Tom Conrad

CEO @sonos
Board Director @zerolongevity

Ex product, design and engineering @zerolongevity, quibi, @snapchat, @pandoramusic, @jackboxgames & @apple

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Hey hey, I’m the ceo at Sonos and — true story — the team and I have time this week on volume control specifically. We know it’s fidly still and we’re gonna sort it out (lots of great feedback over on Reddit about the same).

One bit of progress in the App Store release this week: grab anywhere on the control to initiate a drag, not just the damn nubbin (rolling out slowly, soon to 100%).

Love your mockup.

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

@bhalligan Very happy to help! We're working on making sure every Sonos customer has a great experience in the first place of course but when they don't, I want their support experience to be second to none. Lots to do still but glad this story has a happy ending.

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

I’ve been asked to be the next CEO of Sonos. Grateful for the perspectives and critiques that many of you have shared here these last 6 months while I was interim. So excited for the road ahead.

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

@thisboyuan @chriswelch Glad you enjoyed the read. I had a good time talking to Chris. We have work to do, and a lot of trust to restore. At some point you do have to come out of hiding and say “we screwed up, we’ve made some progress, and we won’t rest until everyone is back up and running”

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Very excited to step into the interim CEO job at Sonos. Shared a note with the team this morning about why I'm here and the path forward...

https://t.co/oIKgtRWgx8

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Oh wow, this one is big!

[Hugo Barra @hbarra]

I'm starting a new company with some of the best people I've ever worked with, and could not be more pumped. We're calling it /dev/agents.

Going back to our Android roots, building a new operating system for people & AI agents. Check out @dps's post below for more.

We're hiring hands-on folks who love building at the intersection of consumer and developer tech (Eng/PM/UX). Please reach out! Find us at https://t.co/E2SXxIxNyw.

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

@cosmiquemuffin Same!

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Macintosh launch brochure too good to not post in its entirety. I read every word of this 100,000 times as a boy.

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

@orenmeetsworld Thanks @orenmeetsworld really happy to have you with us at @zerolongevity

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

This is the one that should be in a frame

[Brenden Mulligan @mulligan]

@tconrad what's wrong with you?! frame this shit.

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

@toddcronin @lennysan Thanks for listening!

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Here’s the first issue of MacWorld Magazine - Feb 1984

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Here’s how, short of 68000 assembler, you wrote software for thing in those earliest of days

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

Here’s the brochure I picked up at the local computer store on the 25th

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

40 years ago, when I was 14 years old, Apple introduced the Macintosh and the course of my life was set.

From the moment I saw the 1984 ad I knew that was the case & so for 40 years I’ve held on to some keepsakes — including this full page ad from Jan 25th, the day after launch

[Tom Conrad @tconrad]

This is the way

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

4. B2C with subscription-based pricing (trial or freemium)

Examples: @Duolingo, @Spotify, @Tinder, @Calm, @Strava, @MyFitnessPal

ARR = MRR x 12 = (New subs + Retained subs + Reactivated subs) * Average monthly revenue per sub * 12