👉 What Happened on Tech Twitter in October

Tech company salary data, how to become a PM, why we're all still mad at Zuck, Brianne Kimmel Tweeter of the Month and more!

Yo! Here are the best tweets, tweetstorms & discussions from October curated by me, Brett. If you’re interested in curating a future issue of Tech Twitter TLDR, let me know!

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Most Useful

Everyone wants to be a PM. Ishita Arora breaks down what the best PM candidates look like. Click in to read more!

Ishita Arora @iarora_

Across my years at Dropbox and Fleetsmith, I’ve screened >1000 resumes, conducted >100 phone screens, and lead >50 onsites for PMs. Both companies have best-in-class product talent 😉 Here’s what top candidates do 👇

Most Polarizing - Zuck & Free Speech

Some hailed Zuck as a hero fighting for free speech while others could not have disagreed more based on Facebook’s refusal to fact check misleading political ads. The debate is only bound to heat up as the US presidential election kicks into high gear.

nell thomas @nellwyn

as a @facebook alum, i'm proud of my former coworkers today for standing against current FB political ad policies, which allow misinformation (e.g. lies) from politicians to run on the platform. i hope facebook leadership listens.

nytimes.comRead the Letter Facebook Employees Sent to Mark Zuckerberg About Political AdsHundreds of Facebook employees signed a letter decrying the decision to let politicians post any claims they wanted — even false ones — in ads on the site.

sam lessin @lessin

I deeply admire Mark's consistent commitment to free speech. It isn't an easy position to hold - it forces you to accept all sorts of short term costs and criticism ...  But history shows it is the right long term position 

google.comZuckerberg: Standing For Voice and Free ExpressionThis is the full text of the speech Mark Zuckerberg gave at Georgetown University on free expression.

Most Woke

Last month there was some debate around whether joining a startup is a good idea. Compared to going to an expensive business school or failing to start a company (and blowing through savings in the process), it’s a no brainer, even if the equity is worthless - looking at you later-stage Uber employees.

Kim Taylor @kimmytaylor

She’s right. I joined a startup in almost 10 years in SF and it’s hard to explain the rate can accelerate your career. I used my experience to get paid to learn how to start a company.

Alyson Shontell @ajs

If you want to accelerate your career, you need to join or start a startup. Best in your 20s when you can take risks. There isn’t really much risk when you have no career yet. Just upside, growth, adventure. Success can grow exponentially with it. More women need to do this too

Kyle Tibbitts @KyleTibbitts

Underappreciated phenomenon: Working at a high-growth, margin-focused startup is a real-life MBA where you get paid six figures plus equity to learn how to build a business instead of paying six figures and going into debt to learn how to build a theoretical one.

Most Interesting

Salary data is the most click-baity data, so here it is. Sorry, I had to.

Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman

Average salaries at tech companies: Nvidia $170,068 Twitter $162,852 Google $161,254 LinkedIn $157,402 Facebook $152,962 Salesforce $150,379 Microsoft $148,068 eBay $140,056 Qualcomm $139,754 Adobe $135,027 Source: Glassdoor

Funniest

The lengths one person went through to return this guy’s wallet is truly astounding.

Tim Cameron @Timcammm

I just lost my wallet on the way home from work. I didn't have much identifying info in there so a good Samaritan got in touch with my via my... bank account 🤯 4x transfers of £0.01 each with a reference up to 18 charsQ

Coolest

Just watch the video.

Machine Pix @MachinePix

2,018 Intel Shooting Star drones flying in formation acting as a 3D display.

Tweeter of the Month - Brianne Kimmel (@briannekimmel)

Brianne Kimmel has been an absolute powerhouse this month, churning out a number of incredibly insightful tweetstorms. If you’re at all interested in enterprise SaaS, future of work, or just really really good advice, she’s your person. Click into some of her threads from this month below!

Brianne Kimmel @briannekimmel

1/ “The next generation of applications for the workplace sees people spinning out of Uber, Coinbase and Airbnb,” Kimmel said. If you're thinking about building something for the workplace, here's what you should know ⚠️ Tough feedback ahead ⚠️

Brianne Kimmel @briannekimmel

How to start a hot company: 1. Find a product designer 2. Choose a $1B+ workplace product 3. Build hero feature or use case w/ modern UX/UI 4. Iterate based on feedback from closed beta cc: @rsg

Brianne Kimmel @briannekimmel

The future of work in 3 stats: • 70% of people work remotely one day per week • 72% of people are willing to pay out of pocket for programs and services to advance their career • 74% of people believe they aren't achieving their full potential at work Thread:

Brianne Kimmel @briannekimmel

SaaS startups who start by selling to other startups see two advantages: 1. More customer momentum 2. Uninhibited product innovation Big companies come with too many questions, constraints, pessimism that slows innovation and your ability to ship a disruptive product

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Thanks for reading! - Brett