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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I’m talking about using in-product levers to grow, in place of or in conjunction with external marketing and sales channels. When people can try your product for free, they experience the value of your product before making the decision to pay. This turns more people into happy users, creating more opportunity for them to tell their friends, who in... See more

Reforge • Product Driven Growth: The New Frontier of Growth — Reforge

25/25) I would praise SOL if it pivoted & fixed these flaws The problem is that it would require changing the very attributes that where sold as "features" to investors Human nature tends to double down on such mistakes Especially considering the money involved... See more

Justin Bons twitter.com

blockchain and

The important thing from a logging-into-software perspective is not who you are, but what you are authorized to do. So, Keys, not IDs.

Gordon Brander • Soulbinding Like a State

Technology Radar | An opinionated guide to technology frontiers | Thoughtworks

Shangqi Liu thoughtworks.com

Software Development Best Practices and

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.

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Startups and Scaling Back Office

When I reflect on the lived experience of identity, I think of something that is complex, personal, intersectional, situational, intersubjective. It seems like the thing we are gesturing toward when we say “on-chain identity” is not this personal lived experience of identity, but something else. What is it?

Gordon Brander • Soulbinding Like a State

A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

Derek Thompson theatlantic.com

Progress Studies and

As the broader finance function continues to take on a more diverse and strategic role within organizations, the appetite to invest in software that tangibly improves process efficiency, data-driven decision-making capabilities and overall financial performance management will only continue to grow.

Jane Lee • Rise of the Next-Gen CFO: The Evolution of Finance’s Role and Tech Stack

Intertwining Threads

Packy McCormick notboring.co

Future of Art and