Jon McGee

Bringing people together through technology. Former PM @meta, engineer @amazon @microsoft @nvidia, @uwaterloo math/CS alum

[Steve Cosman @scosman]

Building AI agents shouldn't be whack-a-mole.
Solve a problem once. Keep it solved.
Kiln v1, launching today ↓

[andrew chen @andrewchen]

bullish on the PM role quietly becoming the most important role in tech again

when anyone can build, the person who decides WHAT to build becomes the bottleneck

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Just as you would cook a breakfast with love for your children, so would a true creator make products that convey care, attention, and a last mile dedication to quality.

If you care, the customer can feel it, and those are the products that reach product market fit.

[CTV News Toronto @CTVToronto]

#NEW: Meta Platforms Inc. — parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — announced plans to build a new Canadian engineering hub located in Toronto Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the creation of 2,500 jobs.

https://t.co/tf8ZXovslu

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

One of the biggest mistakes I see social app founders make, which I've been guilty of, is obsessing over aesthetic design... especially before you have product-market fit. It seems to be a symptom of designing for other designers/designing with ego rather than for regular people.

[Jon McGee @jonmcgee]

Great read on Tesla UX. This is why I’m so passionate about Design and UX. Beautiful and usable products seem obvious to the end user - but creating that ‘obvious’ feeling requires getting the balance and tradeoffs right. That’s hard to achieve, but it’s also what makes it fun.

[Real Ventures @realventures]

2021 has been a record-breaking year for the Canadian #technology ecosystem 🚀🚀🚀

Read our latest blog where we share investment highlights from different regions across Canada and the key trends we saw throughout 2021.

https://t.co/VoBmDTvQ9w

#CanTech #innovation #tech

[GoLimitless @GoLimitlesss]

Product Clarity - by @shreyas

[Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science @UWCheritonCS]

When Ian Munro joined Waterloo in 1971, he was the youngest computer scientist in the department. This fall he celebrated five decades at the University of Waterloo!

Learn more about Waterloo legend and Canada’s authority on data structures: https://t.co/KeuPovHTRF

[Jon McGee @jonmcgee]

Immigration arbitrage https://t.co/zG9FEpwLWz

[Jon McGee @jonmcgee]

2021 was a clear tipping point for the Toronto/🇨🇦 tech scene. The momentum this year has been undeniable - it’s like night and day.

[Eric Stromberg @ericstromberg]

If you started a company pre-2015 and it didn't go as planned, you really should try again.

[Jon McGee @jonmcgee]

The natural evolution of social networks

[Meta @Meta]

Announcing @Meta — the Facebook company’s new name. Meta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we’ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection.

[Jon McGee @jonmcgee]

While everyone hates on the #TouchBar, it will go down as the best and most over-engineered brightness/volume control ever

[CNET @CNET]

Apple dumps the MacBook Pro Touch Bar after five years https://t.co/nMJrhPfsj3

[Stripe @stripe]

We’re opening an office in Toronto: https://t.co/h3DbWH4Mf2

[Dan Hockenmaier @danhockenmaier]

Game 1: Optimize for company outcome. Spend all of your time finding and fixing the highest leverage problems you can

Game 2: Optimize for career outcome. Seek external signals like title, scope, and team size. Make sure you're "learning the right things"

[Woman Blockchain @WomanBlockchain]

Did you know...
Canada Approves Three #Ethereum ETFs in One Day

https://t.co/LPIWg4dfB1

[Unreal Engine @UnrealEngine]

Introducing MetaHumans—the next-generation of digital humans. #UE4

Animation and mocap-ready, #MetaHumans will be created by you, using the new easy-to-use MetaHuman Creator.

Get a sneak peak at this groundbreaking new tool:
https://t.co/oF9yUcNByn

[Kim-Mai Cutler @kimmaicutler]

There's been a ton of speculation of what Silicon Valley is going to look like after the pandemic when companies return to work. I've been interested in this for several years and I thought I'd add data to the conversation based on our founder surveys: https://t.co/CaZr98VzCC