Samuel Hu

I'm Samuel Hu, a software engineer and builder.

I'm also an avid golfer. Ask me about that.

Projects

AI-native builds, prototypes, and shipped products.

CookEase

AI • Voice Control

Voice-controlled AI sous chef for hands-free cooking guidance

Foundrs

Startup • Education

Startup roadmap guide - like roadmap.sh but for building startups

GenesisLog

Storytelling • Founders

Founding stories of companies - focusing on founder narratives

Nuclo

Sports • Marketplace

Semi-private sports lessons app that lowers costs through group lessons

OpenAgent

AI • Agent

Open source AI agent for software engineering

Signal0

News • Aggregation

News aggregator for niche communities - SF startups, finance forums, etc.

Writing

Notes on shipping software and learning in public.

AI Tools I Use Day-to-Day as a SWE

Feb 21, 2026

How I use GitHub Copilot, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, and FordLLM to supercharge my development workflow.

I Tried 10 AI Tools as a SWE Founder — Here's What Actually Worked

May 19, 2025

Testing 10 AI tools as a software engineer founder. Which ones actually moved the needle?

Book Chronicles: Short Summaries

Nov 30, 2025

Raw notes and key learnings from books I've read.

Books & Podcasts

Highlights from reading logs and podcasts that stuck.

Chance

Amir D. Aczel

Rated 4.2 · Consumed 2025

Cracking the PM Interview

Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Rated 4.0 · Consumed 2025

Crypto

Harvard Business Review

Rated 3.3 · Consumed 2024

Harvard's Dr. Ellen Langer On The Mind-Body Connection, The Power of Mindfulness, & Why Age Is Nothing But a Mindset

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rated 4.2 · Consumed 2026

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Harvard Business Review

Rated 4.0 · Consumed 2024

Generative AI

Harvard Business Review

Rated 3.5 · Consumed 2024

High Performance

Harvard Business Review

Rated 3.5 · Consumed 2024

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Rated 4.6 · Consumed 2024

Best Ways to Build Better Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear

Huberman Lab

Rated 4.3 · Consumed 2026

Million Dollar Weekend

Noah Kagan

Rated 4.3 · Consumed 2024

The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

Josh Kaufman

Rated 4.5 · Consumed 2024

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Rated 4.2 · Consumed 2024

Snapchat CEO: Exact Formula Used To Build A $130 Billion Company!! Said No To $3 Billion From Mark Zuckerberg! It's Time To Quit Your Job When You Feel This!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Rated 4.6 · Consumed 2026

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

Rated 4.9 · Consumed 2024