Personal Dave Posts

A Simple Guide to Financial Independence

Tech industry workers are amazingly lucky. Great income with a (generally) healthy job market? It's time to take advantage of that luck.

May 27 •

My Amazon Interview Loop — A Tech Director Remembers His Own Development Manager Interview

Let's flash back to 2007, when I was interviewing for the second job in my career. It was my Amazon interview.

Jan 29 •

An Announcement, a 2.5 Year Newsletter Update, and My Highest Ever ROI Action at Amazon

My move to Substack, a bit about how the newsletter has grown, and a great story about how I helped drive down errors across dozens of systems, without…

Dec 5, 2023 •

22 Invaluable Life and Career Lessons

This fun article was a list of topics I wanted to write about, but didn't want to turn into entire articles on their own. And to encourage you to read…

Oct 7, 2023 •

A Guide on Building Your Newsletter and Coaching Business

How to make a newsletter, from tools to social media marketing to writing.

Jan 27, 2023 •

Insert Clickbait Title Here – Lessons After 1.5 years of Newsletter Authorship

Social media is silly and valuable. Newsletters can make money if you're patient.

Dec 22, 2022 •

Enjoying My Break - Briefly Saying Hello

A summary post of some recent paid articles.

Jan 14, 2022 •

New Job in the New Year? When is it Time to Pull the Plug?

A framework for deciding if you should stick with your current job, or if it's time to hunt for your next adventure.

Dec 30, 2021 •

Sex, Blood, and Newsletters — Lessons From the First 6 Months

Things I've learned or observed during the first 6 months of my newsletter.

Nov 8, 2021 •

My Path to Writing a Newsletter, Finances, and Motivation - a Personal Story

A personal reflection on money, drive, commitments, investing, and more.

Aug 26, 2021 •

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