I'm currently working on product at SafetyWing.^🡥 Outside of this, I spend most of my free time exploring political science, Imperial China, and value investing.

More than anything else, I'm interested in understanding the world at large — particularly through the lens of quality (what makes people, companies, and creative works great?) and strategy (how do weak entrants unseat dominant incumbents?).

If any of this resonates, come say hi — I'm always looking to befriend generalists who are ambitious, insightful, and unabashedly curious.

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Writing

Cycling in France^🡥

“Which was more impressive: the transcendent God who calmly defeated man, or the man who claimed one small triumph against God?”

Favorites

Musashi (Eiji Yoshikawa),
Reverend Insanity,
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,
Shooting an Elephant,
Hirokazu Koreeda (Broker, Monster),
Études (Chopin),

and ⟨將進酒⟩.

Recently

The Power Broker (Robert Caro)
Taiko (Eiji Yoshikawa)
Scaling People (Claire Hughes Johnson)
In Praise of Shadows (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)