How to Become an Engineer in 2026 (No CS Degree Required)
The exact steps Id follow if I were starting from zero today. Build a website, learn a backend, ship agents. No theory, just what to do.
·13 min read·Engineering
Thoughts on AI agents, engineering, community building, and navigating your 20s.
The exact steps Id follow if I were starting from zero today. Build a website, learn a backend, ship agents. No theory, just what to do.
After graduating college, its easy to sleepwalk through life. Heres my favorite antidote — structuring life in 3-month seasons with friends.
A year-end reflection on leaving college, moving to San Francisco, joining a YC startup, and the two biggest lessons I learned along the way.
Most people are one decision away from a completely different life. Heres the framework I use to identify and execute on macro actions.
I graduated with a Finance degree and became a founding engineer at a YC startup. Heres what the self-taught path actually looks like.
From hosting rooftop hangouts at UIUC to saying no to everything in SF — and why I finally came back to the table.
How I went from spending 20 hours a week prepping for customer calls to 20 minutes a day by building an internal AI agent at Origami.
I started an interview channel for student founders. What happened next taught me more about community than any business class ever could.
What happens when you take a gap from school to join a YC startup in San Francisco. A story about uncertainty, growth, and learning to face discomfort.