I’m an independent digital product builder living in Stockholm, Sweden.
Variously described as “Kindle highlight for the web” and “Pinterest for words.” Co-created with Kevin Albrecht.
Oct 2014–Jul 2017 (Acquired).
Trustless publishing platform using PGP-signed messages. Co-created with Mike Burns. Brief overview of project.
Aug 2014–Sep 2016
Comprehensive guide to player attributes in the original Tecmo Super Bowl for NES.
Mar 2013–present
Starter kit for Ruby on Rails-based e-commerce sites. Co-created with Ben Orenstein.
Feb 2012–Nov 2012
Curated selection of the best typefaces from the Google fonts directory.
Jan 2012–present
Analytics and monitoring for Redis instances. Led interface design as part of a team at thoughtbot.
May 2011–Feb 2012 (Acquired)
SMS-based blind dating service. Winner of Best Use of Real-time Communications in the 2010 Rails Rumble.
Oct 2010
Technology and design both share a concern for creating solutions to problems. What causes them to diverge is a matter of ethics. — 14 Dec 2015
Wabi-sabi can be summarized as the acknowledgement of three simple realities: “nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.” — 03 Nov 2013
Traditional management strategies are useless for problems that require creative thinking. And almost every job that has meaning for the future of humanity requires creative thinking. — 29 May 2013
If the purity of a codebase would suffer from a change that enhances the experience of users, then the code should suffer. — 27 Mar 2013
Your stock options are unlikely to make you rich, so make sure you enjoy the work enough to make it through the tough times. — 18 Mar 2013
The importance of user-centered design is well-established. This blunt statement from Dieter Rams says it all: “In my eyes, indifference towards people and the lives they lead is the only sin a designer can commit.” But it’s a significant challenge to translate high-level, human-centered concerns into the actual clicks and taps of a software product. We may have good intentions, but the real test is how our users feel when using the product.
I talk about my start in product and design, what I look for in product designers, and my time at Klarna.