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Bangaly Kaba
@iambangaly
Currently @youtube. Prev @Reforge @Instacart @Instagram @Facebook “Progress disappoints in the short run, surprises in the long run” 📈
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2011
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    Personal news: Excited to share that I’ve joined @popshop_live to help with growth & product and to scale the company! Popshop is a live streaming marketplace that is a special combo of commerce, community, and content and helps businesses all over the US reach new audiences.
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    New post on @andrewchen’s blog about The Adjacent User Theory which was critical as I built @instagram’s growth team and we scaled to >1B users. Thx to @bbalfour @far33d @ElenaVerna for their contributions. andrewchen.co/the-adjacent-u…
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    AFAIK I was the 3rd black PM ever hired at FB. I had my employee ID “verified” by security on several occasions when my non-black colleagues (who were w/ me at the time) did not. You can’t recruit and retain black people in tech if they don’t feel welcome.
    Riding my bike around Google’s campus and somebody called security on me because they didn’t believe I was an employee. Had to get escorted by two security guards to verify my ID badge 🤦🏾‍♂️
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    Most companies over-optimize or neglect Power Users, ultimately killing the magic & effectiveness of their product. This is the 💪🏽Power User Trap! 📉 @far33d, @annelewand & I wrote about the types of power users, how to identify them, & their many roles.
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    Prediction: @reforge is going to do for startup growth what @ycombinator did for finding product market fit
    1/ Even if you've already found product-market fit, it's hard to build a sustainable, compounding growth strategy. Today, we're launching Reforge Partners, designed to help founders break through and transform great products into great companies. reforge.com/partners
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    🚨 NEW BLOG POST 🚨 about how to make more intentional career decisions. Impact = Environment x Skills. something that I developed while at FB & has been invaluable for my professional decisions. Full post ->
    ⚡️🧠Impact = Environment x Skill A framework for making big career decisions by @iambangaly (Reforge Partner, Former Instacart, Instagram) Full post -> reforge.com/blog/how-to-ma… 🧵 Thread...
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    It’s been 5 days since armed terrorists violently broke into the Capitol & came within minutes of hurting the entire chain of succession of the US Govt. And there still hasn’t been 1 briefing by the WH, FBI, Capital Police, or DHS. Someone explain this pls
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    Story of my life over the last 12mo. Pandemic + kids + gaslighting + democracy at risk + sick friends & family = a lot. Sorry if I owe you an email or text reply 😔
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    Was an honor to chat with @HarryStebbings and share some stories about what I’ve learned @instagram @Instacart and @popshop_live
    🚀 20 Expansion Continues 🚀 3 months ago we started 20 Growth, bringing you the 10 best growth leaders tips, tactics & strategies to scaling growth orgs today. It broke all download records & tomorrow we release our latest w/ @iambangaly @popshop_live. Stay tuned. 💥
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    Saw some graffiti in Venice Beach a few years ago that said “You are your own protagonist” and it was a message I didn’t know that I needed.
    You are under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously.
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    Amazing opportunity as an EIR @reforge and amazing crew to work with. Forever grateful to @bbalfour @matt_muffin & the team for the opportunity. Also, Reforge has the best content & community to help accelerate your career, hands down!
    😢🙏🎉Sad + excited to say thank you & congrats to @reforge exiting EIR's + OIR's: @ElenaVerna @iambangaly @crystalwidjaja Dor Levi, Anne Lewandowski, Britt Jamison, and Zainab Ghadiyali. A highlight reel 📽 of insights from this amazing group: reforge.com/blog/top-insig… 🧵...
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    Friends, family, health, career, hobbies, dating/relationship: you can prioritize 4 max at any given point in time.
    I firmly refute that you can be good at your job, cook your own food, exercise regularly, have friends, keep your home clean AND have a dating life... something has to give
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    Replying to @iambangaly
    We are doing a Clubhouse on WED Feb 17 at 7:30p PT with @andrewchen @JoannaLord @AKGrenier @far33d @bbalfour and others talented Reforge Partners joinclubhouse.com/event/M148kojp
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    USPS (not so)subtle flex 💪🏽 🔥