McGinnis, Will

A few years back, I was in a position to make some small angel investments through SPVs, writing checks into early-stage companies with clear tailwinds from major macro trends.

Working with AI coding agents is great until you switch between tools.

When people talk about Model Context Protocol (MCP), they usually focus on tools: those executable functions that let AI models take actions in the world.

This is the fourth in a four-part series on analyzing job postings from different perspectives: as a candidate, as a hiring manager, as an HR partner, and as a competitive analyst.

This is the third in a four-part series on analyzing job postings from different perspectives: as a candidate, as a hiring manager, as an HR partner, and as a competitive analyst.

This is the second in a four-part series on analyzing job postings from different perspectives: as a candidate, as a hiring manager, as an HR partner, and as a competitive analyst.

This is the first in a four-part series on analyzing job postings from different perspectives: as a candidate, as a hiring manager, as an HR partner, and as a competitive analyst.

Alabama white sauce is one of those regional barbecue gems that I think is wildly underrated but also I totally get why mayo based BBQ sauce hasn’t really caught on.

In Atlanta we have what we call fake fall.

Something fascinating is happening to the economic foundation of the internet.

So I had a problem.

I stumbled across something called “The Mensarius Oath” recently and pulled the string that led from ancient Roman banking to modern venture capital ethics.

Summer’s winding down, and I’ve been fortunate to get through some excellent books over the past few months.

Consider a common scenario in startup management: an engineering team drowning in meetings prompts a simple fix: all decisions flow through a single manager.

I saw a startup deck once and counted something like 47 different metrics across the slides.

Your entire database can be wiped by a single malicious HTTP request.

Three months into using Bandit on your team’s Python services, you hit a wall.

Nestled in the heart of East Cobb, Sope Creek offers a unique blend of technical singletrack, historical ruins, and natural beauty, all within minutes of Atlanta’s perimeter.

The Vomet Comet isn’t just a trail, it’s a secret handshake.

A trauma team has three minutes to decide on emergency surgery without lab results.

A nuclear power plant operator spots a pressure reading that’s slightly off.

A colorful and zesty bean salad that’s as addictive as it is nutritious.

Many startup pitch decks I’ve seen in the last couple of years have a slide about “capital efficiency.”

You know the type: eight-year veteran, technically solid, never misses deadlines, attends every meeting.

I spent hours the other day reorganizing my digital files.

Most startups fail because they treat profitability as an afterthought.

Most companies design and reason about their operations around processes.

I’ve watched a lot of smart people build things that nobody wanted.

I’ve been testing Wispr Flow for a few weeks now, and honestly, I was skeptical.

“Move fast and break things” became Silicon Valley gospel for a reason.

Everyone knows AI can help with work tasks, but what about the mundane stuff that actually eats up your time?

Six months ago, most team workflows looked predictable: brainstorming sessions, research phases, documentation writing, and iterative reviews.

Everyone’s talking about AI, but most of the conversation is either too technical or too hyped up.

We’ve all been there.