Devon Watson

Business leader in FinTech / Retail Tech. Prior CMO, VC and start-up guy (analytics & cloud). Overly enthusiastic ice climber.

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Work hard. Play hard. Spend time with your family and friends. This is the only time you get.

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

@jockofuel - Please bring back the pineapple GO!! If we cant start our day with a caffeinated pina colada....what are we even doing?

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

A million seconds ago was May 23rd
A billion seconds ago was 1993
A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 B.C.

The US national debt is now rising by $1 Trillion every 180 days.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Mammoth spending bills are bankrupting America!

ENOUGH

[Progress Bar 2026 @ProgressBar202_]

2025 is 25% complete.

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Time for some spring shredding

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

A stunning essay in the FT on the international decline in the ability to read, reason, focus, and learn new things.
It began or accelerated in the early 2010s.
It's hitting teens AND adults.
Self-report and objective scores.
by @jburnmurdoch

https://t.co/gPGrShE2dk

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Good reason to ban phones in schools.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW 🧵: Is human intelligence starting to decline?

Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s.

What should we make of this?

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Starting back at 0. Better get after it.

[Progress Bar 2026 @ProgressBar202_]

2025 is 0% complete.

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Fun tailgate “trunk or treat” for the kids today at @tunneldrb

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

All the excuses are lies. Do the work.

[Jocko Willink @jockowillink]

He had some good points…

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

@sschuller Good macroeconomic point.

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Really great to see the USA women’s rugby team earn a bronze. Huge win for the sport overall.

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

Good marketing and product management framework:

Benefits - why buy one
Differentiation- why buy mine
Urgency - why buy now

Keep it simple.

[Carl Vellotti 🥞 @carlvellotti]

Data team: "The AB test results are directionally positive, but let's not jump to any—"

Product manager:

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

Timeless

[Devon Watson @WatsonDevon]

This is a big deal. Makes everyone a merchant/recipient and allows some anonymity for P2P payments.

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Tap to Cash lets you pay by touching iPhones https://t.co/UtDmfQ7Uk0

[@jason @Jason]

😂