Tom Conrad (
@tconrad) was Chief Product Officer at Quibi, Director of Engineering at
Pets.com, VP of Product at
@Snap, CTO of
@PandoraMusic, and an engineer at
@Apple. Today, Tom is the CEO of
@ZeroLongevity and on the board of
@Sonos. He's also a wonderful human.
Tom's long career in tech and product gives him a unique perspective not only on what it takes to build a successful company but also on what we can learn from failure.
In our conversation, we discuss:
🔸 Lessons learned from the infamous collapse of
Pets.com and Quibi
🔸 Lessons learned from the success of Snap, Apple, and Pandora
🔸 Advice on picking where to work
🔸 Understanding the math formula of a business
🔸 How to avoid burnout
🔸 Why not everyone needs to be a founder
🔸 Insight into the success of Zero
🔸 Much more