Journal
Public notes from a private desk.
These essays are written after studio sessions, not before. They name specific failure modes in app analytics. They are not a substitute for Signal Lab, and they are not vendor tutorials.
Method · March 2026
Holdout groups without the leftover noise
A 5% holdout still contaminates if your cache key ignores assignment. How we check before anyone trusts the baseline.
Release · February 2026
When a variant is actually ready
The checklist we use before anyone is allowed to say the words “we can ship this.”
Thailand · January 2026
Experiment cadence for Bangkok product teams
Store review lags, Songkran freezes, and other calendar facts that dashboards politely ignore.
Instrumentation · December 2025
Metric windows and late-arriving events
SDK retries, offline queues, and why closing a window on Friday night flatters iOS more than Android.