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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A startup’s data room is key for raising venture capital. But many founders waste time compiling data investors don’t want or need. From @venturetwins, a 🧵 on what founders need to know, including specific data investors want to see, info to leave out, and traps to avoid.👇

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Data and

Front-running is a predatory market behavior that arises due to information asymmetries created by different actors accessing privileged information. Front-running is one of the ways to access MEV, and selling clients' orders is equivalent to the public Ethereum mempool.

Gonzalo Hirsch • Enter the MEV Void: the Rise of Flashbots

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

Technology Radar | An opinionated guide to technology frontiers | Thoughtworks

Shangqi Liu thoughtworks.com

Software Development Best Practices and

As finance has started to take on more responsibility and influence within organizations, the technology enabling CFOs and finance teams has lagged. Most finance workflows, such as annual planning, quarterly actuals reporting and reconciliations, tend to be managed within disconnected spreadsheets with no automation or collaboration capabilities.

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

Part I: WTF is Account Abstraction

Argent argent.xyz

Infrastructure for Crypto and Ethereum

26: distinguish good strategy vs meh strategyGood: all about connecting the dots to get people from a to bIf you are given a metric, you have to get every artifact you have and match it to that goal.

Pay close attention to assumptions you are making unknowingly- look for confusion in people when you explain

33: when you start at a new company and... See more

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

When it comes to recognizing, classifying, and verifying identity on-chain, I see it being approached from two angles:1. The puppet view: identity-bearing agents are represented by explicit on-chain behavior sets.2. The puppeteer view: identity-bearing agents are represented by the inferred association of certain on-chain behaviors to off-chain... See more

Gonzalo Hirsch • Enter the MEV Void: the Rise of Flashbots

A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

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

Technology Radar | An opinionated guide to technology frontiers | Thoughtworks

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

Part I: WTF is Account Abstraction

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

Mirror • Mapping the web3 Identity Landscape