Matt Straub

I̶T̶ ̶T̶e̶c̶h̶n̶i̶c̶i̶a̶n̶ Professional Googler • Wine Country Casual™️ • Customer Success Manager

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

@ChadNewbry @audrlo My bad, sent you a message now!

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@iSapozhnik OMG, Yes! I totally forgot about Nero until you mentioned it.

Honorable mention goes to Roxio Toast!

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

Name some iconic early 2000's desktop software that lives rent-free in your mind. I'll start:

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@mufasaYC Wow, I use the writing tools daily on iOS and macOS. Hopefully, there can be a similar feature maintained in this release.

[Audrey @audrlo]

being kind costs nothing and is worth everything.

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

@ChadNewbry @audrlo Fridge lobster, love it!

Send me a message, would love to learn more.

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@alexkehr @louisagareiss Same. Take my money!

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

@clementsauvage Those pins look awesome, I want them!!

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@the_futt @Techweek_ @the_futt please share where you got this hat from. I love it!

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@siddsax @agihouse_org @ThineAI thine

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@samsheffer Yes, I’ve been seeing the same thing.

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@EasonTang23 👀

[Audrey @audrlo]

i am very inspired by the people around me.

they push me to be better just by existing.

it's a great feeling.

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

@samsheffer @GoogleDeepMind @ycombinator Sick swag, enjoy!

[Sam Sheffer @samsheffer]

steve did the job, then tim cooked, and now john will ternus the key in a new chapter for apple

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

Happy Friday! Which early computing mascot would you want to hang out with this weekend?

Personally, I'm team Clippy. @Microsoft bring clippy back, please!

Let me know if I missed any essential computer characters in the replies.

[Audrey @audrlo]

delusion is the only way to live.

you must be willing to stake your life on something great.

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

@EasonTang23 Such a great exhibit

[Tony Fadell @tfadell]

50 years of @Apple

From the early days of the #iPod to bringing the #iPhone into the world, some of the most formative years of my career were spent there. The products and teams stay with you. But more importantly so does how Apple thinks.

A few lessons that have held true for decades:
1) Start with the user, not the tech. The question isn’t “what can we build?” but “what problem actually matters?”
2) Focus is everything. Apple is defined as much by what it says no to as what it builds.
3) End-to-end matters. Hardware, software, services. It all has to work together.
4) Details are the product. What feels small is what users remember.
5) Debate hard. Commit fully.
6) Build for the long term.

We’re in another moment of massive technological change. The fundamentals haven’t changed.

The companies that win build things people actually use and can’t imagine living without.

Congrats to everyone who has been part of Apple’s first 50 years! 🙌

[Matt Straub @imattstraub]

The more people I meet, the more I like my one friend @claudeai