Xander Pollock

Head of AI Accelerator @TheHouseVC. Former Co-Founder @Punchd (Acq. $GOOG).

[Qasar Younis @qasar]

After 16 years and 10 months -- I'm finally writing my first...X? Also, will start writing more regularly.

My first post is, ironically, on why I'm posting. https://t.co/C0itme9LKX

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@PabaniAziz Didn’t know I could do Jira on the treadmill!!!

[Aziz Pabani @PabaniAziz]

Super excited to launch Nerve today, the AI Chief of Staff that connects to all your work apps so you never have to do any BS work again

Enterprise ready with SOC 2 compliance and SSO support. Sign up for free at https://t.co/0mTLCw2Ki0

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@cleerview I love this so much. I think AI summaries are great. The compendium of research on the Bible is so dense and so thorough, pulling from all of them at once to reach consensus on what a chapter is saying is a decent, ecumenical approach. The alt. is one white guys perspective, no?

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@sergeykarayev Fantastic. Cant wait to try.

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@AndrewWarner @holloway Trying to buy Mixergy Premium and getting a spinning wheel of death. Are you guys still offering Mixergy memberships or have you moved to Holloway exclusively?

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

On the story of campfire with the amazingly humble @brian_lovin, @benblumenrose reminded us we have to “Build something (5 or more) people want” 😂

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@BrettFromDJ Do you communicate with clients outside of Trello?

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

This is gold 🥇

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

After 10 years of building consumer social apps, I've decided to start exploring new areas. Building these products is an unforgiving grind—but I learned a lot along the way.

For those embarking on this path, here's everything you need to know:

TIME FOR A THREAD 👇

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@zendadddy How about @jakek and @jazer of Sprint and Make Time?

[Chanpory @chanpory]

Designers: "My design process is messy AF, and my files are a dumpster fire of unnamed layers and ideas that went nowhere."

Design interviewers: "Show me the step-by-step scientific method you used to make the company more money. Tell it to me like a TED talk. Also, metrics."

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@Waymo thank you 🙏 the first ride was scary as hell and the second ride almost felt normal.

[Brian Lovin @brian_lovin]

✍️ New post: How to give a great product design portfolio presentation

• Explain problem discovery and prioritization process
• Share specific stories about navigating tradeoffs
• Show iterations and outcomes
+ a few more best practices

https://t.co/JUWDkXsJwv

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@jazer @packyM @chriscantino @andrwwang @mg @valdean @patfives Awesome. I followed everyone.

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@kathleen_warner This is a great list! Jake and I only run half day sprints now, so there's that.

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@niket @kimocode @icco @mattjoanou @reed 💯

[Xander Pollock @helloxander]

@niket What's going on ? Are they going to pave a new road?

[Maneesh Arora @maneesh1]

If you weren't doing it Pre-COVID, you aren't gonna be doing it Post-COVID.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

RIP Tony Hsieh

“Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).”