Derrick Holt

formerly of the @canes and that hockey team that once graced Arizona. also @dbacks. no longer in sports so this is just my curated thoughts and bad jokes.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

@RCMwx @coasterstudios Their ticketing site is currently not available… unsure if that is just a crazy coincidence.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

Man the original cast really was gonna reunite for a run in DC for the 250th and Trump's Kennedy Center takeover ruined it 😭😭😭

[Hamilton @HamiltonMusical]

Here comes the general. Christopher Jackson returns to Hamilton on Broadway from September 8, 2026 - January 3, 2027.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

It’s June give me the option to buy a Stanley Cup Champions tank top dammit

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

Saw $60 just sitting on the ground

[Tom Gulitti @TomGulittiNHL]

Hamilton is ready for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. He hadn’t been to a game since the 2023 Stadium Series, but his “pig dad” Kyle Eckenrode brought him to Game 2 of the ECF and it helped change the Hurricanes’ luck in that series.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

The Carolina Hurricanes restricting postseason ticket sales by zip code is now bad because it is personally affecting me.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

My one qualm with this proposal is that StubHub, Ticketmaster and the like charge a 15% fee for sellers, so you would not be able to get your money spent back with this, and the ones that continue to profit at every step of the way remains Ticketmaster.

[PoPville @PoPville]

Andy’s Pizza Owner: “urging the D.C. Council to pass the RESALE Act now, to protect consumers and support the local businesses that make our district the vibrant city that it is.” - Read the full PoP-Ed. here: https://t.co/e9xfGHTWuf

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

This just makes it easier for the small portion of parasocial fans that were gonna pay whatever it took to be there anyway

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Spotify announces new “Reserved” feature, which will allow artists to set aside concert tickets for fans on the platform.

It will use streams, shares and other forms of activity to identify an artist’s most dedicated fans and hold two tour tickets for them.

The fans will then have a day-long window to purchase the tickets.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

the combination Citi bank / McDonald’s persists

[TODNewsHub @TODNewsHub]

This is NOT a rendering from Singapore or Abu Dhabi 🤯🔥

It’s Tysons, Virginia.

The newly approved “Piazza at Tysons” next to the Spring Hill Metro includes:
🏙️ THREE high-rise towers (up to 33 stories)
🏠 780 units
🏨 310-room hotel
🏢 760,000+ SF offices
🛍️ 83,000 SF retail
⛸️ Ice rink, parks, plazas & pickleball courts

Twenty years ago this was basically suburban sprawl, now Tysons is turning into a real skyline city in real time!

#TysonsCorner #Virginia #NoVA #DMV @WashProbs @tysons_va

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

This is actually the cure to the male loneliness epidemic

[MLB @MLB]

Tarps Off movement continues to sweep across the league 😳

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

The concept of Deborah Vance at a Vegas Golden Knights game

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

@BarredinDC It’s the closest entrance to the tall parking garage you can see off to the left side of the image.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

Houston won the KD trade tho

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

REPORT: There are no untouchable players or coaches on the Rockets heading into the offseason, per @MichaelVPina.

“Now seismic decisions lie ahead, and literally no job is safe. No player is untradable, no coach unexpendable.”

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

So what’s the security plan for Coachella air security

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: The FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate for American attacks by launching offensive drones against the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by @ABC News. Aaron Katersky reports.

Read more: https://t.co/LNR2dkGK8T

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

Getting laid off in all lowercase letters would drive me crazy for the rest of my life

[jack @jack]

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.

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today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.

first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay.

we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly.

i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures.

a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers.

we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold.

to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward.

to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow.

jack

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

For the opening weekend of Stonewall Kickball, as god intended

[Spencer Allan Brooks @SpencerSays]

WUSA9 Chief Meteorologist @TenaciousTopper just said we could hit 70° next weekend.

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

I'm not holding my breath but it would make my summer a lot more enjoyable if the Washington Nationals managed to be competitive this year

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

It's always nice to see the feed in alignment

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

@doordash I purchased a $100 gift card under this offer. When will I receive my $10 DoorDash gift card?

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

Welp

[Derrick Holt @TheDerrickHolt]

It feels like Demi Lovato is about to announce an ill-advised arena tour

(mid-size venues are what she needs)