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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🐝Survival Tips for Team Leaders: Reorg Edition

Substack blog.mindthebeet.com

Startup Growth and

1/There is a general misconception that DeSoc is intended to make visible your social graph in a public panopticon way. A "God's eye view" is not the goal. In fact, no two people should have the same partial view.

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DeSOC (decentralised Society) and

In summary, account abstraction moves crypto from the current approach of one-account-fits-all, where someone can lose everything with a small mistake, to a future where an account can be tailored to someone's needs. Where you can build a safety net for self-custody. And give them much slicker UX too.

Julien Niset • Part I: WTF is Account Abstraction

My favorite product management templates

Lenny's Newsletter lennysnewsletter.com

Startup Growth and

Reminiscing: the retreat to comforting work.

Will Larson lethain.com

leadership and

Survey design: 4 effective principles | Stripe

Stripe stripe.com

product design and

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8: shutting others ideas down va understanding the problem although the solution might not be the best

Lenny Rachitsky • Jackie Bavaro on getting better at product strategy, what exactly is strategy, PM pitfalls to avoid, advancing your career, getting into management, and much more

The importance of deep focus work in early startups specially for engineers

Spotify • Leading Async Engineering Teams & Building Hardware with Andrew Conner from Levels

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.