Unformatted by Greg Docter: What I'm Doing Now

I update this when the mood strikes.

Last Updated: 03-05-2025

I'm long folks who use LLM products without abandoning their own critical thinking
Watching disruption (in the Clayton Christensen sense) take place is super super interesting. Google has all the tools to ride the AI wave, but can the org. get out of its own way?

Bought new crossfit shoes and excited! Strike Mvmt Haze Trainers. My Nano 9s finally crapped out.
Going to the dog park is one of the highlights of my day, what a joy.

11-18-2024

09-19-24

06-11-24

Continuing to Chief of Staff
Off the meditation/journaling bandwagon (again)
Continuing to be into very long biographies -- usually this is followed by a long period of reading fiction/sci fi
Did the Crossfit Open for the first time a few months ago, very fun/silly
Loving analysis provided by Stratechery, Benedict Evans, and the like -- this is new for me as of a few months ago. I've been aware of Stratechery for years and I used to not find it interesting.
Repainting the porch
Enjoying the recent series of F1 races where Max is actually challenged
Uninterested in the NBA finals because I'm a Celtics hater

01-28-24

Completed the NOLS Rocky Mountain Executive Leadership course in August 2023. It was excellent
Bought a house in Madison, WI in October 2023
Started a new job as a Chief of Staff at an early-stage fintech startup
Back on the meditation/journaling bandwagon
E-bike!
Cross-country skiing is fun
Recently Read: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Reading: Children of God by Mary Doria Russel
Also read recently

06-25-23

Experimenting / building tools using LLMs with some friends
Running an LLM consultancy - Ascention
Paying for Stratechery has been an incredible investment for me
On the road for the summer (Maine --> Vermont --> Wisconsin --> Wyoming --> ?)
Excited for a NOLS backpacking trip in late July
Still off the meditation wagon...
I'm getting in a better habit of noticing when I have a strong reaction to something & capturing those thoughts on this blog. Inspired by Daring Fireball.
I typically read a theme (all Cormac McCarthy, SciFi, biographies) for many many months at a time. Right now I'm on something of a history/non-fiction kick and recently finished Upheaval and The Wager.

04-03-23

Learning how to boulder; climbing ~3x/week
Working on my mobility using GoWod
Recently got back from a trip to visit friends in Mexico City
Still looking to talk with COOs to learn more about their jobs
Fell off the meditation wagon
Recently finished read: "The Outsiders," and "Grant" -- it's striking how much suffering many of Chernow's subjects endured...
Thinking about kicking up a Substack called "Ops in 5" to deliver Startup Operations Insights, Tactics, and Principles in a small, 5 minute read.
Golfer's elbow nearly totally fixed - back to doing pull-ups!

01-19-23

Living in Santa Rosa, CA
Playing lots of cribbage
Reading Grant by Ron Chernow & The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Trying to decide between The Outsiders, Business Adventures, and From Startup to Grownup
Working on my mobility using the GoWod app
Nursing golfer's elbow due to lifting
Fully back on the meditation wagon (remain hooked on Headspace)
Looking to advise early stage founders
Looking to talk with COOs to learn more about their jobs
Working to tighten up this blog a bit
Enjoying incense (of all things...)

10-14-22

Deep in customer development; re-learning/re-building those muscles (hello to The Mom Test and my old friend, The Four Steps to Epiphany)
House sitting in L.A. for a week
Currently reading

6-17-22

working for set protocol [still excited to be in crypto despite market turmoil]
moving out of Madison, WI apartment
traveling to Italy for a wedding and hiking the Alta Via 2
just finished "The Big Short" and looking for my next book to read
re-learning customer development
created an mvp career advice website to house resources we routinely revisit/share
seeking out & talking to crypto operations folks to learn what that means in different contexts; excited to learn from others and level-up my operations abilities
continuously enjoying crossfit
listening to Orville Peck's Bronco on repeat

Unformatted by Greg Docter