Homescreens Newsletter

Interviews with people from the world of tech, followed by their favorite apps, audiobooks and everything in between.

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What you'll find in Homescreens:

Founder Stories 📖

Background stories of each guest and what inspired them to enter their field. Featuring designers, engineers, VCs, and founders from around the world.

Favorite Apps 📱

Like a lite-version of Tim Ferriss' Tools of Titans sent every week. A look at the apps, podcasts, and ebooks that each guest uses in their day-to-day.

Exclusive interviews with interesting guests

Read by some cool people at some cool companies

The latest issue

A Chat With Justin Elze, Director of Innovation, Research, and Advanced Testing at TrustedSec

Homescreens is a publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview founders and creators across industries, and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness.

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A Chat With Justin Elze, Director of Innovation, Research, and Advanced Testing at TrustedSec

November 27, 2020 - Justin Elze, Director of Innovation, Research, and Advanced Testing at TrustedSec

Popular past issues

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November 2020

A Chat with Prem Kumar, CEO of the HR Tech Company Humanly.io

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November 13, 2020 - Prem Kumar CEO of Humanly.io

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October 2020

A Chat With Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Best-Selling Author, and Former Chief Information Officer of Palo Alto

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October 30, 2020 - Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Former CIO of Palo Alto, California

🐝 The Buzz of Collaborative Thinking: An Interview with Yash Vakil

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October 23, 2020 - Yash Vakil, Founder of The HiveMind Project

🧑‍💻 The Future of Work: An Interview with Tim Salau

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October 16, 2020 - Tim Salau, Founder and CEO of Guide

🏠 Digitizing the Mortgage Process: An Interview with Scott Falbo

Homescreens is a publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview founders and creators across industries and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. No, you don't have to open your calendar - it's not Friday.

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🏠 Digitizing the Mortgage Process: An Interview with Scott Falbo

October 14, 2020 - Scott Falbo, Co-founder and CTO of LenderLogix

🧘 Building Digital Solutions and Mindful Habits: An Interview With Jonathan Gorczyca

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October 2, 2020 - Jonathan Gorczyca, Co-founder and Partner at Helm Experience & Design

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September 2020

☕️ The Emotion in Product: An Interview with Irma Mesa

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September 25, 2020 - Irma Mesa, Head of Product at KlickEngage

🦾 The Future of Tech is Inclusive: An Interview with Amber Lundy

Homescreens is a publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview founders and creators across industries and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. Amber's childhood was likely different than yours or mine.

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🦾 The Future of Tech is Inclusive: An Interview with Amber Lundy

September 18, 2020 - Amber Lundy, Senior Designer at Amazon UX Lab

👨‍💻 The Most Productive Person on the Internet: An Interview with Ali Abdaal

Homescreens is a publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview founders and creators across industries and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. For many people, graduating from Cambridge University and becoming a doctor would be a peak achievement.

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👨‍💻 The Most Productive Person on the Internet: An Interview with Ali Abdaal

September 11, 2020 - Ali Abdaal, UK Doctor, Podcaster, and YouTuber

🚗 Carlypso, Carvana, now Clutch: An Interview with Nicholas Hinrichsen

Homescreens is a weekly newsletter where I interview creators and founders in tech about what's on their phone. We reflect on their favorite apps, productivity hacks, and unique quirks. If you're reading this but haven't subscribed, get interviews like this in your inbox every Friday morning by subscribing here!

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🚗 Carlypso, Carvana, now Clutch: An Interview with Nicholas Hinrichsen

September 4, 2020 - Nicholas Hinrichsen - Co-founder of Clutch

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August 2020

👖 Trading in the Suit for Blue Jeans: Leaving Corporate America and Founding a Startup

Homescreens is a weekly newsletter where I interview founders and creators about what's on their phone. Each week I feature a new guest in tech and we reflect on their favorite apps, productivity hacks, and unique quirks. If you're reading this and are not subscribed yet, consider joining this growing community.

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👖 Trading in the Suit for Blue Jeans: Leaving Corporate America and Founding a Startup

August 28, 2020 - Greg Bailey, President and CPO of Denim Social

🍞 Sourdough and Venture Capital: An Interview with Lauren Baynes

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August 21, 2020 - Lauren Baynes, VP of Portfolio Management & Selection at 43North

🤓 Nerding Out: An Interview with Derek Williamson

Homescreens is a weekly publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview interesting people across industries, and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. I met Derek at a Techstars Startup Weekend in late 2017.

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🤓 Nerding Out: An Interview with Derek Williamson

August 14, 2020 - Derek Williamson, CEO of HigherMe

🌱Nurturing a Startup Community: An Interview with Lena Levine

Homescreens is a weekly publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview interesting people across industries, and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. For over ten years, Lena Levine has been helping businesses build and design scalable digital products.

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🌱Nurturing a Startup Community: An Interview with Lena Levine

August 7, 2020 - Lena Levine, Founder and CEO of Forcoda

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July 2020

🍦From Ice Cream to Y Combinator: An Interview With Rob Hunter

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July 31, 2020 - Rob Hunter, Co-founder and CEO of Lexria

🏗 Digital Minimalism and Startups: An Interview with Jack Greco

Homescreens is a weekly publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview interesting people across industries and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. Perhaps there is no one more embedded in Western New York's startup ecosystem than Jack Greco.

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🏗 Digital Minimalism and Startups: An Interview with Jack Greco

July 24, 2020 - Jack Greco, Executive Director at Techstars and Co-founder of ACV Auctions

🎸 From the Music Industry to Software Development: An Interview With Mike Brylinski

Homescreens is a weekly publication about how we interact with our most intimate possession, our phones. Each week I interview interesting people across industries and we reflect on the apps they use, how they're organized, and their philosophy on notifications and mindfulness. Mike Brylinski, a software developer and former music industry vet knows how to create content.

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