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What really happens at our office...

Last week, Statsig organized an ex-FB reunion in Palo Alto. It was by far the best event I had been to in a long time, and I found myself surrounded by an incredible group of legendary folks. The talent density in that event hall was off the charts. We had a panel with Jay Parikh, Mike Vernal and Deborah Liu sharing some fun (and funny) memories from the past. Here are some photos from the event. We got so much interest that we plan to do this with a bigger venue next time.

As part of the roadmapping process, last week, we sat down and discussed what our customers would want the most out of Statsig. Getting to the most intrinsic of needs was the focus. And we all agreed that when it comes to people's careers, one unanimous thing that everyone wants is to get promoted at work. The question now is: Could Statsig help you get promoted? And the answer is a resounding Yes!! So we built and launched Statsig Promo Mode™ Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gZJXNV8j

I’m headed to Berlin for customer visits, and have some free time on Friday and Monday. If you are in the area and would like to chat, hit me up.

Three Years? Really? It feels just like yesterday, a few of us got together and started a company. In a blink of an eye, three years have flown by. Today, I feel proud for having built this incredible team - this team that has crafted amazing products, stood up a strong business, supported thousands of customers large and small, forged everlasting friendships, shared life milestones including welcoming Statsig babies, and more. I have shared this internally many times before: Statsig’s only moat is this team’s ability to out-execute competition. Here’s to many more accomplishments! Happy 3rd Anniversary, Statsig!!

What happens when you accidentally leave your machine unlocked at Statsig.

Atlassian Experimentation Leader Dylan Lewis is a well-regarded industry leader when it comes to Experimentation culture. He's also famous for coining the term "Highest Paid Opinion" - which then evolved to HiPPO. Dylan will be joining us for a fireside chat, virtually at Statsig to share his two decades worth of experience in data and experimentation. Register here if you're interested in initiating or expanding a data-driven culture in your company. Date & Time: January 31, 2 pm PST | 5 pm EST https://lnkd.in/gtjjpv5y

Valeri Liborski, CTO of HelloFresh is a big believer in Experimentation, so much so that he believes the time has come to evolve Engineering/DevOps roles. “It is critical to experiment to find the best solution to delight the customers. Our company jumped on this wagon in our early days with our Experimentation Kitchen, and we see industry reports that our company is running 10x more experiments compared to the companies with similar profiles and size. This trend might indicate the evolution of engineering roles- in addition to DevOps and DevOps+Sec there is growing demand for DevOps+Sec+Exp” Statsig is proud to power HelloFresh in their pursuit of 10x experimentation!

How big is Statsig, you ask? Here are three metrics: * In the month of December alone, we processed over 6T deduped events (that’s 200B unique events per day, or 2.3M every second) * In the same month, we delivered experiments to over 2B individual end users (non-deduped, but still…) * And in 2023, we onboarded over 2000 new customers Wanna learn more? Here's our 2023 in review, written by Tore H. and Skye Scofield https://lnkd.in/g883eS4P

The power of luck Never underestimate the role luck plays in your career - being in the right place at the right time, meeting key people, or being handed opportunities that are career defining. Numerous step function changes in my career could be attributed to timing, connections, and opportunities that others entrusted to me. This is certainly not an endorsement to bank solely on luck and sideline hard work. The goal should be to make sure you are ready to capitalize on luck. None of what I mentioned above would be relevant if you hadn't built the platform on which luck could play an outsized role. Here are 4 tips from my experience to put yourself in the position to capitalize on luck when it does come around. 𝟭. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: Look for sponsors in your career: people that champion and advocate for you. Deborah Liu so eloquently describes the impact of sponsors in her book "Take back your power". They are the ones sending opportunities your way, fighting for your promotion, increasing your scope, and speaking highly of you behind your back. They might not be your immediate manager, but they should be in your close circle to have meaningful impact. Find them, follow them, and keep them close. 𝟮. 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮 𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿: Always be imagining where you want to be in 5 years. Five years is a sufficiently long time out that you can really dream big, but (surprisingly) close enough to see the path. Now look at your day job and ask yourself if what you're doing today leading you closer to your 5 year horizon. If it's not, then change it. There's no point wasting time going in the wrong direction to your destination. 𝟯. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: Everyone's career is filled with periods of steep slopes and plateaus. Invariably, everyone hits plateaus in their career - it's normal. Some times life needs attention, other times the economy is shitty and there're layoffs all around. The most successful people capitalize on their steep slopes; that way, their plateaus are higher than others. So don't fret about plateaus in your career, they are inevitable. But instead focus on those steep slopes - put in all the extra effort to multiply the impact of those. 𝟰. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: Most people you encounter in your life are nice. They mostly have a neutral impact on your career, taking care of their own interests and moving on with their lives. Some rare ones (see #1 above) have an outsized positive impact on your life. Similarly, there do exist some that are genuinely bad for you. For whatever reason, they tend to actively undermine you, downplay your abilities, and hurt your growth. If you know who they are, stay away from them - life is too short for this nonsense. And lastly, if you have read this far, I'd love to hear any other tips that I should include here for the benefit of everyone.