Darrell Stone

VP of Product @fi_dogs 🐶 ex @citizenapp 🚨 | @uber 🚗 . Startup guy always building new things 📈

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Today is my last day at @CitizenApp where I joined 4.5 years ago as PM #1. I helped get our revenue off the ground and was promoted to lead the Product and Design team. I learned a lot of lessons the hard way, so it felt like a good time to share my guiding principles. A 🧵 1/7

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Telling AI to stop sounding like AI.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

I'm hiring Senior Product Managers at Fi to scale our GPS and Health tracking products for dogs. (Yes, they work on cats too 😀 ). Our mission is to extend the lifespan of dogs and cats, and we're just getting started.

Our next level of growth requires world class product execution as we tune the business and continue to push the envelope on what's possible with the data we collect from our tracking collars. We're building out an Apple Watch for pets.

Apply if you've
📈 moved the needle on consumer subscription business
🤝 have built thriving community products
✨ or are excited by what's possible with mobile + AI + Wearables

🔁 If this isn't you but you know people like this, tag or share with them.

https://t.co/S9GLQuIqNJ

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

@joulee Brilliant @joulee

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

@toddsaunders Great stuff Todd. Let’s get building!

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Dalton Mills is a company to watch. @toddsaunders is a Claude Ninja with a clear vision.

[Todd Saunders @toddsaunders]

The trades can build anything... except the software they run on.

That changes today. We've raised $9.2M to build Dalton Mills.

Software has spent its whole history getting closer to the people who do the work.

First, the system of record. Software you stored your business in.

Then, the agentic era. Software that did the work for you.

Now, the bespoke era. Agentic software you build yourself, without code.

Each era closed the gap and this one closes it for good. Software can finally work around your business, instead of you bending your business to make it fit.

You ran on software made for everyone… never for you.

That's over.

Welcome to @DaltonMillsAI.

Let the builders build!

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

What’s this kid end up doing when he grows up?

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Anyone else who’s trying to do bird noises should give it up

This kid is already the GOAT

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Amazon product branding hits different

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

@AgrawalArian @southpkcommons Do you know what they’re filming?

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

You can assemble an iPhone with 996, but you could have never designed one. 🔥

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

https://t.co/aHOHtb1rcW

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Apple Intelligence notification summaries remain undefeated.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

There is a big difference between the people who studied design in college and the people who were born Designers.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

@ritikkhatwani @toddsaunders Let’s go! Please share product feedback excited to hear what you think.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

This is a 6 hour cross country flight on a Monday morning. I’m generally anti-regulation but this should not be allowed.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

@toddsaunders @Itsjoeco @tylershick would be a great add

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

You can just buy things.

[Jordi Hays @jordihays]

TBPN has been acquired by OpenAI

The world is changing quickly but TBPN will stay the same. Live every weekday just with a lot more resources.

Thank you to everyone that has been a part of this journey big or small. We are 17 months in and unironically just getting started.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Domain expertise and satisfaction with the AI output are inversely correlated.

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

GStack is AI’s iPhone moment.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

This new release of GStack is for all the haters on Product Hunt who said it was just a bunch of markdown files

[Darrell Stone @darrells_tone]

Two kinds of operators:
1. Paper pushers - use process as a crutch to justify lack of action
2. Energizer bunnies - use action as a propellant to design processes necessary to scale

Energizer bunnies are using AI to steamroll Paper pushers right now.