Tom So

Web3 has the potential to build on our history of identity and authentication by improving the user experience.

Top down vs Bottom up approach in company decision making and autonomy: No extreme is good, there's just different flavors of it

Treating your org as a product, use new hires as testing of the operating ways and have them provide candid feedback

Zoom out, and you can see that scarcity has been the story of the whole pandemic response. In early 2020, Americans were told to not wear masks, because we apparently didn’t have enough to go around. Last year, Americans were told to not get booster shots, because we apparently didn’t have enough to go around. Today, we’re worried about people

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While selling into the finance department has historically been a daunting task due to large incumbents in the category, we believe the next-generation of finance software has arrived. There’s a huge opportunity ahead for vendors who identify critical components of the finance workflow that have been grossly underserved by technology.

Reorgs are also how teams grow. I remember fondly earning the right to reorganize because we secured new funding or I found a structure that empowered an up-and-coming leader. Team members who thrive are those who figure out how to embrace the opportunities that come with change.

Is ownership shifting from an ability to demonstrate control or possession to the ability to make collective meaning?

a very important design choice of the Ethereum blockchain: the concept of Account (the object holding your tokens) and the concept of Signer (the object authorized to move these tokens) are basically the same thing!