#ben-sauls

#ben-sauls

No one wants to write a shitty code base. You want healthy code. And so, what founders don't realize is, when you're not taking care of your health, you are shitty code. You are not beautiful code.

When I started working at Square, Jack Dorsey was running the company off of an iPad. And so, I immediately converted in September of 2010, and haven't looked back. Everything I do in my life is either done from my phone, my watch, or my iPad.

"When I'm irritated, tired, stressed, or anxious, a nap literally cures everything. It really changed my life."

Goldman Sachs' Chief Equity Strategist Peter Oppenheimer has called the recent sell-off in U.S. tech stocks a rare 'buying opportunity,' suggesting that the current market conditions may favor investment in this sector.

Reading is probably the single most important thing you can do. Over time, I noticed that many of the most successful people in the world read constantly.

Austin Nasso rebranded himself as a tech-savvy 'bro' comedian, attracting Silicon Valley's edge lords while maintaining a good-hearted and fun comedic style.

"Never ask what I would do, just do the right thing," said Steve Jobs on his deathbed, emphasizing the importance of individual decision-making and integrity.

"You could tell where his skill set was as a coder and as a thinker, and he was just supremely advanced. He was taking senior-level courses as a freshman and showing up to a three-hour final exam, two hours late, and getting the highest grade in class."

In posts on X and an opinion column penned for The San Francisco Standard, Hoffman writes: "We in Silicon Valley can't bend the knee to Trump. We can't shrink away and hope the crisis fades. Hope without action is not a strategy -- it's an invitation for Trump to trample whatever he can see, including our own business and security interests."

California will lose its most important taxpayers and net off much worse. Even people who don't expect this initiative to pass are still planning to leave because there will be another one. You're permanently reducing the tax base on an ongoing basis to get a one shot. That's what a junkie does, a one-time shot.

Initial fundraising reports from the first week of Matt Mahan's gubernatorial campaign filed Tuesday reveal the depth of support for the moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists. Reports filed with the California Secretary of State show just 21 individuals contributed more than $1.6 million to Matt Mahan for Governor 2026 in the first two days of his campaign.

My journey as a bootstrapped founder has been pretty unique, and I love to share my insights and lessons learned with others who may be traveling along a similar path. But there's another dimension, too. I want to be embedded in the communities that I think Jotform should reach. If you know me, and my product feels familiar, you're more likely to think of us the next time you need an online form builder.

Business leaders who believe staying quiet about the Trump administration will protect their companies are making a dangerous miscalculation, says Reid Hoffman. The LinkedIn cofounder and tech investor said in an episode of the "Rapid Response" podcast published Tuesday that he rejects the idea that executives can simply wait out political turbulence. "The theory that if you just keep your mouth shut, the storm will blow over and it won't be a problem - you should be disabused of that theory now," Hoffman said.