Victoria Wood

A winding experiment of short-term plans. Sailer, forager. Carina nebula fan girl from before it was cool. Sr Product Operations Manger @Shopify. She/They.

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

I’m a generalist but not a dilettante. I’m an entrepreneur but not a capitalist. I’m a humanist. A scientist. An artist. I’m comfortable in chaos and at rest. To the outside, my life might seem like a set of loosely connected dots. This is the thread that ties it all together:

[Matthew Kobach @mkobach]

If you were let go from the @Shopify marketing or events team (or know anyone who was), please DM me.

I would love to talk.

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

Just realized I only have two modes:

1. YOLO
2. questions every decision and feeling

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

The jobs of both a social media algorithm and an Editor In Chief is to select and share engaging content.

Both are an algorithm making decisions, yet only one can be held liable for any harm caused by what it chooses to publish.

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

Your company’s highest impact most underutilized asset is its people.

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

If I aired a highlight reel of your most selfish life moments and most shameful thoughts, you'd seem like an awful person. If I aired a reel of your best, kindest moments, you'd seem like a saint. But people aren't highlight reels, and the unedited cut is always a messy mix!

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@quephird Ugh, they’re awful. I had those when I came off my antidepressants.

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@SystemischerC This is a scam: https://t.co/qqA4Rf3mg0

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@rsnapeuk This

[tobi lutke @tobi]

Live from New York: Shopify businesses around the world are lighting up Times Square for Black Friday 🔥

[Boris Slobodin @bslobodin]

This! Also, please tell their lead about it. Especially in a remote world, visibility isn’t always there (and it shouldn’t be, unless they’re micromanaging).

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@bslobodin @Wayfair

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@MichaelEPorter. The day I read Creating Shared Value I realized I’d been brought up to assume business can only do harm. This changed my world from that moment on —> https://t.co/tWCqcBU9wz

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@CarlCasis @WalkerLucas Also, that’s why. You’re on west coast time now 🤙

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@CarlCasis @WalkerLucas You’re in Van?!

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

That PNW life

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

i will never get tired of using this song

(credit to @MikePHager and @vangardea for the videos)

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@chrizbot Like anything, it depends on the quality of information being put into them.

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@mkobach That emotions are a weakness

[Farhan Thawar @fnthawar]

The advice we give others is always the advice we need to follow most.

— Gian-Carlo Rota

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@tkhoojones Almost 😁

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@quephird Said like a true n00b 😆

[Victoria Wood @vickywould]

@quephird Is this Rust?