Phillip Wang@flippnflops
In the last few years, @gather_town has been “refounded” multiple times, from going after our vision of the Metaverse at the start of the pandemic, to refocusing on remote work and rebuilding the entire team to get there.
@jinen has been a lynchpin in refounding Gather, and for that reason, @k_m_y_l and I are excited to name him a co-founder!
We first met Jinen 3 years ago, and from the very first week, he was changing Gather in big ways. He helped us realize what it’d take to actually become a successful work product, and made some big bets on the product that ended up being totally correct, but which the rest of us didn’t have the conviction to make. He also played a huge part in defining the culture we have today centered around hunger and excellence in craft. These values are now strongly embraced by every member of our team, make Gather the most energizing to work at than ever before, and will likely be the pillars of our organization for many years to come.
As we’ve gotten to work with Jinen more, Kumail and I have felt he possesses the intangibles that make him a cofounder rather than just a successful, hired executive. He believes in our mission with every fiber of his being. So much so that I’ve found myself inspired by our own mission in ways I didn’t know possible, given how he frames it. Looking towards the future, he shares my hope to work on this mission for 10+ more years, if not to be the last jobs of our careers.
On a personal side, this has been incredibly meaningful for Kumail and I. From the beginning, our hope was to create an organization that was much larger than the two of us, and that we could find other people who would be equal stewards in our shared purpose. We’re very lucky to have found that in Jinen. And looking forward, we hope to find more and more talented people to take ownership in our cause.
To our customers, both current and future. Please know that our team is working extremely hard on a next generation version of the product that we believe will solve the largest issues we hear from you all. The current product is unfinished, and there’s a ton more to improve. Stay tuned!
