The Curious Engineer

All blogs / Essays / personal

Justin Mares

justinmares.com

Building companies at the intersection of health and technology.

Essays / personalTech news / industry

’10’15’20’25
Posts
127 from 20 Sep 2010 to 17 Apr 2026
Posting
now and then (4 in the last year)
Kind
personal blog

2026 4

  1. Too Many Startups?May 21, 2011
  2. Social What?October 20, 2010
  3. Success (but not really)January 5, 2012
  4. What Is Education For?February 29, 2012

2024 2

  1. The Problem With "Failing Fast"March 27, 2012
  2. Do vs Learn...May 17, 2012

2023 3

  1. Thoughts on Paul Graham's "Growth"October 8, 2012
  2. Changing the World - Media or Startups?November 8, 2012
  3. Thoughts on Paul Graham's "Scale"July 29, 2013

2022 4

  1. 2013 Goals - How Did I Do?December 25, 2013
  2. Want to do something? Do It.May 30, 2014
  3. Value Compounds. Mediocrity Doesn't.July 15, 2014
  4. How We Captured 3000+ Emails in 24 Hours (without advertising)November 9, 2015

2021 6

  1. are emotions important?October 22, 2017
  2. Is Impossible Burger healthy?May 28, 2019
  3. Is beef bad for the environment? 🐄 💨June 8, 2021
  4. The Great American Poisoning (and what's causing it)June 11, 2024
  5. Anti-Social MediaSeptember 20, 2010
  6. Starting Is EasySeptember 21, 2010

2020 6

  1. The Wonder of a VirusSeptember 23, 2010
  2. Making Business School Worth ItSeptember 28, 2010
  3. Starting Polyphasic SleepApril 1, 2011
  4. "Lean" BloggingApril 4, 2011
  5. Blogs In GeneralApril 13, 2011
  6. Business Plan CompetitionsApril 18, 2011

2019 4

  1. Deliberate PracticeMay 27, 2011
  2. The Psychology Behind Lean StartupsJune 11, 2011
  3. HonestyAugust 1, 2011
  4. Power StructuresAugust 29, 2011

2018 4

  1. How to Find Anyone's EmailSeptember 27, 2011
  2. The Starting LineOctober 19, 2011
  3. GraduationOctober 26, 2011
  4. Modern Warfare 3November 8, 2011

2017 10

  1. Career StrategyNovember 15, 2011
  2. Pulling It TogetherDecember 27, 2011
  3. The Mentorship 10x EffectJanuary 18, 2012
  4. A Raw DealJanuary 25, 2012
  5. Why Codecademy Is WinningFebruary 7, 2012
  6. Habits and the SelfFebruary 15, 2012
  7. WritingMarch 7, 2012
  8. Framework for Startup IdeasMarch 14, 2012
  9. Philosophy and StartupsMarch 22, 2012
  10. April ThoughtsApril 4, 2012

2016 3

  1. Products as ProcessesApril 11, 2012
  2. Personal SpectrumsApril 16, 2012
  3. The Easiest Way for Wikipedia to Make MoneyApril 24, 2012

2015 7

  1. Success and ProbabilityMay 4, 2012
  2. Links from MayMay 9, 2012
  3. Making a DentMay 26, 2012
  4. Success Isn't NormalJune 6, 2012
  5. TravelsJune 22, 2012
  6. There's Always SomethingJune 27, 2012
  7. What I'm Focusing OnJuly 11, 2012

2014 10

  1. Startup IdeasAugust 3, 2012
  2. Entrepreneurship and EnvyOctober 14, 2012
  3. ReificationDecember 1, 2012
  4. Working for the Long TermJanuary 6, 2013
  5. Being Mentally HealthyJanuary 16, 2013
  6. Social Skills as ExerciseFebruary 4, 2013
  7. Why Real Businesses Don't Charge $5/monthFebruary 12, 2013
  8. Restaurant MathMarch 5, 2013
  9. A Startup Guide to Competitive ResearchMarch 19, 2013
  10. Why Real Businesses Don't Charge $5/month: Part 2April 8, 2013

2013 17

  1. How to Get the Most Out of MeetingsMay 21, 2013
  2. My Experience in a Sensory Deprivation TankJune 4, 2013
  3. Writing and Hidden InfluenceJuly 17, 2013
  4. How to Choose a Startup IdeaAugust 22, 2013
  5. What the Non-Technical Need to Know About TechSeptember 30, 2013
  6. The Benefits of Freemium that Nobody Talks AboutOctober 11, 2013
  7. Mom, Welcome to San FranciscoNovember 15, 2013
  8. Replaceability vs. Impact, or Deciding What To Do With Your LifeDecember 17, 2013
  9. Munger, Money and Achieving Your GoalsJanuary 11, 2014
  10. Why Feeling Like a Failure Is a Good ThingJanuary 21, 2014
  11. Evolution and AIFebruary 11, 2014
  12. The Fat Doctor ProblemMarch 2, 2014
  13. The Fallacy of the Well-Rounded PersonMay 1, 2014
  14. On BecomingJune 9, 2014
  15. Fight Through the SuckJune 23, 2014
  16. We are all (almost) millionairesAugust 4, 2014
  17. How to Build Confidence in 5 Minutes a DayJanuary 5, 2015

2012 27

  1. How I (almost) Made $400k in CollegeJanuary 14, 2015
  2. 8 Questions to Create an Interesting ConversationJanuary 21, 2015
  3. The New UnemploymentJanuary 26, 2015
  4. Why Virtual Reality Will Change Your LifeJuly 18, 2015
  5. 6 Ideas to Solve the California DroughtJuly 20, 2015
  6. I Launched A ThingAugust 9, 2016
  7. Habits vs goalsDecember 9, 2016
  8. Complete Work, Don’t Create ItDecember 11, 2016
  9. zero sumMarch 13, 2017
  10. Meta Problems and the Problem StackMarch 14, 2017
  11. startups i'd invest in todayMarch 19, 2017
  12. why i'm writing without capitalizationMarch 20, 2017
  13. why you should find things you hate doingMay 5, 2017
  14. language and hidden meaningMay 11, 2017
  15. startups i'd invest in todayMay 31, 2017
  16. questions for performance reviewsJune 11, 2017
  17. books that have changed my lifeSeptember 23, 2017
  18. the 4 kinds of side businesses you can startMay 9, 2018
  19. contrarian thought - ideas are (almost) everythingMay 17, 2018
  20. quick idea - a tax policy that supports high-growth small businessJune 25, 2018
  21. stranded ideasDecember 23, 2018
  22. shipping your calendarMay 18, 2019
  23. I'm starting an email newsletterNovember 24, 2019
  24. How I Fixed My Sleeping IssueDecember 24, 2019
  25. How I validated my idea for Kettle & FireMay 5, 2020
  26. technology and the future of healthJune 18, 2020
  27. How to Decrease Geographic Inequality - an IdeaJune 28, 2020

2011 15

  1. Small ways you can improve the food systemSeptember 23, 2020
  2. An idea to improve governanceOctober 10, 2020
  3. An Idea to Improve Science FundingNovember 23, 2020
  4. 2020 Annual Review and 2021 GoalsJanuary 5, 2021
  5. An idea for a side hustleFebruary 3, 2021
  6. kids as a serviceApril 6, 2021
  7. Work and a life well-livedSeptember 27, 2021
  8. Why lab-grown meat won't workNovember 8, 2021
  9. 2021 Review and goals for 2022February 26, 2022
  10. Idea for a new Mayo ClinicMarch 10, 2022
  11. Why I'm ignoring the nutrition expertsMarch 24, 2022
  12. Some thoughts on vertical farmingNovember 2, 2022
  13. The benefits of committingApril 18, 2023
  14. How to find meaningful workMay 12, 2023
  15. When illness becomes identityNovember 25, 2023

2010 5

  1. Our Insane Approach to Regulating ToxinsDecember 15, 2024
  2. The Peptide Tidal WaveApril 9, 2026
  3. The Vaccine QuestionApril 10, 2026
  4. Ray Peat and His High Sugar DietApril 17, 2026
  5. Why American Baby Formula is Uniquely ToxicApril 17, 2026