👋 hi, i'm joe.

I'm a software engineer, mountain biker, golfer, snowboarder, photographer, gamer, sports fan, and denizen of the internet (among other things). I currently live in a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah with my wife and our dog Dutch.

Here's a bit of what I'm up to on the internet and elsewhere.

🎧 Listening

🐘 Posting

as the tedious parts of building software get cheaper, iteration gets easier, and craft matters more. the cream still rises to the top; the details still define the work.

if you made it this far and want to check out the app for yourself, i’ve added 50 spots to the testflight (iOS 26 + iPhone only for now).

let me know if you have any questions or feedback. thank you, and enjoy! testflight.apple.com/join/648a

📚 Reading

👨‍💻 Writing

My Next Chapter

Three years ago, I joined a scrappy Series A startup named Commonstock, embarking on a journey full of twists and turns that I never could have anticipated. We navigated the sudden run on SVB (our bank at the time), the dramatic end of the ZIRP era, and waves of tech layoffs reshaping the industry.

Against these headwinds, we found a path forward when Yahoo Finance acquired Commonstock nearly two years ago. Transitioning overnight from a tight-knit team of fewer than 20 people to becoming part of one of the internet’s oldest and most iconic companies was an experience I’ll never forget.

May 16, 2025 Permalink

The First Rule of Blogging...

The first rule of blogging is very similar to the first rule of Fight Club — if you ever write about:

  1. Recommitting to regular posting, or
  2. How much easier your new blogging setup makes posting, you’re guaranteed to abandon your blog for months.

At least, that’s always been my experience 🙃

May 11, 2025 Permalink

🍿 Watching

F1
(6/7)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
(6/7)
Gladiator II
(6/7)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
(6/7)