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Shannon

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Taking time to relax, formerly EM/SWE @bolt @addepar, @box.

Joined October 2021
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I only have followers and readers to lose by tweeting about politics, and absolutely nothing to gain. But I also know so many folks who are on the edge and don't follow this closely, because they are busy living their lives, working hard, and raising kids. The race is very…

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🎉We’re excited to announce our $43M Series B funding led by @NEA, with continued support from @a16z and @generalcatalyst metronome.com/blog/series-b?…


Best form of investor due diligence: Get an associate with SRE experience and have them make it through the interview loop to look at the traffic in the system (DB, ingress, etc.)


If many infra/back office SaaS companies exist to commoditize what was once large operational investments (billing, data centers, payments, etc.), shouldn't the future world be made almost entirely of small companies? Is that the current trend?


Late realization: NFTs were a luxury item — they signaled status and most had little utility. But they didn't come with the scarcity or curated/crafted experience needed to have the staying power.


I'm ruminating about coherence. There's lots of good knowledge out there, but you can't cookie-cutter pick your stances. Everything has to tie together *coherently*. Sense of taste/fashion, company strategies, life choices. Company strategies are especially incoherent.


It scares me how many people make money on convincing people they can make more money. "Buy that latte — but also buy this course on making money."


Enlisted by my fiance to buy a new coat for work, and it is hard to sort through women's fashion. Where does one look for wool, single-breasted coats for over work clothing?


geezus Tom Coynes, too real: "I felt my mind descending the spiral of golf misery. ... wasted five hours of your life. ... regret the money. The time away from home. The weeks of practice. The months. The years squandered on a pastime that won’t love you back..." me last week.


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