Joshua Wold

A friend and I have been testing a new format for a podcast recently. I haven’t written about it yet because it’s still been in the playing around territory. But 35 episodes in and I think we might be on to something. Instead of getting together live and

Each day has a limit. Sometimes you can predict when you've hit it, but more often than not you're surprised. You thought you could do more, thought there was more time, more energy, more of something. But then the end of the day approaches and you

Recently, our family went on a cruise in the Caribbean with friends. I opted not to pay for internet or cell phone reception for most of the trip. We did have limited Wi-Fi at times, but it wasn't good enough to rely on. This forced us back

Spend enough time at any organization, and you’ll start to fall into the trap of speaking in jargon. Whether it’s acronyms or initialisms, we love to throw around terms that define a whole host of sub-ideas. A sentence composed of industry terms can be incredibly dense and

This is a question we ask of everyone in an organization. We want to place them, figure out the walls that makeup who they are and what they do as opposed to others. But, in almost all cases, it’s not that clear. A designer might also code. A programmer

On a recent episode of We Can Do Hard Things, Nov. 19, the guest shared an idea that's stuck with me. Living involves human entanglement, being connected with others through messy, imperfect, wonderful threads. Our greatest joys and discouragements come from those around us, those we live with,

Figma just announced a raise of prices on all their plans. It’s roughly a 20% increase and I’m struggling a bit with it. I’ll pay it, sure. It’s something I need, but boy does it feel like everything’s going up.

I can’t wait for the day that I no longer need lightning cables in my life. They were such a great technology. Worlds apart from USB-A and USB-C. Easy to plug in, small and compact (but unfortunately also prone to breaking no matter the brand) and for

It’s ok to sit on an idea. If it’s good it may come back around. If you are afraid you’ll forget it, write it down. Both are true. At times I’ve jumped on an idea, poured months of energy into it, and followed through to the

Yesterday I finished reading The Nvidia Way. It’s not overly long, and I found it a fun listen. Yes I know how I used that verb and I regret nothing. I’ve grown to enjoy founder stories, however biased, and love to hear the tales of taking something from