Nat's Blog

Some things I've written.

A while ago I asked Farcasters what small-ish towns they’ve visited that punch way above their weight. Here’s the full list. I’d like to expand it to include underrated places in general — a travel aficionado’s bucket list of places to experience ways of living, not just sights to see. In particular, I'm looking for more recs in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia Pacific. US & Canada…

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I was fortunate to work at DoorDash between 2019-2021. This experience taught me more in 18 months than in any other period in my career.  There were a few features of my experience that increased the rate of learning significantly.  First, we were undertaking post-merger integration, a process that frequently reveals the inner workings of a company.  Second, we were delivering food during the…

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I was lucky enough to work at Square between 2015-2019, before the company was public and way before success was assured.  Jack is one of the most enigmatic business leaders alive and his superpowers aren’t well understood. Most of the time, they get boiled down into “product sense,” which means he has proven incredibly prescient about the specific types of products that will translate into huge…

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