Try. Fail.
Adapt. Succeed.
Father, builder, and relentless tinkerer in Austin, Texas. Happier taking things apart to see how they actually work than taking them on faith.
See what I'm building
Father, builder, and relentless tinkerer in Austin, Texas. Happier taking things apart to see how they actually work than taking them on faith.
See what I'm building
Helping families navigate the college admissions process without losing their minds — strategy, essays, and a steady hand from first list to final decision.
On building the life and work you actually want — on purpose, not by accident.
Making great room design approachable for everyone, not just people with a decorator on speed dial.
Placeholder blurbs and links — send me the final copy and URL for each venture (and which to feature) and I'll drop them in.
I'm Jason Golod — a father, builder, and lifelong generalist in Austin, Texas, where I live with my wife and our two kids.
For the better part of two decades I've started and grown online businesses, obsessed over how people find things on the internet, and enjoyed a good espresso and a competitive tennis match in roughly equal measure. golod.com has been my corner of the web the whole time.
Draft copy — tell me what to keep, cut, or say differently and I'll rewrite it in your voice.
Question, idea, or just want to connect? Drop me a note and it'll come straight to me.
A lightly-refreshed archive of posts from the original golod.com — Windows and WordPress how-tos, SEO experiments, and espresso tasting notes going back to 2005. Some have been linked to for fifteen-plus years.
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