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I'm an Entrepreneur, Farmer, Software Engineer and AI Solutions Architect who immensely cares about the design and quality of what I create. I want people to love using what I build, design, and deliver.
I'm the antithesis of the job title. I can build a database, a front-end and a scalable API, design UX, manage engineering teams, lead projects, and start a venture. I can also write essays, work with my hands, farm animals and plant crops across hundreds of hectares.
A few things about me
The shorthand version of who I am.
Currently living in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa.
I grew up in a small farming community in the Southern Cape, called Heidelberg (opens in a new tab). My parents still live and farm there, and I visit them often. I've always considered that to be my home.
My obsession with tech started early. I used to have an iPod Touch 5th gen (opens in a new tab) and would download every app from the top 100 list just to see how they work.
I'd rather be kitesurfing, lifting, cycling or running. You can check what I'm up to on Strava (opens in a new tab).
I love reading, and review most books I read on Goodreads (opens in a new tab). I think it's preposterous to have a favourite book.
I love cooking. So much so, that my wife and I have a cooking page (opens in a new tab) where we infrequently post content.
I'm an ardent sports enthusiast, particularly football and rugby. I enjoy Fantasy Premier League (opens in a new tab) (FPL) so much, that I developed an app (opens in a new tab) for better FPL point calculation.
Books I'd recommend
Reads that stuck with me, in no particular order.

The Road Less Traveled (opens in a new tab)
by M. Scott Peck

Thinking, Fast and Slow (opens in a new tab)
by Daniel Kahneman

Man's Search for Meaning (opens in a new tab)
by Viktor E. Frankl

The Road (opens in a new tab)
by Cormac McCarthy

Meditations (opens in a new tab)
by Marcus Aurelius

Atomic Habits (opens in a new tab)
by James Clear

The Happiness Hypothesis (opens in a new tab)
by Jonathan Haidt

The Anatomy of Peace (opens in a new tab)
by The Arbinger Institute

Antifragile (opens in a new tab)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Courage to Be Disliked (opens in a new tab)
by Ichiro Kishimi

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant (opens in a new tab)
by Eric Jorgenson

Four Thousand Weeks (opens in a new tab)
by Oliver Burkeman

The Anthropocene Reviewed (opens in a new tab)
by John Green

The 48 Laws of Power (opens in a new tab)
by Robert Greene

Good to Great (opens in a new tab)
by Jim Collins