Philip I. Thomas
I build at the intersection of math, business, and software. I write at
Contraption Company
. In the past, I made
Find AI
,
Booklet
,
FRCTNL
,
Booklet
,
Postcard
,
Moonlight
,
Staffjoy
, and some other things. I'm a
former digital nomad
based in NYC, and I'm interested in coffee, craftsmanship, fermentation, and urbanism.
Find me on
LinkedIn
,
Bluesky
, and
Github
, and contact me at
mail@philipithomas.com
.
New
What I'm up to - November 2024
November 12, 2024
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in September• Visited San Francisco and rode in my first Waymo • Launched Find AI on Clay.com, our first major integration • Published two essays: Having a TJ, and Innovation versus distribution Things to share• Articles: Arne Jacobson petrol station. Rewrite it in Rails. Adam Savage on post-COVID San Francisco rang true. So did Marc Andreesen on why not to do a startup. Why does this building by the subway need 193 parking spots? • Books: Good Work is a sequel to one of my favorites, Pathless Path. Pattern Breakers provides a pragmatic framework for startup success. Sinan published an update to his LLM Quick Start book that I'm enjoying and recommend for any engineers who have to get up-to-speed on the latest AI tools. • Gear: These electrolytes have been a favorite of mine - especially after exercise or a wine tasting. This notebook has become my favorite pocket notebook (with a Pen Type-C). • Quote: “I think
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