Bryan Harris

@jack @blocks Block chose option 1. linkedin.com/pulse/capitali…

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company. #### today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone. first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay. we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly. i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures. a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers. we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold. to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward. to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow. jack

What's this used for? Wrong answers only. #retro #doyouremember #swag #sasusers

@Susan_G_Ellis @ShannonHeathPR @HomesAtMetacoda @SASsoftware @KatieLinendoll Stay hungry my friends ... Like air fryers, SAS analytics always delivers. #SASGF #flavortown @SASsoftware

Things I didn't expect to hear @SASsoftware CTO @BryanHarris say to @KatieLinendoll today in #SASGF Tech Connection: "Get yourself an air fryer - it's four minutes to Flavor Town."

@DHenschen @SASsoftware Thank you for the supportive feedback @DHenschen. Its so important to me that I disarm any conversation regarding my title/role. I want to relate, learn and have some fun along the way. Hope you are enjoying #SASGF

Joining day 2 of #SASGF and seeing @BryanHarris, new #CTO at @SASsoftware, lead demo of Composite #AI in retail context. MyPOV: Bryan seems articulate and insightful but also very personable. Being likeable is an important trait for any C-suite leadership role.

@Susan_G_Ellis This has been our kitchen workhorse over the last 15 months! It always delivers. #SASGF

Q5: Which was the most exciting integration experience using SAS Viya and open-source during the SAS global hackathon? #SASchat #OpenSource

I was just on a Zoom call that ended automagically after 40 minutes because the organizer was on a free tier. This is the single greatest advance to meeting productivity that I’ve ever seen. Would pay extra for this feature.

@NHLFlyers #BlackFriday Flyers game and sign tradition continues. Can’t wait to see a great game with family #FrostyTheGoalMan

This doesn't look good.

Can't RT this loud enough: "Wireless companies sell your location data. Federal regulators should stop them." From a member of the FCC: nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opi…

@areinet @nickhudkins Nice work Glen!

@nickhudkins You should checkout my new library ZephJS. It will blow your mind... not really, but you should still check it out. I’d love to hear your feedback. gist.github.com/arei/8083a6270…

One day I hope to find something again that shifts my whole world on its head and insta-made-sense to me the way React / Relay / GraphQL did. I still chase that high every day.

SAS and NVIDIA partner on deep learning and computer vision sas.com/en_us/news/pre…

SAS announces $1 Billion investment in Artificial Intelligence sas.com/en_us/news/pre…

@oschabenberger Another data point for finding the right balance of AI and human interaction twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…

SEC guidance on assisting public companies in re cybersecurity risks and incidents: If you work in security & you're trading on the news of a breach, you're treading on thin ice. whether lowlevel grunts, C level, ISAC members, this is a no-no duh. sec.gov/rules/interp/2… (PDF)

Great quick summary of blockchain consensus models, benefits, trade-offs and related currencies. medium.com/kin-contributo…

#Bitcoin is a systemic risk to the #cryptocurrency #coin market given it's the dominant currency to purchase #altcoins in exchanges. #Coinbase could decouple #Bitcoin dependency buy supporting USD to USDT wallet. #Tether #blackswan #longtail #CryptoCrash2017 @davidgokhshtein

Girl Scouts to train next generation of cybersecurity, AI, and robotics professionals tek.io/2AV1Gph

@andrea_helfrich Gingerline will get it done tonight!#LetsGoFlyers

Social media advertising is broken. Products I buy are advertised to me AFTER I bought them. And no I don’t need a new mattress.