Sam Texas

Hands-on Engineering Leader laying the groundwork for his teams to move fast, grow, and have some fun along the way. Sharing is caring :-)

Miami, FL Joined on Jul 30, 2019 https://linkedin.com/in/heysamtexas

Work

Graduating Startups and Scale-ups into Enterprise Leaders | Engineering Leadership | Cloud | Web3

I am a jack of all trades, these days a “full-stack” manager.
Python, Django, Cloud, Blockchain, Rust, Solidity, Linux, Shell, Kubernetes

LLMs, Vector Databases, and the multitude of ways to build RAGs

Lots of work with Vector databases, LLMs, and working closely with domain experts across finance, legal, and healthcare.

CTO / Startup advising and consulting

I help startups and scale-ups take it up a level with automation, templates for hiring, processes, and pass due-dilligence and vendor audits.

18 posts published

4 comments written

10 tags followed

Sam Texas

Oct 27

Data is like deep fryer refuse, not oil. People closest to the data can refine it.

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Sam Texas

Oct 27

Startups and scale-ups are not supposed to fight fair

3 min read

Sam Texas

Jul 9

5 Things I Will Never Do Again as a CTO or Senior manager

#leadership

3 min read

Sam Texas

Apr 19 '20

Get More Secure Websites From Your Traefik Configuration using Mozilla's Observatory

#mozillaobservatory #httpsecureheaders #traefik #bestpractices

1 min read

Sam Texas

Mar 17 '20

Selenium Can Make Hi-DPI, Retina Style Screenshots (Firefox and Chrome)

#selenium #firefox #chrome #retina

2 min read

Sam Texas

Mar 24 '20

Never Trust Free Services Without an Escape Plan

#leadership #strategy #startup #bestpractices

3 min read

Sam Texas

Mar 25 '20

Let's Go Shopping on Github, or 5 Tips to Pick the Right Software

#code #bestpractices #protip #wisdom

3 min read

Sam Texas

Mar 12 '20

Use Traefik 2 with Nginx, Apache, or CaddyServer to Serve Static Files

#code #nginx #traefik #caddyserver

3 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 19 '20

3 Things to Do Before DDoS'ing Yourself with a CDN/Application Gateway

#ddos #traefik #docker #code

3 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 17 '20

Improve Traefik's HTTPS Encryption with Qualys SSL Labs and testssl.sh

#traefik #code #letsencrypt #devops

4 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 14 '20

Building my own Screenshot-as-a Service with Docker, Django, and Selenium

#docker #django #saas #code

3 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 12 '20

The Complexity of Downloading Favicons, told in 15+ edge cases

#code #kiss #simplesolution #protip

3 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 11 '20

In the 90s teens used pagers as the original instant messenger

#teens #innovation #sms #90s

1 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 11 '20

Are you a hype-driven developer?

#leadershipmindset #javascript

1 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 10 '20

Docker, Django, Traefik, and IntercoolerJS is My Go-To Stack for Building a SaaS in 2020

#codesnippetsforpr #devops #django #docker

6 min read

Sam Texas

Feb 7 '20

My configuration for Traefik 2.0, Docker, and LetsEncrypt

#reverseproxy #traefik #docker #letsencrypt

2 min read

Sam Texas

Jul 31 '19

Ghost file downloads with Docker and Filebrowser

#simplesolution #docker #traefik

3 min read

Sam Texas

Jul 31 '19

Be wary of how proofs of concept can sneak into production

#tactical #protip

1 min read

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Data is like deep fryer refuse, not oil. People closest to the data can refine it.

Want to connect with Sam Texas?

Startups and scale-ups are not supposed to fight fair

5 Things I Will Never Do Again as a CTO or Senior manager

Get More Secure Websites From Your Traefik Configuration using Mozilla's Observatory

Selenium Can Make Hi-DPI, Retina Style Screenshots (Firefox and Chrome)

Never Trust Free Services Without an Escape Plan

Let's Go Shopping on Github, or 5 Tips to Pick the Right Software

Use Traefik 2 with Nginx, Apache, or CaddyServer to Serve Static Files

3 Things to Do Before DDoS'ing Yourself with a CDN/Application Gateway

Improve Traefik's HTTPS Encryption with Qualys SSL Labs and testssl.sh

Building my own Screenshot-as-a Service with Docker, Django, and Selenium

The Complexity of Downloading Favicons, told in 15+ edge cases

In the 90s teens used pagers as the original instant messenger

Are you a hype-driven developer?

Docker, Django, Traefik, and IntercoolerJS is My Go-To Stack for Building a SaaS in 2020

My configuration for Traefik 2.0, Docker, and LetsEncrypt

Ghost file downloads with Docker and Filebrowser

Be wary of how proofs of concept can sneak into production