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Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas

I'm a Mainer in technology who likes growing internet companies and sharing stories about what I learn along the way. Also reading, soccer, and experimenting.

Chapter 2: is working from anywhere a fad?

Chapter 2: is working from anywhere a fad?

Major movements in society arrive like waves crashing on the beach. For the work-from-anywhere (WFA) movement, the wave was like a tsunami when COVID-19 arrived in early 2020. Our world changed overnight. A huge wave is formed by a variety of factors – Wind. Underwater disturbances. Volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes. Similarly, the

Chapter 1: What if the office is the new invention?

Chapter 1: What if the office is the new invention?

Let’s establish the foundation of this book by outlining the history of the office and from where it came. It’s important to ask the question: “Is working from anywhere a new idea or are we returning to a way of working that was normal in the past?” What

The Anywhere OS: Preface

The Anywhere OS: Preface

Hey there! I’m Luke. I want to kick things off by sharing why I wrote this book. My story (2013-2019) My experience working remotely started almost a decade ago. At the time, I was a recent college graduate who moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in search of finding an “interesting”

Not your keys, not your coins

"Not your keys, not your coin" (or why you should get your Bitcoin off Coinbase)

The first time I purchased Bitcoin was back in 2014 on Coinbase. At the time, I thought it was "funny money." The only reason I bought Bitcoin was because I wanted to convert it to Dogecoin and send it to the Jamaican bobsled team in the Sochi Olympics

Inverting Norms

Inverting Norms

Back in 2013, when I first started working remotely, it was not a popular idea at the time. Very few companies offered it. People thought it was weird. I've had to take pay cuts to work for remote-first companies. It was difficult to pitch my startup before the

What inputs drive product development?

What inputs drive product development?

Earlier this week I participated in a webinar with other product leaders. During this conversation, I shared a rough outline of how I think about product development - specifically, what inputs drive product development? It's easy to build product for the sake of it. After all, shipping code

Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Discussion on Tucker Carlson (Full Video, Free)

Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Discussion on Tucker Carlson (Full Video, Free)

On November 29th, 2021 Michael Saylor [https://twitter.com/saylor], the Founder/CEO at MicroStrategy [https://www.microstrategy.com/en] (a publicly traded company) appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to discuss Bitcoin. He did a great job explaining why Bitcoin matters, how it works, and why you should own