James Routledge

Sitting on boards, supporting startups and enabling # companies

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

@TheHolyKau Very impressive. I hope other people see this thread as they ponder what it takes to be a VC

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

@mwseibel I think that all of the bay area is a bit wide too. SOMA and Mission were the 2018 places to be. But where you live in the area matters as you advocate network effects.

Where are the top three areas you think still have DAU benefits for being in and hanging out?

[Connor V. @ConnorVO]

Poparazzi (@poparazzidotcom) launched today and skyrocketed to the top of the App Store because of their 500k (!!) person waitlist.

One of the more clever social apps in a long while.

My initial thoughts and a quick app deconstruct 👇🧵

[sam lessin 🏴‍☠️ @lessin]

The coming fall of the Kardashians in context of how entertainment is evolving... (aka why they are so pissed about tiktok)

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

Great people can see the imperfections in the world around them and understand why they exist.

Founders try to fix them.

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

Fantastic resource on creator communities https://t.co/6JNcLsNSVM

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

Communities eat content for breakfast

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

A good summation of the clubhouse problem.

I think they'll become a utility and it'll all work out, zoom linkstylie

[Shaan Puri @ShaanVP]

So... everyone seems to think clubhouse is the "next big thing" - but I think it's going to fail.

Here's how I think it all goes down..

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

The founder of WeChat explaining what social networking is really about

https://t.co/M85GUJvUqh

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

@TheOmarZenhom Just listened to your pod https://t.co/MXeRIuDLgk

Out of interest, did you stick with the paid mastermind a year on?

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

In 2010 we built terrible products that no one wanted

In 2020 we built beautiful products that no one wanted

The fail reason for 82% of startups hasn't changed in a decade. #customerfocus

[Dan Rose @DanRose999]

People often ask me to compare working for Bezos vs Zuck. I worked with Mark much more closely for much longer, but I did work directly with Jeff in my last 2 years at Amazon incubating the Kindle. Here are some thoughts on similarities that make them both generational leaders:

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

@johnrampton @FastCompany @johnrampton good share - but, vulnerability is about being yourself. Video is a presentation medium. So this means being yourself 'on stage'.

I would say a better objective is creating shared spaces where each person feels they can express their vulnerability is a better goal

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

I've been wanting to write up my work building a local social network. I thought it might be helpful to create some context on the problem in my first post https://t.co/yGXoTOT3AI

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

Product organisations are a function of rapid execution and obsessive iterative learning.

Moving metrics and building great products are simply outputs from doing these two activities well

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

A great example of building in public in Gumroad's product roadmap https://t.co/4pcw5oLZXj

[sarah @SarahSenobari]

We still need to get more women onto the cap tables of successful companies, it's the roadmap to wealth

Who are the female operators with software/developer relations/product experience open to explore angel investing but have too much going on or may not be plugged in enough?

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

Clubhouse will become a staple for consumers the world over, but not as a twitter, radio or even events competitor. It's going after Judge Judy!

https://t.co/3oVPUon2tU

[James Routledge @SoiSat]

Product organisations need structure and collaboration is multiple teams work on the same product. Your top question, with so many product teams, who owns the customer?