I lead product engineering at GrowthLoop. I write about the structures that help people take responsibility—and the ones that quietly take it away.
I learned to lead at Shopify, where I spent 2016–2025 learning how scale changes the job. Now I'm learning what happens when the machine is smaller and the stakes are closer.
This site is where I work that out in public: what I believe now, what I've changed my mind about, and what I'm still trying to understand.
— J.
P.S. The longer story is in About. The argument starts with Directed Chaos.
What I believe now
The essays are where I work them out- 01
Ownership isn't a belief you argue someone into. It's a weight you let them feel.
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Trust is the multiplier.
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By remembering your past, you'll understand your present and shape your future.
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