David Porter

@davidporter

Former Midwestern CPA. Founded 8tracks & NextUp. Partner in life with someone who doesn't use Twitter.

San Francisco
instagram.com/davidporter
Joined December 2006
120 Photos and videos Photos and videos

Tweets

You blocked @davidporter

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @davidporter

  1. Jan 17

    “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” -- Nietzsche

    Undo
  2. Retweeted
    Jan 9
    Replying to

    my old boss used to talk about an ideal music service that was just metadata storage, totally agnostic of streaming medium. the more they grow separate the more sense it makes to me

    1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
    Undo
  3. Retweeted
    Jan 7

    Like all of you, I’ve been feeling so many emotions since yesterday. I tried to put my thoughts down here:

    10,017 replies 47,680 retweets 273,156 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  4. Retweeted
    Jan 5

    Only work on things where you have intrinsic motivation. If you don’t, you’ll lose motivation when times are hard or your own goals change.

    10 replies 151 retweets 1,242 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  5. Retweeted
    Jan 5

    There is no skipping of the R&D phase of a company - if you try to skip this you miss the part where you are forced to develop something differentiated. Very hard to solve this with money.

    12 replies 87 retweets 998 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  6. Retweeted
    22 Oct 2020

    Some of the most effective PMs I've worked with did not have technical academic background. The job is so much more about synthesizing and prioritizing and influencing than about coming up with the best technical solution to a problem. PMs are not hired to be an engineer.

    1 retweet 3 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  7. 19 Nov 2020

    In particular, check out the options here:

    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  8. 19 Nov 2020

    Here’s the best one yet:

    1 reply
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  9. Retweeted
    7 Nov 2020

    Correction: The press conference that the White House announced would be held “at the Ritz” will actually take place next to the Ritz Crackers endcap-display in the snack food aisle of the Wawa at 7912 Roosevelt Boulevard.

    109 replies 725 retweets 3,875 likes
    Undo
  10. 8 Nov 2020

    What I’ve been listening to & liking this last 1/2 decade, since adopting :

    Undo
  11. 7 Oct 2020

    I'd love with tags. Game changing (at least for me) as could drive broader set of use cases for the app

    1 reply 3 likes
    Undo
  12. 5 Oct 2020

    First bug I've noticed on Google Docs in maybe a decade. Downloaded to Excel and had option to save it directly to cloud (not from a browser). Maybe this has existed for awhile but I like it.

    Undo
  13. Retweeted
    2 Oct 2020

    Genuinely surprised that she's been within six feet of him.

    4 replies 4 retweets 148 likes
    Undo
  14. Retweeted
    2 Oct 2020

    More evidence that those with low income are at the highest risk

    38 replies 407 retweets 4,327 likes
    Undo
  15. Retweeted
    30 Sep 2020

    Highs that don’t lead to subsequent lows: • Meditation, gratitude, prayer, journaling, unconditional love. • Yoga, exercise, play, nature walks. • Creating art, reading for fun, singing, poetry. • Practicing a craft, pursuing curiosity, work done for its own sake, flow.

    179 replies 4,154 retweets 18,232 likes
    Undo
  16. Retweeted
    29 Sep 2020

    Did the President of the United States just instruct a white supremacist group to “stand by”?

    20,286 replies 78,253 retweets 436,987 likes
    Undo
  17. Retweeted
    29 Sep 2020

    Listening to our President downplay this pandemic which killed both my parents is fucking infuriating.

    4,140 replies 39,663 retweets 240,095 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  18. Retweeted
    29 Sep 2020

    George Stephanopoulos: "I've watched presidential debates for 40 years. This was the worst debate I've ever seen." Fact Check: True

    2 retweets 14 likes
    Undo
  19. Retweeted
    29 Sep 2020

    “This debate should have taken place via zoom to allow Chris Wallace to mute the candidates.” -someone wise

    1 retweet 5 likes
    Undo
  20. 29 Sep 2020

    Clearly debate moderators should retain the option to mute a mic when participants don’t follow the rules.

    1 like
    Undo

@davidporter hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·