John O'Nolan

If you use Apple Notes a lot - this (free!) app/plugin for it makes it 1,000% more useful and usable. It adds a formatting toolbar and inline markdown support, which makes Apple Notes feel a bit ...

https://john.onolan.org/pronotes/

I was digging through some old design files yesterday and came across two of the first ever sketches I made for the idea of memberships and subscriptions in Ghost, from way back at the very begin...

https://john.onolan.org/how-members-got-added-to-ghost/

About 10 years ago I applied to Y Combinator with Ghost . At the time we were trying to get $120k in funding for 7% equity — but got rejected (twice). So instead we launched on Kickstarter and...

https://john.onolan.org/a-decade-after-being-rejected-by-yc/

A great post by Dan Luu looking at the relative performance of different web platforms running on devices with limited CPUs.

https://john.onolan.org/how-web-bloat-impacts-users-with-slow-devices/

At the end of 2023 I started working on a new project called Vintas , a simple hiring platform for remote teams. Initially I shared a few thoughts on Twitter and Threads , but I quickly ran into...

https://john.onolan.org/a-new-start/