Andy Allaway

CEO @ Empire Flippers. Everything else will likely be about golf ⛳️

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

Every conversation with Opus 5 🙈

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@thsottiaux Why does voice mode sound drunk all the time now?

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@_consistentgolf I always think if you think it’s a gimme, it should be absolutely zero stress to step up and knock it in quickly….

Otherwise it wasn’t a gimme!

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@ryanmouquegolf Missed this by 11 hours, but I'll try anyway 😅

Prob varies, but what do you like people to think about during the golf swing?

If I don't think technical, I'm liable to leave the face open.

But if I think too much about body movement, I hit some horrible, unathletic shots.

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@Jellesmarbles Do you guys man your customer service inbox? Trying to get a response about an order. Have emailed [email protected] and [email protected] with a time-sensitive order issue.

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@ryanmouquegolf @drip_flood Great video!

Very similar to where my bad shots come from..too open at the top leading to too steep and over the top.

Either weak and left (I’m a lefty) or flip the hands and end up hooking it off the planet right.

I have this exact lesson about once a month 😂

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@s8mb The Gruffalo takes all the plaudits but Tiddler is S-tier! 🔥🐟

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@DavidSacks Incredible timing!

https://t.co/Pn52KoeQMJ

[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

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@eldsjal You guys gotta add a function to exclude Focus music somehow!

My wrapped is just a bunch of artists from my deep work sessions that’s I’ve never heard of 😂😭

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

Hang it in the louvre 😍

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

You are a taker, not a maker. All you’ve done your whole life is take from the makers of the world.

The zero-sum mindset you have is at the root of so much evil. Once you realize that civilization is not zero-sum and that it is about making far more than one consumes, then it becomes obvious that the path to prosperity for all is just let the makers make.

Regarding Tesla, the reality is that I have been given nothing.

However, if I lead Tesla to become the most valuable company in the world by far and it stays that way for 5 years, shareholders voted to award me 12% of what is built. Anyone who wants to come along for the ride can buy Tesla stock.

If Tesla “merely” becomes a $1.999 trillion dollar company, I get nothing. This is a great deal for shareholders, which is why they voted so overwhelmingly to approve this, for which I am immensely grateful.

And they did so by a margin far more than you won your political seat.

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@saint7628 Unreal 🤣

Never has a tweet aged so badly, so quickly! Big let off!

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

He might be painfully slow and dull as dishwater, but Patrick Cantlay is THAT GUY when it comes to Ryder Cup pressure moments!

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@theallinpod The first 30 mins 🤮

Getting pretty close to state-run propaganda at this point 😂

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@adamyounggolf YES

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@nicochristie Invite code please 🙏

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@practicalgolf Body movement based swing thoughts 😭

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@nikitabier @X Wow! Congrats!

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@bgurley @patrick_oshag Can't wait for this one! 🔥

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@helloitsolly @euboid @rotimi_best Amazing! 🎉

[Andy Allaway @andyallaway]

@joelgascoigne Hugely impressive that you've continued to share so openly through times good and less good.

Onwards and upwards!