Cody A. RayInitial Equity Grants vs RefreshesI’ve been wondering why startups take a different approach for the initial grants in year 1 vs refresh grants in years 3–4+? That is, when…2 min read·Dec 6, 2020----
Cody A. RayEngineering GrowthI was recently asked to prepare some statements for new hires at my company about engineering growth.6 min read·Sep 14, 2020----
Cody A. RayThe Relationship Between Marketing, Retention, and IncomeMy wife has started a women-focused coaching business, particularly around helping her clients improve their writing and communications. (…6 min read·Aug 31, 2020----
Cody A. RayPreventing CSRF attacks on a Single Page App with REST APItl;dr — If your SPA uses a private REST API, use CORS and a CSRF Token header. If your SPA uses a public REST API, use a SameSite Strict…6 min read·Aug 16, 2020----
Cody A. RayCLI Design Best PracticesHaving chartered and led my company’s “CLI Foundations” team, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about CLI Design…10 min read·Jul 23, 2020----
Cody A. RaySalary Growth vs Earnings Growth, or Why the Wealthy are EntrepreneursSeveral years ago, I discovered that you could buy small businesses from their founders at a reasonable price. The size and nature of many…2 min read·Jul 17, 2020----
Cody A. RayHouse Hacking: A Real Life ExampleThere’s a ton of interesting articles on BiggerPockets about House Hacking. But I hear people saying it doesn’t actually work, or its not…3 min read·Apr 9, 2020----
Cody A. RayHandling Extra Income When Pursuing Financial IndependenceThe funny thing about increasing your income in a household that’s pursuing Financial Independence is that it works so differently than…1 min read·Nov 21, 2018----
Cody A. RayThe New 2018 Tax Law and YouThe internet is full of discussions about the new tax law that went into effect for 2018. In particular, people seem to really dislike the…3 min read·Jan 18, 2018----
Cody A. RayPersonal Capital’s Tactical Weighting ApproachLast week I had the free Personal Capital consultation. My “advisor” had run a portfolio analysis based on my aggregated information in…6 min read·Nov 24, 2017----
