What I’m currently working on 👇🏽

(outside of being a CSM @ Gorgias)

Last updated on April 21, 2024. Inspired by Derek Sivers.

Building something…

My friend (connect with him please, his LinkedIn game is weak) and I have been talking about different apps & product ideas for a couple years now and we’ve finally landed on one that we really like. What is it you ask? Well, we think that reference checking in the hiring process is outdated and something should be done about it. We won’t have anything to share publicly for quite a while, but we set a deadline to have an MVP out by the end of the year, so if you’re interested in being one of our early testers, sign up below 👇🏽

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I have a Notion page with dozens of these product/company ideas, so I’m really excited to finally start building one of them. If you ever want to see all my ideas or have an idea pitching contest, let me know ✌🏽

Learning Portuguese

I visited Brazil for the first time last year and was there for 1 month visiting my extended family. Many of my girlfriend’s friends and family spoke a lot of English, so I wasn’t forced to speak Portuguese as much as I thought. I have a much larger vocabulary, but now my studies will be focused on verb conjugations & prepositions.

I’m still following Nathanial Drew’s Portuguese Resources & learning methodology, some daily Duolingo, listening to music, and watching movies in Portuguese with english subtitles. I might get a real teacher if these don’t work out.

Fitness

I’m still chasing the 1000lb club (1 rep of squat + deadlift + bench = 1000lb). I’m only ~40lbs off on my deadlift and ~20lbs off on my squat.

I’ve also been really into calisthenics this past year so I’m currently working towards being able to do a planche & lever. Recently did my first smooth ring muscle-up 😌. My long-term cali goal is to be able to hold an Iron Cross for 5 seconds.

Migrating Good UX

I’m working on migrating Good UX to another CMS. I have so many more examples I’ve curated but haven’t added them since that page is getting almost unloadable. It’s become too limiting & difficult to host that in Notion + Super. I might migrate my entire site if I like the tool I end up choosing enough.