CEO @sonos Board Director @zerolongevity Ex product, design and engineering @zerolongevity, quibi, @snapchat, @pandoramusic, @jackboxgames & @apple
Santa Barbara, CA
Joined November 2006
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I’ve been asked to be the next CEO of Sonos. Grateful for the perspectives and critiques that many of you have shared here these last 6 months while I was interim. So excited for the road ahead.
Very excited to step into the interim CEO job at Sonos. Shared a note with the team this morning about why I'm here and the path forward...
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Oh wow, this one is big!
I'm starting a new company with some of the best people I've ever worked with, and could not be more pumped. We're calling it /dev/agents.
Going back to our Android roots, building a new operating system for people & AI agents. Check out @dps's post below for more.
We're hiring hands-on folks who love building at the intersection of consumer and developer tech (Eng/PM/UX). Please reach out! Find us at sdsa.ai.
Macintosh launch brochure too good to not post in its entirety. I read every word of this 100,000 times as a boy.
40 years ago, when I was 14 years old, Apple introduced the Macintosh and the course of my life was set.
From the moment I saw the 1984 ad I knew that was the case & so for 40 years I’ve held on to some keepsakes — including this full page ad from Jan 25th, the day after launch
Incredibly exited to see @Joshmedia launch this (officially!) into the world. Watching him channel his talent and enthusiasm into this new challenge over the last year+ has been endlessly inspiring.
And with a🌋💥⚡️ @ClimacticVC has launched!!! We will continue to back the next generation of unstoppable founders of all backgrounds seeking to help to decarbonize the enterprise with smart software. My fabulopus co-founder, @Rajil, and I will apply everything we have learned in our careers to date as serial founders and VCs to help our founders accelerate their businesses. We are beyond fortunate to be joined by @PaulHawken @VanJones68 and our founding associate Peter Sun on this journey. Thank you to all of our portfolio cos, LPs and other supporters who we have relied on to achieve this BIG day. Now the fun begins and we are counting on all of you to help!
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And with a🌋💥⚡️ @ClimacticVC has launched!!! We will continue to back the next generation of unstoppable founders of all backgrounds seeking to help to decarbonize the enterprise with smart software. My fabulopus co-founder, @Rajil, and I will apply everything we have learned in our careers to date as serial founders and VCs to help our founders accelerate their businesses. We are beyond fortunate to be joined by @PaulHawken @VanJones68 and our founding associate Peter Sun on this journey. Thank you to all of our portfolio cos, LPs and other supporters who we have relied on to achieve this BIG day. Now the fun begins and we are counting on all of you to help!
techcrunch.com/2023/12/14/cl…
The @Modyfi_ team continues to absolutely knock it out of the park. Hats off to @joe____b and the whole team for truly exceptional product execution
🚀 Motion has landed in Modvfi!
With Motion Effects, you can quickly transform your designs into scroll-stopping loops, and create insane motion effects in seconds.
We're live on @ProductHunt, come by and let us know what you think!
producthunt.com/posts/modyfi…
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Big news!
Tomorrow at 12:00am pt we’re dropping an absolutely major update to Modyfi — Motion Design.
We’ll be launching on Product Hunt. We’d love for you to drop by and let us know what you think!
producthunt.com/products/mod…
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In the most recent episode of the @MobileDevMemo, I discuss all things advertising measurement with @oliviaakory from Haus. We had a fantastic conversation! mobiledevmemo.com/podcast-ho…
Subject: Lenny wants you to be on his podcast!
Me: omg 🎉
Body: Hey tom! I want to do an episode on epic fails and everyone says you're the guy.
Me: 😳
(in all seriousness, this was super fun. thanks for having me on @lennysan)
Tom Conrad (@tconrad) was Chief Product Officer at Quibi, Director of Engineering at Pets.com, VP of Product at @Snap, CTO of @PandoraMusic, and an engineer at @Apple. Today, Tom is the CEO of @ZeroLongevity and on the board of @Sonos. He's also a wonderful human.
Tom's long career in tech and product gives him a unique perspective not only on what it takes to build a successful company but also on what we can learn from failure.
In our conversation, we discuss:
🔸 Lessons learned from the infamous collapse of Pets.com and Quibi
🔸 Lessons learned from the success of Snap, Apple, and Pandora
🔸 Advice on picking where to work
🔸 Understanding the math formula of a business
🔸 How to avoid burnout
🔸 Why not everyone needs to be a founder
🔸 Insight into the success of Zero
🔸 Much more