Michael Deng
Writing
Resurgence of Motorsports in the US
For a long time, motorsports had been struggling. Ever since the NASCAR boom 20 years ago, auto racing was gradually losing popularity and influence...
Why team chemistry trumps talent
A scrappy group overcoming insurmountable odds against bigger and stronger adversaries. Everybody loves the classic underdog story...
Introducing Track Manual
We grew up playing Gran Turismo and Need for Speed, watching NASCAR on TV, challenging ourselves to name the brand and model of every car we saw on the street...
Development Environments at Slack
Dev environments have always been a mystery to me. Despite learning about them on my first day at Slack, and using them almost every day for the last three years...
Deploys at Slack
Deploys require a careful balance of speed and reliability. At Slack, we value quick iteration, fast feedback loops, and responsiveness to customer feedback...
How I built a leaderboard with the top Medium stories of all time. And how it almost died.
Last year I built Top Medium Stories — a website that showcases the Medium’s top stories of all time. This is the tale of how a lone developer scraped thousands of stories...
Chrome Extension Popups — Design Inspiration
A collection of elegant and usable Chrome extensions, curated by yours truly...
How to come up with startup ideas that are worth your time
“Execution is worth more than the idea.” This is a Silicon Valley adage that’s been repeated millions of times...
If tech companies were iconic cars...
I love cars and I work in tech, which is kind of unfortunate because Silicon Valley is where unique automobiles go to die...
Most Recommended Medium Stories By Year
Medium is brimming with amazing content. I’ve read stories that taught me something new, changed my mind, made me laugh out loud, and brought tears to my eye...
How to land a top-notch tech internship — and a tech job — while you’re still in school
Seven semesters ago, I started college with no programming background. The only thing I had was lofty aspirations of working in tech...
About
I grew up in Calgary, the Texas of Canada. But unlike Texas, the winters are 30° colder, so I ran away to California after high school. That turned out to be the right decision for someone who loves cars, volleyball, and burgers.
After college in the Bay Area, I tried my hand at a few different tech jobs and started a consumer wearables startup (that died during covid). Now, I'm making Hypercars and bringing car culture back to SF through Project88. If this seems interesting to you, hit me up at [email protected].
Experience
Investments
Density
Eight Sleep
Karat Financial
Pipe
Webflow
CloseFactor
InsurGrid
Lunchbox
US Bitcoin
Yummy
Projects
Project88
Online
A testing ground for merging car culture and technology
Track Manual
Online
Helping thousands and counting get on the racetrack
Slack Shortcuts
Online
Initiate third-party app actions from anywhere in Slack
Slack introduces Actions to make it easier to create and finish tasks without leaving
Actions from Slack - Turn Slack messages into tickets, issues, tasks, and more. | Product Hunt
Slack App Suggestions
Online
Recommend relevant Slack apps when links are shared in your workspace
Top Medium Stories
Unmaintained
A dynamic list of the top stories on Medium
Top Medium Stories - The top stories on Medium, updated daily 🏆 | Product Hunt
Lazy Unicorn
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A satirical blog on the tech industry
Polymyr
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Hardware marketplace that rewards users for providing product feedback
Alpha Kappa Psi
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Website for my professional business fraternity at UC Berkeley
Unicornbase
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Idea-sharing and feedback platform to foster collaboration between makers





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