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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TBM 44/52: Making Optional Product Practices Stick

The Beautiful Mess cutlefish.substack.com

Metascience and

Intertwining Threads

Substack notboring.co

Future of Art 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

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.

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

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

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

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

Reminiscing: the retreat to comforting work.

Will Larson lethain.com

leadership and

Retool Operator Playbook: Retool

David Hsu retool.com

No Code and Low Code and

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