Dan Kim

📍 Chicagoland https://dankim.com/

Writing software is easy

If you think building a software product is tough, try building a legendary car from scratch. I recently watched A Faster Horse, a documentary about the development of the 2015 Ford Mustang. It examines how that Mustang, whose nameplate is an icon in Ford’s history (and America’s), went

I quit Facebook

Recently there have been a lot of people out there quitting Facebook, myself included. Some are upset by the experiments that Facebook ran to see how users would react to changes in stories they were fed. Others, like me, are simply realizing how much pent up frustration Facebook is causing.

I finally figured out budgeting

At the ripe age of 36 - a modest 18 years after starting to do my own finances - I think I’ve finally figured how to budget my money properly. It’s not that I’ve ever been in a bad financial situation. I’ve always had positive cash

How people learn

The Spring 2013 quarter at The Starter League has begun, and we’re excited to get started! Part of that excitement is the chance to make every quarter successively better. Everyone on The Starter League team takes teaching and learning seriously. We’re always looking to improve so that we

Change and happiness

Today I had some time to reflect on the changes I made in the past two months. I came to a simple conclusion: Life isn’t just good. It’s great. The reason is astoundingly simple. I recognized a part of my life that made me unhappy and changed it.