Tom So

@tomso

Deep into web3 social, bit of a generalist In the crypto rabbit hole (as I should). Also super into startups, everything social and community building. I usually read on product management and career development - I add engineering sprinkles to the mix bc why not

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Startup COO job boils down to this: 1. Pick a problem area, and build 0 to 1 yourself. First principles get you pretty far! 2. After it gets going, start recruiting for an experienced leader for the area. 3. Onboard the leader well, nuke yourself out and attack next problem.

name twitter.com

Startups and Scaling Back Office

If you put in the hard work necessary to become a Great PM, you will create tremendous career optionality and time optionality for yourself. And you will leave a lasting imprint on the companies and industries you work in. All on your own terms.

Linkedin • Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers

The size and sophistication of these models make it impossible to fully understand how they make predictions. They have billions of weights that interact in subtle ways to make a final prediction; looking at them is like hoping to understand psychology by examining individual brain cells. Even in academic settings with well-established models, the... See more

future.com • How Recommendation Algorithms Actually Work | Future - https://future.com/forget-open-source-algorithms-focus-on-experiments-instead

One of the prime directives of Technical Program Managers, especially modern TPMing, is stakeholder management. There are so many moving parts, people, personalities that part of Technical Program Management is to ensure the teams remain collaborative, constantly fed up to date information, giving their voices importance and as projects progress... See more

Substack • Beyond Agile (3/52): A How-To Guide on Technical Program Management for Product Managers (Part 1)

The Wallet Wars Part 2 - The Custodials Strike Back

Dynamic dynamic.xyz

Digital Wallets and

How to Communicate with Intent as a Leader

Anthony Boyd byanthonyboyd.com

leadership and

high-skill immigration, since foreign-born geniuses starting American companies—in green energy, yes, but also in software and beyond—is perhaps the greatest free lunch in all of economics.

Derek Thompson • A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

Intertwining Threads

Substack notboring.co

Future of Art and

Finding Purpose in Tech Careers: The Explorer, the Journeyman, and the Healer

Adam Harmetz blog.mindthebeet.com

Jobs of the Future and