Building DeathNote

The Invisible Work That Makes Things Better

When the best improvements are the ones you don’t notice.

Jan 17 • 8Lee

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December 2025

The Compounding Value of Small Improvements

Or iterating because that's what you have to do.

Dec 24, 2025 • 8Lee

On Connecting with Customers

And having honest conversations about how we can do better.

Dec 1, 2025 • 8Lee

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October 2025

Localizing Death Across the Universe

Thoughts on taking DeathNote international

Oct 23, 2025 • 8Lee

It's Not What You Think

Or What Anyone Really Thinks for That Matter

Oct 18, 2025 • 8Lee

Making it Faster, For Your Own Sake

It's the small things that build trust over time.

Oct 7, 2025 • 8Lee

September 2025

Don't Mess With a Good Thing

Or how software's dream is to never change

Sep 30, 2025 • 8Lee

Making Death Frictionless

On the small things that make things easy during hard times.

Sep 19, 2025 • 8Lee

So I Built a Tool for Eulogies

Eulogy Builder and Generator for Loved Ones? Cool.

Sep 10, 2025 • 8Lee

Obsessing Over the (Very) Small Things

How zooming in really does show a lot.

Sep 3, 2025 • 8Lee

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August 2025

On the Death and Rebirth of My Substack

💀 — I'm rebooting this into a developer blog!

Aug 31, 2025 • 8Lee

March 2025

Anthropic's Economic Review, A Love Letter to CSV, and Studio Ghibli All The Things

Tools and industry news from the world of artificial intelligence.

Mar 31, 2025 • 8Lee