Tomás Puig
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Founder & CEO of Alembic, recovering global CMO, angel at Test Kitchen Capital, 1st gen Cuban. I tweet in long delayed bursts as I’m usually too busy building.
San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2008
@Carnage4Life We have a ton of open roles and are interviewing like mad. The hard part is we get drowned out by people doing things like this. I wish those not hiring would quiet down so those like ourselves who are growing were easier to see.
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@isadwatson The best reply, someone I know who had this happen, said, “Thanks for asking and the answer is no. Please refer any further inquiries to my council at ____”.
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The NYT has put its 17,000 recipes online for free. Be back next century.
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My company Alembic just raised their $14M Series A round! Support for the round from Jensen Huang, Joe Montana and Jefferey Katzenberg. It's been a long journey and so proud of the team and excited for what is next!.
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When someone tries to script kiddy hack your system and you laugh. We insert a comment. http://t.co/tlsmaHqu1i.
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The slides for my 2 PM future of WordPress talk are on @SlideShare here http://t.co/JoB3ScE1Nq.
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I feel awful for many founder friends that don’t know if they can run their payroll on the 13th. My company Alembic does not have exposure or risk from the SVB failure but I know many that do. I’m here if you need help, advice, or just someone to talk to.
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Today is the three year anniversary of me bring Éowyn home as a puppy. Thanks for being my life co-pilot puppers! http://t.co/PaannqHvGq.
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Tone deaf. These founders threatened one of the smartest analysts of the last decade @briansolis with "cyber crime"
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I adore the look of the new @Emarsys booth here at DMEXCO! Came to life in a gorgeous way. http://t.co/ZH2agPsV8w.
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At WP Engine we pause all promoted tweets, promos, and blog posts during major tragedies. I wish more companies did the same.
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@cplimon @klarnaseb Was about to say that’s insanely high. Something feels a bit off about this.
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I'll still work in marketing and technology. This nurtures the side of myself that needs to work with my hands and create things.
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The link to the slides for my talk at #wcphx on "WordPress and the Internet of Things" that I am about to start. http://t.co/WGouPUY5cH.
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@StartupLJackson It is like Dolores Umbridge has taken over reddit for the past month. Warped good intentions and community tone deaf.
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@monstro It sucks when last money in sets the terms. And when it does forgets the genesis of the business. :(.
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@MorgLiv We now make every VC, friend or not, come to our office in person, only on every other Friday. Will meet even the most junior person if they'll show I'm not just another Pokemon Card in their deck. One of the reasons we went with @JustinAWexler. He showed up in real life. Respect.
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I officiated a wedding today for two of my favorite people in the world. Congrats @dotBen and @KrystalLauk !!! http://t.co/ocHhHr9Vnp.
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@jowyang This is so funny because 3 years ago I used to get criticized for lack of big tech background when raising. The pattern matching sure does change often.
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@jowyang @JLL @michaelsample Our office is in Zone 2 by the Caltrain station and ballpark. I feel like it’s the perfect spot due to being fairly put together, close to BART for east bay folks, and by the Caltrain for South Bay and peninsula. Happiest staff live in Bernal, Noe, or inner Richmond / Sunset.
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Wow, so humbled by the amazing reception to Gif the Halls. On the phone with CBS radio and a couple national newspapers are picking it up.
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Announcing WP Engine Labs’ open source HGV Mercury Vagrant. Powerful cross team workflow for WordPress in 20 minutes. http://t.co/0cQ7BxGJRA.
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We've been incredibly hard at work as a team. We can finally announce Alembic’s latest discovery. Prove causality, over any timeframe, with our new composite AI.
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@yousof_dev @Carnage4Life We were planning to post some mid-level roles as well. We were going to being the seniors up to speed first before bringing in others. But a super brilliant mid would be liked as well.
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By far the best piece I have read on Reddit’s current business woes and CEO change. by Rachel Happe.
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Sometimes it’s better to simply listen and amplify the voices of those impacted. Don’t eat up their crucial space with your opinions.
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@Indian_Bronson @steviemctweets @JuliusAI_ @0interestrates On the AI versus statistics for univariate and other things I really like the paper “Recurrent Neural Networks for Time Series Forecasting: Current Status and Future Directions” by some cool Australians ‘cause it has such great coverage of the state of play.
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@jowyang At parties once you have even a medium size exit: Success is judged by how many companies you foundation check angel invested in and how cool they are. No one cares about your new car or clothes.
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@jefielding @shalerhouser Jenny is smart. In the seed world I think it takes 35-45 investments to make a mean return? I remember GV did a study a while ago on it I think.
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That moment you wander down your street in San Francisco and the daily show is filming! @TheDailyShow I love you. http://t.co/O5lfdTVEEF.
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@jakemgold @JJJ as a side note I totally want a WordPress conference that's also a good and wine conference. I'll call in GastroPress.
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@jefielding @shalerhouser Many other states have the program as well. Keep benefits and vesting during usage and allows part time. Also recommend looking into ICS Cash Sweep accounts as well. Most banks offer them.
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Nothing like deploying corporate infrastructure worldwide with the confidence that @wpengine support and onboarding has your back.
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In Bulgaria your Manhattan is green cause they don't have red cherries. http://t.co/dwrBqYHjSE.
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One of the things about Apple Vision Pro as it comes down in price. It really democratizes feeling like you have access to way more productivity and entertainment space. I remember my miniature studio in the tenderloin of SF when I was young. Would have been so amazing to have.
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@peterdmaster @samuel_spitz Late stage is mostly dead. Carta data says this is seed and pre-seed and a ton of it AI.
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Nice conversation about HHVM as a technology in PC World that I'm interviewed for. http://t.co/WNve5EbEcD.
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@jowyang For anyone looking: We are hiring for a large number of roles across our whole business at Alembic.
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Some exciting news! At least for me. I've decided to do the part-time culinary degree from San Francisco Cooking School beginning Jan 4th.
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I launched my new hobby website for Tomas’ Test Kitchen today. rand new WordPress install. Check it out
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@codyschneiderxx Seriously, there is no way to faster piss off enterprise leads and prospects than this.
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@sbyrnes @NateSilver538 I was telling someone recently that LLMs are like the Oracle at Delphi. They deliver visions, some profound, but still not accurate and can have different outcomes than you expect.
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Wow!! My sister @monkeydeggy is an imagineer for @Disney now. Incredibly impressed and awesome job!.
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I find myself correcting the capital P in people’s communications even though I’m not at a WordPress company anymore….
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@garrytan What, you mean solving actual customer problems at greater than 92% accuracy matters?.
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Tomas' Test Kitchen - s02e52 - Salmon & Sorrel Sauce - Always uncensored, never unrefined - #food
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In case you missed the link to my slides from my presentation earlier today. http://t.co/JoB3ScmqoQ.
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@hknightsf But it took my Bernal Heights remodel 594 days just to go from application to approval. Granted, I did have height and large changes but any other city this would have been done in six months maximum. 1/.
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I recently made a big transition. I would like you all know that I am now the Chief Marketing Officer at Emarsys! http://t.co/dkaqUcgnza.
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@galeforceVC @HeatherHartnett @SamaraMHernandz @dunkhippo33 @MacConwell @jslishi @MikeMacCombie @rkorny @sandalphoncap @atShruti @bullpencap specializes in this space I think? Leading pre-A post-seed? We were a bit too big for them this last round but seemed like wonderful folks.
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If you had asked me a year ago if Alembic would own a 256 petaflop supercomputer I’d say you were crazy. But here we are.
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We've been working on this new WP Engine Labs release for a long tie now. I'm pretty excited! http://t.co/KWn43zIOyR.
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@jefielding @shalerhouser If you have CA companies they may wanna look into the CA Work Share program for emergencies.
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@Grady_Booch Thanks for putting into words what I was having trouble saying. I always say we solve tough problems and apply science to build solutions. Like inventors such as Benjamin Franklin, who discovered lightning was a form of electricity and then created the lightning rod.
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@jasonlk Worked for companies so successful they were “order takers” and not “order creators”.
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@hknightsf By the way the fees are outrageous and I’m a single dad. That ugly 1970 facade on an older house? $4k to apply that it isn’t historical. $4k to hire a consultant to prove it and lust every single resident that EVER lived there. 2/.
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You know projectors are bright for Gif the Halls when you have to load them into the van with a fork lift. http://t.co/qg4pPXHCr8.
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@AstasiaMyers 50% training data, 40% fine-tuning, 9% code, 1% AI…. And then DevOps yelling from the other room that you're still at 0% because it isn't reliable and deployable at scale. @MorgLiv.
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Was so much fun to see all the people at #wcphx this weekend. I'm on my flight now but hope to see you all again soon.
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One of the great perks of the @wpengine SF office. Dog friendly. Éowyn is loving it! http://t.co/zJuSRSSVOX.
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I caught up with @KathrynCave at IDG Connect about my new role at Emarsys and the rise of the technical CMO. http://t.co/hCmJmxaXiG.
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This WordCamp SD presentation I'm going to give will cause nodding heads or pitchforks and torches will follow me out of the building. ;).
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One of the current problems in the Gemini vs. ChatGPT debate is the brands just have trained different user expectations. Google is the university’s library book catalog. ChatGPT is the grad student explaining a topic to a freshman, in basic terms, over coffee.
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@markjaquith @ryancduff Apple in this article says they're working on a Lightroom migration help with Adobe http://t.co/54bgQmOf6K.
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@marktimemedia @LisaSabinWilson @perezbox @shaptora @rachelbaker @GoDaddy I'll be running the advanced Brand and Marketing workshop at 9:30.
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@StephNass I find the #1 signal on a VCs level of interest is speed of email reply. If they replay, and it has been more than 24 hours, the deal is dead and no conviction if built.
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Slides from Advanced Brand and Marketing for Early Stage Companies workshop by @tnpuig and @pauliedery
http://t.co/8NWCmQLa2v from SXSW 2015.
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The irony of going to @GordonRamsay’s Hells Kitchen in Vegas and being served my Beef Wellington warm… but on a stone cold plate… with stone cold mashed potatoes will not cease to amuse me. I imagine him over my shoulder glaring at the expiditing station in fury.
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The sound you hear in the distance is the collective snoring, of thousands of founders, now that they finally sleep after three days.
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@sheetaverma Can't guarantee anything but we do have some marketing and marketing ops roles open in San Francisco. I'll ping @loganpugh on the team to at look at it. (1st gen as well).
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@jefielding Depends on contract size I assume? If under $50k sure. But over $50k you can’t use AI to make procurement go faster.
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@chontang We use the ICS sweep product. It does technically move cash out of the bank. But it’s a nice safety net. It’s a huge third party partnership network.
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@StephNass My reply to VC is almost always “We’re heads down building. Please tell me check size, how many investments last 18 months, and why you found / like us. I’ll reach back out when we’re Closer to raising.”.
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@pippinsplugins does it work on wandering musicians and other artists as well? Oh wait, you mean digital. .
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In case you missed my way too early AM tweet.We’re excited! WP Engine raises 23M with @North_Bridge
http://t.co/QUdj7nbXm8.
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@4RichardStand @firstrepublic They said update by tomorrow. I said they should update the push notifications and send an email. They’re emailing marketing to agree. Some poor IT / dev ops dude is having a tough week.
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@davidgallant actually sitting between eng and marketing I have some odd ones. For example I still write narrative thought in Final Draft.
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It’s not even 8 PM in San Francisco. I wonder where Reddit’s PR and Emergency Crisis Comms people are. Reminder, finalize our crisis plans.
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Great to see more innovation in the space. AccelFoods fund for food and beverage innovators reaches $35 million
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The Vasa ship museum is incredible. The sheer scope of the ship.
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