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A curated selection of writings handpicked from across all categories. No single topic, no fixed format — just the pieces that we feel represent our best thinking, our most honest moments, or simply the ones that still resonate long after they were written.
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Here’s Why We Don’t Build MVPs. We Never Have. And We Never Will.
Welcome to the age of “Build and Throw Away.” — referencing the 1990s and 2000s joke surrounding a local brand called “Bata”. (continue reading)
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Here’s What 20 Years of Pioneering Design Engineering Has Taught Us
(This was originally posted on December 31, 2025. It was our work anniversary.) Wow…geezz…I’m honestly still kinda wrapping my head around the fact that we’re into the very final day of 2025. Well, if I… (continue reading)
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The True Story Behind How Modern Visual Indicators Came to Be
Let me start by first asking you a question, “What do you know about the origins of the modern digital visual indicators that billions of people interact with multiple times in a day?” I am pretty… (continue reading)
Danny Chen
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