{"id":1084503823945814000,"conversation_id":"1084503807176921088","created_at":1547400835000,"date":"2019-01-13","time":"17:33:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"\"... Stores will become obselete. Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet—which there isn't—the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":15,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084503823945814016","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084503820091183100,"conversation_id":"1084503807176921088","created_at":1547400834000,"date":"2019-01-13","time":"17:33:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Everything in the commerce section is great: \"Then there's cyberbusiness. We're promised instant catalog shopping—just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":14,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084503820091183110","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084503810939199500,"conversation_id":"1084503807176921088","created_at":1547400832000,"date":"2019-01-13","time":"17:33:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Some lovely predictions in this: 1) The web won't replace your daily newspaper. 2) No CD-ROM (ha!) will replace your teacher 3) No computer network will change the way government works. 4) You won't be able to buy books online","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":21,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084503810939199489","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182666923204600,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324265000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"16/ This is a bit of a rant against the \"tips and tricks\" culture of a lot of online marketing . I encourage y'all to think bigger - how to create proprietary growth, how to make sure it's durable and scales, and not just the color of buttons!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":96,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182666923204610","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182665509695500,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324265000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"15/ The other obvious example is that YouTube initially grew as embedded video widgets (remember those??) on MySpace. Pinterest and Spotify were dependent on Facebook's Open Graph when that was a thing, but moved to SEO/virality and paid ads over time","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182665509695489","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182662728826900,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324264000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"13/ Contrast this to all the dumb random growth tips/tricks that I read about online, and you'll see this is a fundamentally stronger, order of magnitude more important type of growth tactic. It's something that can make the business happen","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182662728826880","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182661420249100,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324264000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:44","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"12/ Is this a \"growth hack\" or should it have a different term, since it's sort of a more foundational thing? I don't have a strong preference, and sometimes things start looking more like a trick and then become foundational. So who knows? But this is what we're all looking for.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":26,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182661420249089","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182659889352700,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324263000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"11/ If you are a \"video-native\" product, then similar to Dropbox's folder sharing, it's a durable key growth hack that can last a long time. And if you build a community that likes to stream/share video, it provides proprietary growth","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":41,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182659889352704","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182643615371300,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324260000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"7/ Spreading Dropbox by using Dropbox via shared folders aligns the growth tactic with the value proposition. So the users that come in activate better, engage more, and are more viral. And they don't get bored of the tactic, since it's not gimmicky the way that give/get can be","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":74,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182643615371264","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182642868867100,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324259000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"6/ On the other hand, it's also just a naturally viral product - people share folders with each other and end up inviting their coworkers. This also generated millions of users. Which one ended up being a more sustainable program in the long-term? The latter, of course","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":44,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182642868867072","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182641128235000,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324259000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"4/ On the other hand, when a new growth tactic is combined with a unique product value prop, then the only folks who can cause the tactic to decay tends to be other direct competitors. That's a much smaller group","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":46,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182641128235009","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182640310272000,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324259000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"3/ The problems with the tips/tricks school of growth hacking is that they lead to unsustainable advantages. And if you have a big team and big product, perhaps it's useful to pull together these +5% type lifts, especially if you can do it in a critical path \"loop\" like invites","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":54,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182640310272002","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182638506766300,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324258000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"1/ The problem with \"turn your buttons orange\" or \"make your signup form shorter\" is that, on one hand, it might work and might be true. On the other hand, it's often just a small optimization to your funnel. And one that everyone can quickly copy","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":51,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182638506766337","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1084182637747540000,"conversation_id":"1084182637747539968","created_at":1547324258000,"date":"2019-01-12","time":"20:17:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"👇Thread on the perfect \"Growth Hack.\" Finding a \"growth hack\" is generally associated with small/clever tricks that move growth metrics quickly. \"Turn your buttons orange and you'll get a +5%  the next day.\" However, sometime's they are extremely powerful and make the company","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":210,"likes_count":875,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1084182637747539968","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083158988567601200,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547080201000,"date":"2019-01-10","time":"00:30:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"6/ Another startup that I'm close with, which will be unnamed, is more like 30% head, 50% heart, 20% hands. Great culture, people were close friends, didn't get much done. Yet another is 70% head, 20% heart, 10% hands. Incredibly intelligent but doesn't ship.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083158988567601157","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083158987795820500,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547080201000,"date":"2019-01-10","time":"00:30:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"5/ People said Uber 1.0 was a 30% head, 5% heart, 65% hands kind of place. Ridiculously indexed on action. Often doing the wrong thing for the first few iterations, but with so much activity, things would get figured out later. Needed more love for drivers and team though","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083158987795820544","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097627128881200,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065571000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"11/ A related question is: \"What's something that happens in this company culture that doesn't at other places?\" Or, \"who's the type of person who's successful here who might not be at other places?\" (or the reverse). Interesting to understand the contrasts","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":92,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097627128881155","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097626323705900,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065571000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"10/ When you're interviewing at a company, this can be a fun thing to ask. Otherwise if you ask \"what's the company culture like?\" you'll often just get generic stuff like, \"oh people are are so smart and nice.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":45,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097626323705857","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097625702944800,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065571000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"9/ As with Myers-Briggs, this exercise is more for fun, than science. However, you'd be surprised by how interesting of a conversation it generates. Ask someone to break down their company's head/heart/hands, and press for examples. You'll learn a ton","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":37,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097625702944776","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097624952164400,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065571000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"8/ Similarly, if someone's not working out in one culture- they might in another culture, where things resonate. Perhaps they are too action-oriented in a place that requires a lot more deep thinking because decisions are hard to reverse. Again, there's no \"best\" working style","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097624952164354","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097623589015600,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065571000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"7/ I like this framework in that it says, hey, there's no right tradeoff - it's just different. Some industries require hardcore orientation in one way, and others in another way. The VC industry doesn't need 75% hands, for instance","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097623589015556","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097621374357500,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065570000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"4/ ✋Hands = how much the culture emphasizes action, and getting things done. Cultures that do this can move quickly, are iterative, and are agile in the market. But they break things, can have a \"fire first, aim later\" mentality where a lot of energy is wasted","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":31,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097621374357504","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097620602650600,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065570000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"3/ ❤️ Heart = how much the culture emphasizes team cohesion + happiness. Teams that do this invest a lot on internal values, having a clear mission, making decisions that consider the team's views, not just business outcomes. Lots of obvious downsides when this goes too far, too","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":33,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097620602650624","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097619545636900,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065570000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2/ 👩 Head = how much of the culture emphasizes analytical ability, strategy, planning, etc. Cultures that are strong at this do a lot of analysis, information gathering, etc to try and make the right choices, but sometimes at the cost of moving quickly or bringing everyone along","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":31,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097619545636864","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097618568437800,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065569000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"1/ Not only does each company have this breakdown, so does each individual on the team. And the more their individual profile matches that of the overall company, the more in sync they are, the easier it is to get things done. Or that's the theory.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":29,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097618568437760","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1083097617893113900,"conversation_id":"1083097617893113856","created_at":1547065569000,"date":"2019-01-09","time":"20:26:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"👇Thread. The Head/Heart/Hands framework - or in emoji form, 👩/❤️/✋- for company cultures and personalities at work. The idea is that every work culture can be described as a pie chart of these three factors. (credit to my friends/coworkers at Uber who first described to me)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":186,"likes_count":729,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1083097617893113856","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1082098510567227400,"conversation_id":"1082098508650500096","created_at":1546827363000,"date":"2019-01-07","time":"02:16:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I think this is also why our early instantiations of VR are much more compelling already than AR. It can transport you somewhere else entirely","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":40,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1082098510567227393","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081630320703742000,"conversation_id":"1081625391385796609","created_at":1546715738000,"date":"2019-01-05","time":"19:15:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"haha. A little of both?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":0,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081630320703741953","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081392035087728600,"conversation_id":"1081392033380663296","created_at":1546658927000,"date":"2019-01-05","time":"03:28:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"In other words, it's a good baseline prediction that old things - books, movies, ideas, media - are likely to last. New things are likely to be fads and quickly forgotten. Fun idea","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":51,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081392035087728640","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081392034295042000,"conversation_id":"1081392033380663296","created_at":1546658926000,"date":"2019-01-05","time":"03:28:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"\"The Lindy effect is a concept that the future life expectancy of some non-perishable things like a technology or an idea is proportional to their current age, so that every additional period of survival implies a longer remaining life expectancy\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081392034295042050","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081258600453075000,"conversation_id":"1081258595088519168","created_at":1546627113000,"date":"2019-01-04","time":"18:38:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Last sentence, so spot on: \"Instead of placing our trust in corporations, we can place our trust in community-owned and -operated software, transforming the internet’s governing principle from “don’t be evil” back to “can’t be evil.\"\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":24,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081258600453074944","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081258598913712100,"conversation_id":"1081258595088519168","created_at":1546627113000,"date":"2019-01-04","time":"18:38:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Blockchain can help address this: \"A user or dev can trust that a piece of code running on a blockchain computer will continue to behave as designed, even if individual participants in the network change their motivations or try to subvert the system.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":2,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081258598913712129","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081258597563154400,"conversation_id":"1081258595088519168","created_at":1546627113000,"date":"2019-01-04","time":"18:38:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"As we know, this causes problems: \"How do social networks decide which users to verify or ban? How do search engines decide how to rank websites? One min social networks court media orgs and small biz, the next min they de-prioritize their content or change the rev split. \"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":3,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081258597563154432","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1081258596065787900,"conversation_id":"1081258595088519168","created_at":1546627112000,"date":"2019-01-04","time":"18:38:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"First sentence drops the key point: \"As the internet has evolved over its 35-year lifespan, control over its most important services has gradually shifted from open source protocols maintained by non-profit communities to proprietary services operated by large tech companies.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":6,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1081258596065787904","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080908543509782500,"conversation_id":"1080908543509782528","created_at":1546543653000,"date":"2019-01-03","time":"19:27:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"dear lazyweb, who knows about lotka-volterra predatory-prey equations and more generally, how to think through mathematical modeling of ecological systems? I have questions. (lol i know this is oddly specific. It's for some writing I'm doing, if you're curious)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080908543509782528","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080881918751715300,"conversation_id":"1080880032002789376","created_at":1546537305000,"date":"2019-01-03","time":"17:41:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Because of all of this: \"Martech now finds itself in a more competitive environment since 'build' in the 'build or buy' equation is more likely than it used to be.\" Also, FB/Google will also just build the best features into their platforms. Martech startups = free R&D","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080881918751715329","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080881917992554500,"conversation_id":"1080880032002789376","created_at":1546537305000,"date":"2019-01-03","time":"17:41:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I agree with this - there's a concrete trend happening across the industry to form growth teams that include PMs, eng, marketers, DS, etc - all to work in conjunction with marketing to supercharge customer acquisition, email marketing / notifications, etc.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":21,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080881917992554497","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080881917086568400,"conversation_id":"1080880032002789376","created_at":1546537305000,"date":"2019-01-03","time":"17:41:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"key points: \"A controversial opinion I have stated before is that the marketing function in technology companies is usually a response to engineering constraints.\" Also: \"Engineering constraints are (slowly) being laxed across every technology company I meet.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":7,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080881917086568448","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080268113919250400,"conversation_id":"1080268103450329088","created_at":1546390963000,"date":"2019-01-02","time":"01:02:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Found a couple others too. Check yours out and see if you learn anything cool","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":7,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080268113919250433","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080268113206263800,"conversation_id":"1080268103450329088","created_at":1546390963000,"date":"2019-01-02","time":"01:02:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I also found that anytime I tweet about education, y'all go nuts. Super interesting magnetism around that topic right now.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":15,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080268113206263810","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080268104431779800,"conversation_id":"1080268103450329088","created_at":1546390961000,"date":"2019-01-02","time":"01:02:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"If you click \"Tweets\" up on the menu bar it will show you the best tweets in the last 28 days, and then you can adjust the time span to specific months. I usually make note of anything that got high impressions - for me it's everything over 100k - and note it in a doc for later","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":4,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080268104431779840","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080251931656888300,"conversation_id":"1080237272358928390","created_at":1546387105000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"23:58:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"My bet is that an adjacent platform - perhaps Spotify or audible - comes in and figures it out. Or better yet, a new startup figures out the right wedge. It’s an awesome opportunity that is completely underserved","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":121,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080251931656888320","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080251286937841700,"conversation_id":"1080237272358928390","created_at":1546386951000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"23:55:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"By Craigslist era of podcasts, I mean we have something that sort of works right now... and the network effects are strong enough that no one can really build anything better. So we have this meh UX left alone to decay slowly. I’m sure we will eventually get something better tho","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080251286937841664","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080250826189402100,"conversation_id":"1080237272358928390","created_at":1546386841000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"23:54:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"For instance, obvious features like linking out from podcasts to URLs, personalizing streams based on who’s listening, allowing interactive control, allowing for transcripts, showing images/video/etc, etc etc. So many obvious features. We’re in the Craigslist era","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":80,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080250826189402112","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080250425679462400,"conversation_id":"1080237272358928390","created_at":1546386746000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"23:52:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"And for the folks who say, it’s technically open, it’s just RSS: sort of. The problem is that two companies effectively control the ecosystem based on owning the pre-installed podcast players, and by owning iTunes. That locks in a certain feature set that they aren’t upgrading","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":22,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080250425679462401","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080250067330707500,"conversation_id":"1080237272358928390","created_at":1546386660000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"23:51:00","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Lol at all the replies who are anti-monetization. Look, I don’t like ads or paywalls either, but I do want the ecosystem to grow so that there’s a lot more content. And I want great creators to be rewarded for their work, and to be able to do it full time!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":90,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080250067330707456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080237617478885400,"conversation_id":"1080237272358928390","created_at":1546383692000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"23:01:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I love apple but the closed ecosystem around podcasts is really stifling innovation. This is definitely one where I wish it were more of an open platform","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":74,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080237617478885377","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175483759853600,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368878000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"13/ Other thoughts from those who have gotten into a good groove on creative work? Interested to hear ideas/thoughts that I can try out.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":22,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175483759853568","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175483101294600,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368878000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"12/ The quality will go up naturally over time, with audience feedback, with practice/exertion. The quantity is the harder part, in my observation. Particularly getting started, particularly when we are halfway through something something and it's not turning out the way we want","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175483101294592","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175482346369000,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368878000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"11/ This way, I can start a piece and stop when it gets boring. And then switch to something else I might be more interested in, or have more of an opinion on. In general, I think it's better to focus on quantity over quality.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175482346369024","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175481599619100,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368878000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"10/ I have entire docs that just have dozens of headlines of things I want to write. Sometimes they have a couple bullet points, sometimes they don't. I write emails to myself with a fragment of a thought, or maybe a new industry jargon term I want to explore","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":21,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175481599619072","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175480811196400,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368877000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"9/ One solution to this is to write/build/tweet/blog a lot of different projects all at the same time. Some days, maybe write tweets. Other days, fiddle with a new deck. Or play with an outline to a longer piece. Personally, I might be writing 10 things at once.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175480811196416","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175480035307500,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368877000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"8/ As a result of these emotions, I think most folks - myself included - tend to limit our output. There are those of us who want to be writing more, but can't break through the mental wall.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175480035307521","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175479162835000,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368877000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"7/ I have to imagine, pre-civilization, if you said the wrong thing to the wrong person, or romantically pursued someone you weren't supposed to, it could follow you around for life. Or result in death. But now, those negative feelings don't serve a similar purpose","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":15,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175479162834944","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175478479220700,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368877000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"6/ I read somewhere that the feelings of being embarrassed / feeling shy were important emotions when we hung out in tribes of a few hundred people, but now create a lot of unnecessary problems in modern life. I agree.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175478479220736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175477300625400,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368877000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"5/ There's a little voice inside of all of us, when we're doing creative work, saying that it's not good enough yet. But then it's a slog. It gets boring. As Glass says, you have to make time for it - and persevere. And building up this skill might take a long time","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175477300625408","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175476604366800,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368876000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"4/ \"... We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":25,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175476604366850","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175475895476200,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368876000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"3/ \"... But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":31,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175475895476224","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175475006279700,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368876000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2/ One of my fave quotes on creativity via Ira Glass: \"All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not...\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":73,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175475006279680","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1080175473668309000,"conversation_id":"1080175473668308993","created_at":1546368876000,"date":"2019-01-01","time":"18:54:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"0/ 💀 There's a \"Writing/Filtering Cycle of Doom\" based on the desire to only publish work that's high-quality. However, we lack the skill to do that (it takes time). To get skills, you need to learn, but you aren't getting feedback from readers, because you aren't writing!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":42,"likes_count":253,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1080175473668308993","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079447080236712000,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546195213000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"18:40:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Licensing is often a form of worker protection. This lacks systems thinking. You protect a small segment but keep out many capable workers who'd like to do the job, but are excluded. And excl consumers from being able to afford the svc because of cost, due to constrained supply","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":40,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079447080236711939","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079407622330216400,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546185806000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"16:03:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Also, what are other pairings like tutors/teachers and coach/therapists that exist? If you trained a ton of the unlicensed version and added a layer of trust/transparency/pricing/etc, you could probably get somewhere with that too","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":25,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079407622330216449","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079407621055090700,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546185805000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"16:03:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Rideshare as a metaphor isn't always going to work - however, it's true that it took a licensed profession, made it much better and more accessible/affordable to the market, and the market is much, much bigger. This can happen elsewhere too","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":25,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079407621055090688","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079407620304314400,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546185805000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"16:03:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Obv going with an unlicensed model has the most regulatory risk. But a lot of industries having pairs like tutors/teachers, coach/therapist - one name for the unlicensed version and the other for the licensed version. More will come to exist","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079407620304314369","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079406252344647700,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546185479000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"15:57:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"also, 3) expanding/augmenting the pool by teaching them how to get licensed. (Basically becoming a highly efficient/non-predatory for-profit school, but also vertically integrating the marketplace to actually get business. 4) utilizing unlicensed supply. This has the most risk","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":26,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079406252344647680","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079404509976248300,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546185064000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"15:51:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The worst part of all of this is that it’s adding regulation and unneeded training requirements to the part of the workforce that most needs job opportunities. They don’t need predatory loans to take classes from horrible for-profit schools","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":99,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079404509976248321","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1079403304503992300,"conversation_id":"1079394636358139904","created_at":1546184776000,"date":"2018-12-30","time":"15:46:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Imho the ubiquity of internet and information about vendors really changes the need and role for licenses for all these professions. Pre-internet, licenses were supposed to ensure quality, training, etc. The gov’t had to step in and help. Is that still needed? Legit question.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":60,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1079403304503992320","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078374528986824700,"conversation_id":"1078371823828561920","created_at":1545939497000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"19:38:17","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Srsly, can we get tweet editing please?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":45,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078374528986824706","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078374292663033900,"conversation_id":"1078371823828561920","created_at":1545939441000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"19:37:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Er, Hanlon's Razor. My mistake. Stupidity, not malice!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078374292663033858","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078371823828561900,"conversation_id":"1078371823828561920","created_at":1545938852000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"19:27:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"TIL Hanlon's Law: \"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.\" lol.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":151,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078371823828561920","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349913770152000,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933628000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"13/ For big, established companies, focusing on vanity metrics is silly but not harmful. Everyone's thrown up a huge number to celebrate for an offsite. I get it. But for startups who are pre-product/market fit, it can lead down a path towards failure","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":44,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349913770151936","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349911484260400,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933628000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"11/ Again, startup investors who look at this stuff aren't easily fooled. But teams are better off being honest where they stand. It worries me to see these red flags because it means they may not be prioritizing the right activities, or making the right decisions","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":39,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349911484260352","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349910632747000,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933628000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"10/ For marketplaces, the GMV metric is one to watch. I've seen multiple decks that lead with a \"cumulative GMV\" metric. What does that even mean?!?? And count things that shouldn't go into the GMV into that metric. (Ex: security deposits aren't GMV). It's not a good look","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":46,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349910632747008","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349909873606700,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933627000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"9/ If you think you have product/market fit, but engagement is driven by sending literally hundreds of notifications per active user per month, that's bonkers. I get it, I've been there- there are reasons to do this. But the best product/market fit doesn't look like this","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":83,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349909873606656","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349909244497900,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933627000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"8/ When it comes to engagement, I like to see a full list of notifications that it sends out. What's the volume? Who does it go out to? Earlier this year, I saw an app that sent 1 email per registered (not active!) user per day. Yes, per day!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":50,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349909244497920","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349908577538000,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933627000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"7/ Instead of looking at signups, it's better to see a chart of users who take a real value-generating action within the product. Often the spurt of new signups in a new channel (and again, especially sad when it's paid marketing) perform worse than the early, organic traffic","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":84,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349908577538050","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349907843563500,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933627000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"6/ I always pay close attention to spikes in traffic. Sometimes it's a good thing, but the counterpoint is that the team is tapping into unsustainable sources of customer acquisition. Or it's seasonality.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349907843563520","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349906128105500,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933627000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"4/ When it comes to new user acquisition sources, I always ask what % is driven by paid marketing. Sometimes folks will try to hide the number, or justify that it's high for now, but will get better. It won't get better.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":91,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349906128105478","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349904785915900,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933626000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2/ There are a lot of problems with this. At least most investors will have seen these types of graphs often, and will discount them. The problem is that teams will often think this implies everything's working! And will mislead themselves in continuing a path that's not working","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":50,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349904785915904","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078349903020081200,"conversation_id":"1078349903020081153","created_at":1545933626000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"18:00:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Teams often use bad metrics to hype themselves up to investors, yes, but they also use them to lie to themselves. 👇 Thread.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":287,"likes_count":1070,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078349903020081153","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078150845164867600,"conversation_id":"1078147444624498693","created_at":1545886167000,"date":"2018-12-27","time":"04:49:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The 97% rottentomatoes rating is real.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":28,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078150845164867584","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1078055825304895500,"conversation_id":"1078055421599014912","created_at":1545863512000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"22:31:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Sigh, one day twitter will have tweet editing...","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":83,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078055825304895493","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1078055421599014900,"conversation_id":"1078055421599014912","created_at":1545863416000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"22:30:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"One of my lessons for 2018 is that slide decks are many times more engaging than long-form essays. On average people spend 200-300% more time on a deck than an essay. Funny. Y’all are just daring me to exclusive create and publish content in slide deck format?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":68,"retweets_count":74,"likes_count":859,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1078055421599014912","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077964134061346800,"conversation_id":"1077964122858360832","created_at":1545841651000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"16:27:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"8/ What are y'all reading for the holidays? If there's anything that's been excellent, please @ reply!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":40,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":23,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077964134061346817","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077964130894708700,"conversation_id":"1077964122858360832","created_at":1545841651000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"16:27:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"6/ I've come away thinking that in many ways, Apple's culture is a lot like any other tech company. Yes, it seems more demo-driven, and the individual execs get very involved in the process. But it's still a lot of prototyping, trial and error, and navigating the idea maze","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":37,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077964130894708736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077964129846132700,"conversation_id":"1077964122858360832","created_at":1545841650000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"16:27:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"5/ It reminds me that, yes, every new piece of tech looks like this. Even with hard work and execution, sometimes you just need fundamental insights. And the author describes things in enough detail to really understand all the tradeoffs","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":39,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077964129846132736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077964128906559500,"conversation_id":"1077964122858360832","created_at":1545841650000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"16:27:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"4/ ... but adding a dictionary to help assist the typing, as the software would disambiguate which letter you really meant. But that wasn't good enough, but that idea, combined with single letter keys, and using all the nearby keys as part of the input... that's 🔥","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":21,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077964128906559496","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077964124829745200,"conversation_id":"1077964122858360832","created_at":1545841649000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"16:27:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"2/ At first, I was frustrated. It felt tactical. There's a whole chapter on getting the Mozilla to compile properly on a Mac, and all the variations they tried. It felt like \"life in the day of an Apple engineer.\" I came into the book looking for something else.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":14,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077964124829745157","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077964123877593100,"conversation_id":"1077964122858360832","created_at":1545841649000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"16:27:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"1/ I went on a journey as I read this book. Initially, it wasn't what I expected - I was expecting a typical business book, with frameworks, principles, etc. But the author was mostly an individual contributor engineer, and the book is more like a memoir of his 17+ years at Apple","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":26,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077964123877593093","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077785391204368400,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545799036000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"04:37:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"true, if only we could all travel back in time, buy buildings, and become NIMBYs!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":2,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077785391204368384","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077777202253570000,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545797083000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"04:04:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"On one hand, omg this is insane! But at a systems level, we've created a way to attract the best people on earth to build new tech, pay huge amounts, so they can work on the best opportunities. Folks shift themselves around when ideas don't pan out. This is dynamic, and awesome","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077777202253570049","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077770030065074200,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545795373000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"03:36:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"The only way to get great people to give up substantial short-term wealth is to do something that's meaningful, to have a tremendous impact on the world, and yes - in the long term, provide wealth to the team as well. But you need story, and meaning, and impact. Not just dollars","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":34,"likes_count":231,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077770030065074176","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077770029146533900,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545795373000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"03:36:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"If your startup is mercenary, and it's just about making $, then be ready to compete with the packages from the big tech cos like Google/Facebook. Or give $1M bonuses like Juul. Otherwise you'll lose because great talent is expensive, and the SF talent market is highly efficient","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":97,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077770029146533889","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077767915540308000,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545794869000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"03:27:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"In your mid/late 30s, those who end up as director/VPs of engineering do even better. Multiples better! This is an amazing opportunity in the economy right now, and why getting more people the opportunity to learn to code and to join the tech industry is a big deal","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":141,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077767915540307968","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077766511010422800,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545794534000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"03:22:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Obviously not everyone has the opportunity or ability to stay on the trajectory. However, you can always leave the Bay Area when you're ready to go somewhere with better work/life balance, ROI, etc. But you leave with world-class experience and skills which are transferrable","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":118,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077766511010422784","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077765855612731400,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545794378000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"03:19:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"I'm seeing replies on the Bay Area's cost of living. Yes, it's higher. But there's also a trajectory what you learn (and earn!). If you're good, and keep moving up, then the earnings 5 years in or 10 years in are even higher. Those opportunities don't exist in smaller tech cities","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":156,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077765855612731392","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1077764190599823400,"conversation_id":"1077753861996195841","created_at":1545793981000,"date":"2018-12-26","time":"03:13:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"Just imagine what happens when the startups out of this type of lineup are able to 2-5X their valuations. (I think Airbnb still has that potential, fwiw)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":86,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1077764190599823366","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1075452886899920900,"conversation_id":"1075452886899920896","created_at":1545242923000,"date":"2018-12-19","time":"18:08:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"btw, my blog gets ~13,000 spam comment attempts per month. Insane. A lot of bots running around trying to throw junk into Wordpress instances :(","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":18,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1075452886899920896","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1075230764290187300,"conversation_id":"1075230756300120064","created_at":1545189965000,"date":"2018-12-19","time":"03:26:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":3283901,"username":"andrewchen","name":"andrewchen","place":"","tweet":"10/ And now I'm tweetstorm procrastinating :) OK, back to work! Just wanted to share the experience and learnings so far","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":40,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1075230764290187270","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"3283901","username":"andrewchen"}],"retweet_date":""}
