There are few pleasures greater than getting to be profiled for an interview series that you've been reading for months, and last week I got to do exactly that.

To browse Manu's site — not just this interview series — feels a bit like walking on a quiet beach in autumn: there's a sense of peace and timelessness that is hard to find in the hustle and bustle of the increasingly-cacophonous internet. Fittingly, the interview is centered on the why and how of blogging:

It’s gone on a series of reinventions since then: my ability to consistently write has waxed and waned, but I keep coming back to this notion — particularly lately — that building artifacts under my own domain’s auspices is more durable and valuable than throwing them out into the algorithmic ether.

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I'm Justin Duke — a software engineer, writer, and founder. I currently work as the CEO of Buttondown, the best way to start and grow your newsletter, and as a partner at Third South Capital.

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