Juvoni explores the multidisciplinary art oflearning how to learn,taking on problems that require multiple skills to solve,to live a high‑agency life,using your own creative intelligence.

  • Software engineer, designer & product manager.
  • Founder, community builder & experiential designer.
  • Writer, reader & public speaker.

Working on

  • Writing four essays from the playa.
  • Reading Return to the Brain of Eden.
  • Building agentic workflows.

Updated October 2026

On the desk · four essays from the playa

  1. 1Building the camp management platformPlanned · Nobo
  2. 2Building a Google Photos alternative with ImmichPlanned · Playa Lens
  3. 3Building the marketing side with DDEV on WordPressPlanned · Nobo Blog
  4. 4

    What Burning Man Taught Me About Agentic Engineering

    Lessons from deploying agentic systems under extreme environmental and operational constraints at Burning Man: tool design for ambiguity, graceful degradation, observability under stress, and human override.

    In draft. Not published.

Older writing in Notes

Currently reading

The bookshelf

Work

Coming out of Break

  • Open to frontier & agentic teamsNow
  • Truffle Security, Senior Software Engineer2023–26
  • Google, Software Engineer2018–22
  • Lifion by ADP, Senior Software Engineer2016–18
  • American Express, Software Engineer2015–16
  • Bluewolf by IBM, Application Developer2013–15

message@juvoni.comRésumé

Leadership & Community

Off-season

Writing

Five to start with

  1. 2016

    The Edge of Tomorrow's Habits

    We are what we repeatedly do.

    7 min
  2. 2014

    Discovering how to love reading, to read more and smarter

    I hated reading when I was younger because it seemed like I was being sentenced to read as a punishment or forced to read something of little importance to my interests.

    10 min
  3. 2018

    The 5 Most Important Mindsets for Growth

    The most important mindsets to cultivate to aid in the journey in becoming a better version of yourself.

    9 min
  4. 2016

    Reflections on Mortality and the Drive for Success

    A discussion came up around the observation that for some people the fear of death cripples them and prevents them from truly living and for other's it gives them a spark to live.

    4 min
  5. 2016

    The Emotional Journal

    Emotional Intelligence contains multiple areas that include knowing one's emotions: Self-awareness, Managing emotions, and Motivating oneself.

    3 min

Latest

  1. 2026Oct 5Personal DevelopmentDo Hard Things1 min
  2. Oct 2Personal DevelopmentMy Rebellion Is Unity1 min
  3. Jan 21Annual reviewWhat 2016 Taught Me2 min
  4. Jan 8Annual reviewLessons from 20251 min
  5. 2025Jan 2Annual reviewLessons from 20241 min
  6. 2023Sep 26Personal DevelopmentWhat Does It Feel Like to Lead?2 min
  7. Sep 13Personal DevelopmentDon't Be Afraid of Your Shadow1 min
  8. 2022May 27PoetryJoy on Tap1 min

All writing

2026 in three words.

I choose them from the problems of the years before, so I know what to do when I don’t.

I’ve chosen three every year since 2015.Every year’s words

  1. Transmute

    A pledge to lean more into my inner alchemist to transfer and create. To meet change with change.

  2. Harvest

    Planting seeds can be a comfort zone. It’s time to harvest and receive even a fraction of the goodwill I’ve put out into communities and the world.

  3. Honor

    A quest to become a better leader and increase the weight and consistency of my word and actions.

Recently added

All 191 reviews

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  3. The Anxious GenerationAn important societal commentary in the rise of mental health issues among kids especially…

  4. What If?A recommended read for the super curious and or Mad Scientists. Seriously though, "What if?"…

  5. Why Greatness Cannot Be PlannedI LOVE books that counter my views or opinions on things and challenge my belief window…

  6. Born a CrimeWow! What a life! (thus-far). Trevor Noah, shares stories of his childhood growing up in…

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All 413 quotes from 108 books

Help me pick my next book.

Books I own but have not read yet. Vote for the one I should read next.

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  • AI Engineering

    Chip Huyen

  • An Elegant Puzzle

    Will Larson

  • Range

    David Epstein

  • The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

    Richard Hamming

  • The Culture Code

    Daniel Coyle

  • Common Wealth

    Jeffrey D. Sachs

Tools I use

All 121 tools

The principles I try to live by.

  1. Servant Leadership

    Helping people become their best selves is also how I become mine.

    I lead from the front and care more about people than status. I realized I was a leader when others kept trusting me with responsibility.

  2. Systems Thinking

    Building systems feels like a game to me, and I love compounding improvements over time.

    I see patterns across people, institutions, and technology. I turn those patterns into clearer systems and better decisions.

  3. Generalized Specialist

    I do my best work at the intersection of disciplines.

    I studied design, switched to business, and taught myself to code. Along the way, I've organized communities, run events, and advised startups.

  4. Continuous Learner

    Curiosity keeps me moving.

    I run experiments, study what works, and apply the lesson to the next attempt. I want to keep learning about myself, other people, and the world for life.

Who I learn from

Lately I keep learning from Eckhart Tolle, Charlie Munger, Scott Adams and Venkatesh Rao.

All 52 influences

Discipline, curiosity, and the long game.

I started as a designer and studied business. Then I gave up three years of spring & summer breaks to teach myself to code in the library. I've written software ever since.

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Juvoni Beckford