We Built the MVP in 3.5 Hours. Then It Hit 1 Million Users.
April 17, 2026
Mark Wormgoor had me on the CTO Compass Podcast, and we went deep on the origin story I don’t always tell in full, from fixing
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Catching the Catfish: How DOWN is Outsmarting Dating Scammers
December 15, 2023
Online dating has a trust problem. Scammers are getting smarter, so we decided to build technology that’s even faster. Featured in Women Love Tech, I
Why Self-Doubt is Actually Your Secret Weapon: 6 Lessons from Colin Hodge
May 28, 2023
Why Self-Doubt is Actually Your Secret Weapon: 6 Lessons from Colin Hodge Most people think perseverance is about working harder. After years of building DOWN,
The 750% Surge: How Understanding Gen Z Transformed the Way We Design Apps
May 22, 2023
A few years ago, Gen Z crossed 50% of our user base. We had two options: keep building for the audience we’d designed for originally,
The Apple HQ Incident: How I Nearly Ended Up in Handcuffs at One Infinite Loop
May 15, 2023
They say you should “move fast and break things,” but they don’t usually mention what happens when the thing you break is Apple’s patience. I
Creating the “Perfect” Dating Profile Pics (Part 1)
May 14, 2023
You know how the profiles you see on dating apps tend to repeat many of the same cliche photos & bios? For men’s profiles, you