, NC
Spent a ton of time practicing at TNT in Chester, SC
Andrews MX in Concord, NC
Andrews MX in Concord, NC
Andrews MX in Concord, NC with my dad
Ironcity MX
Sandhills MX
Center Road MX
Center Road MX
Center Road MX
Tom took this great pic at TNT
Service Honda CR500 Testing at Trick Tank
Husky Testing at Iron City MX

Cycling: FTP over time

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Tracking cycling endurance training progress over time. As I have shifted my focus from MTB racing to Endurance/long distance triathlon, My sprint power has decreased slightly (5 minutes and 1 minute) but FTP (20 min+) has slowly been ticking upward. Since I have been swimming and running more, it probably has not increased as much as I hoped, but I am learning endurance is not something that gets established overnight ….

Don’t ask for forgiveness, radiate intent

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Source: https://medium.com/@ElizAyer/dont-ask-forgiveness-radiate-intent-d36fd22393a3

Here are 4 reasons that radiating intent is better than begging forgiveness:

  • Radiating intent gives a chance for someone to stop you before you do a thing, in case it’s truly harmful
  • Radiating intent gives people who have information, or want to help, an opening to participate
  • Radiating intent leaves better evidence of your good will
  • Radiating intent shows others that adventurous behavior is acceptable in the org.

Radiating intent also has the advantage over asking permission that the “radiator” keeps responsibility if things go sour. It doesn’t transfer the blame the way seeking permission does, which is good. We should be responsible for our choices.

An example of radiating: I recently spent a day working from Canada. I’m still not sure if it was allowed, but I mentioned it to my supervisor. I mentioned it to my supervisor’s supervisor. I mentioned it to more than a few colleagues. One of them told me I could request permission for my work phone to be used internationally. I did this. It worked. There were many chances for a slow-mo “Noooooooooo” if this travel was going to cause a problem. read more

Sustainability + Opensource = Win

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I really like this sort of manifesto from Bruno (an open source alternative to Postman, Insomnia, ++) – which is a API testing tool. Building useful open source tools or products is generally a labor of love (= Github Stars), but sometimes the love fades (= Github Forks), and inevitably no one wins (= Github Unfollow). As an open source developer, and consumer is to have zero expectations – I got this product for “free” and I am sharing this product for “free” is generally part of my ambitions.

However, many consumers of open source software want to the product to grow and thrive at that free tier which is more often than not unreasonable. This sus up some options around the lifecycle surrounding open source and what consumers, and developers should expect. read more

Bucket List: Golf Courses

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Aside from all the courses I have been lucky enough to play, I think these are still my Top 10 courses I am wanting to play:

CourseLocation
Whistling StraitsKohler, WI
Erin HillsErin, WI
Augusta NationalAugusta, GA
Bandon Dunes (Multiple Courses)Bandon, OR
Pebble BeachPebble Beach, CA
Shadow CreekLas Vegas, NV
St. AndrewsSt. Andrews, Scotland
Bethpage State Park: BlackFarmingdale, NY
TPC Sawgrass