Thomas Alvord

Founder & CEO, and chairman @FundedToday

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

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[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

The red card on Balogun is such a poor call. He was simply finding his footing after getting a knock. He had no intent to land on his ankle.

VAR exists to make sure the refs get the call right. Ironically it's the opposite. A very poor call.

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

Apparently I'm in the top 0.1% of ChatGPT users this year. Didn’t expect this.

My top question-types:

1. Help me write this better.
2. Search online and confirm.
3. Make it more succinct.
4. Does that logic flow?
5. Any glaring typos?

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@Teamworks My sons play on various teams and they all use different apps for communication and calendaring.

We are using teamworks with one of the clubs. It would be very nice if there was a way to set your attendance for an event. The other apps allow this. Can you add this?

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@MSHPAlerts These comments are too funny. But only because I wasn't asleep yet. Otherwise I'd be ticked too.

[Ross Gerber @GerberKawasaki]

A Waymo came up to us yesterday… they are everywhere in west LA. Wasn’t sure why it was there. Then a girl came out. Professed her love for Waymo and took off. Robotaxi has been solved by Google. It works. Game over. $goog $tsla

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@gmail Google just started requiring third-party apps to use OAuth: https://t.co/ZvN8rszofP

With this change, the Send As feature in Gmail no longer works for Google Workspace emails.

Can you please add OAuth for Send As email addresses in Gmail?

[Library Path @LibraryPath]

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[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@jkubicki What platform are they using, did he say?

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

Harsh leadership truth:

Paying a sh*tty salary is the most expensive mistake you can make.

21 other harsh leadership truths that took me 10 years to learn:

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@othman You hit on the Innovators Dilemma by Clayton Christensen.

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@ArtificialLawya LawHQ comes to disrupt the incumbents 😀

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

For context, I am pro-science (it is sad to say that I have to declare this upfront) and our family foundation, the @PershingSqFdn, is a major funder ( ~$100m to date with more to come) of scientific research, but something has gone really wrong with science and our country when anyone who challenges currently accepted science is branded a conspiracy theorist and is censored by major media companies.

The scientific method is about constantly challenging our assumptions. It is about skepticism and deep research to understand and explain new data that are inconsistent with initial observations or conclusions.

Science is an unending search for the truth, and this ongoing search is critical, as what was once deemed to be settled science is often revised or reversed with the passage of time. For example, consider how the science of human nutrition has changed dramatically over time, or hypotheses about the causes for Alzheimer’s. And it wasn’t that long ago that doctors were quoted in ads recommending cigarettes as good for your health.

We should value those critics who challenge the status quo and continue to ask the hard questions. It is particularly important to do so when the economics of the current scientific understanding provide rewards to industry that are in the hundreds of billions of dollars, with the associated unavoidable perverse incentives.

We should seek to answer the concerns of those who challenge the current scientific wisdom. We should not simply dismiss them as conspiracy theorists. Doing so impedes the progress of scientific knowledge, and may cause us to miss opportunities to correct mistakes that continue to cause harm.

@RobertKennedyJr and others have raised important questions about the safety of some vaccines and have sought explanations for the dramatic increases in the incidence of childhood allergies, autism, and other health issues. These are good questions that have not been adequately answered. And I say this from the perspective of someone who is fully vaccinated along with my kids.

RFK may be right or wrong in his theories. That said, his concerns are ones shared by millions of parents and others. Rather than censor RFK and the skeptics, shouldn’t we instead seek to understand the causes for the massive increase in autism and allergic diseases in our children over the last 30 or so years? If vaccines are not the cause for increased autism and other allergenic conditions, then what is the cause or causes?

I think we would all greatly benefit by dropping the words ‘conspiracy theory’ from our lexicon and opening our minds to the possibility of improbable alternative explanations. When one hears something labeled a conspiracy theory, the natural reaction is to dismiss the theory. That is not a good way to get the truth. Conspiracy theories are actually just theories that are labeled as such to discourage further investigation.

I have had my own serious issues with @TuckerCarlson over the years and disagree with him on many subjects, but I have to say he gets its right in this evening’s episode which is worth a watch.

I recommend the Tucker segment at the risk of discrediting everything I have said above for certain audiences. That said, I am a strong believer in seeking the truth from a wide spectrum of observers and media participants.

I encourage you to give this approach a try. When even your worst enemy has an insight you agree with, I have often found it has a higher probability of being true. I think you will find this approach will make it easier to get closer to the truth in an uncertain world.

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

ManCity for the win and the treble!

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@Barryspar Haha. Yes the search functionality is not that easy.

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@Barryspar Huh? We have lots of activity. We have suits against Capital One, Humana, Rocket Mortgage, and many others.

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

Most companies, if not all companies, in the future are likely going to be AI-First companies.

[Rowan Cheung @rowancheung]

1. Google goes all-in on AI

Google's recent I/O event was a thrilling showcase of AI-centered innovations.

The tech giant made it clear that it is evolving as an "AI-first" company.

Check out this recap edit from our favorite AI YouTuber @mreflow:

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@jkubicki I was sick of telephone spammers and thought I'm going to start suing them. From there a law firm has emerged far larger than I ever anticipated. Focusing on a need and serving that need and the clients who have that need is what has really driven growth.

[Thomas Alvord @ThomasAlvord]

@jkubicki Isn't your chat GPT account password protected and secure? 😉