work i like

I like working on cool problems and learning from smart people.

cool problems

A cool problem is something that makes me think “wow” or “oh damn” or “that’s interesting!”. It’s deliberately vague because I’m a noob who hasn’t experienced that much and unexpected things have ended up being cool to me.

Some traits that have contributed to me finding something cool in the past1:

last update: apr 2023

smart people

This is pretty straightforward but important. My intuition is that most people in the field, especially those involved in projects that I find cool, fulfil this easily. I don’t have a preference for the size and type of organisation as long as I have good and empowering mentors.


  1. This is not an exhaustive list + this is not criteria that I expect to be completely fulfilled + this will grow every time I encounter something I find cool. ↩︎

  2. This means that it doesn’t need to have already be demonstratably impactful as long as I’m convinced it will be eventually. ↩︎