How I protect deep work as a technical founder
Dave Berner

Dave Berner @daveordead

About: Co-founder of Kinde. Frontend leaning fullstack engineer

Location:
Byron Bay
Joined:
May 23, 2025

How I protect deep work as a technical founder

Publish Date: Jun 10
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I’ve been coding since the <blink> tag was the new "hotness".

These days, I’m one of the co-founders at Kinde, where we’re building tools that power SaaS products—auth, billing, and feature flags, all in one place.

I still write code almost every day. But I also lead a remote team, ship product, and make decisions. Staying focused is hard.

Here’s the rhythm I’ve built to protect deep work:

  • 6am gym: mental clarity + early momentum
  • Morning meetings only: clear the decks early
  • Midday reset: walk, food, some fresh air
  • Afternoon deep work: no interruptions, full flow
  • After-school time: playing with my kids
  • Optional night session: only if I feel like it

We call it adult hours, a structure that respects your time and your brain.

More detail here if you’re curious:

👉 https://kinde.com/blog/startups/adult-hours

I’d love to hear how other devs (especially founders) carve out real focus time. What’s working for you?

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