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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The size and sophistication of these models make it impossible to fully understand how they make predictions. They have billions of weights that interact in subtle ways to make a final prediction; looking at them is like hoping to understand psychology by examining individual brain cells. Even in academic settings with well-established models, the... See more

future.com • How Recommendation Algorithms Actually Work | Future - https://future.com/forget-open-source-algorithms-focus-on-experiments-instead

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

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

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

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Most companies do not operate in ways they realize their vision by continuously aligning business goals with customers' needs and pain points. Product teams need to be aligned on business objectives and be allowed to operate at an initiative level to impact those objectives.

Author describes different processes to set product team... See more

Melissa Perri • Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value

Beyond Agile (3/52): A How-To Guide on Technical Program Management for Product Managers (Part 1)

Aadil Maan buildingromes.substack.com

Workplace Collaboration and Productivity Tools and

The Superhuman Product/Market Fit Engine

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High Performance Lifestyle and

How to survive a dark time Emergency tactics for those that need it urgently right now:

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Personal Development and Improving Relationships

The FDA has continually slow-walked the approval of rapid tests for development. The Trump administration was utterly uninterested in any COVID policy outside the vaccines.

Derek Thompson • A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems

Product Handbook

Gitlab about.gitlab.com

Workplace Collaboration and Productivity Tools and