My First AI Coding Project
Completed my first wholly AI driven project - migrated my thomashepner.net blog to thomashepner.xyz in a day.
- Squarespace Website -> GitHub + Vercel
- Squarespace Blog + Email -> Ghost
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Invest in Startups Through Your Retirement Accounts
In a recent post on X, I wrote that I wish I had started investing in startups through my retirement accounts sooner. I spent most of my twenties doing what everyone tells you to do: putting my savings into ordinary Roth IRAs and 401(k)s. I did not learn
What If Lack of Privacy Is What's Preventing Central Banks from Buying Bitcoin?
May 11, 2026 What if lack of privacy is what's preventing central banks from buying Bitcoin? "First, Bitcoin lacks privacy. Transactions can be monitored and potentially controlled, which is why central banks aren’t looking to hold it." Activating a zkSNARK verifier on the Bitcoin L1
On Deck Fellowship
In February, I joined On Deck Fellowship and flew to San Francisco for a one-week in-person onboarding experience as part of its 27th cohort (ODF27). I started the onboarding week feeling depleted and burned out. I left feeling much more energized and excited about what comes next. It
Sabbatical
After leaving Credit Coop in November last year, I decided to take a sabbatical. This isn't my first time taking time off from work or formal education. In 2016, I took a year off to teach myself data science, and in 2021 I left my job to start