Tommi Forsstrom
@forssto.bsky.social
Fractional CPO / Exec Advisor. 🇫🇮+🇺🇸
Content: B2B SaaS startup-to-scaleup transformations, general snark+sarcasm. Active finance+econ lurker. Dad (dog and human), reluctant runner, weak powerlifter, retired musician.
www.tommiforsstrom.com
Content: B2B SaaS startup-to-scaleup transformations, general snark+sarcasm. Active finance+econ lurker. Dad (dog and human), reluctant runner, weak powerlifter, retired musician.
www.tommiforsstrom.com
"If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? Give your money away, shorties." is the most iconic line delivered from behind a podium ever.
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? Give your money away, shorties." is the most iconic line delivered from behind a podium ever.
I’m in my "mainly excited about different innovations in chargers and cables" phase of middle-aged dad life right now.
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I’m in my "mainly excited about different innovations in chargers and cables" phase of middle-aged dad life right now.
We have had our dog for 10 years and have spent just shy of $70,000 on him in that time.
This includes vets, boarding / sitting / walking, grooming, food, treats and everything.
Love the guy and wouldn’t trade a minute away for a million dollars.
But dang.
This includes vets, boarding / sitting / walking, grooming, food, treats and everything.
Love the guy and wouldn’t trade a minute away for a million dollars.
But dang.
October 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We have had our dog for 10 years and have spent just shy of $70,000 on him in that time.
This includes vets, boarding / sitting / walking, grooming, food, treats and everything.
Love the guy and wouldn’t trade a minute away for a million dollars.
But dang.
This includes vets, boarding / sitting / walking, grooming, food, treats and everything.
Love the guy and wouldn’t trade a minute away for a million dollars.
But dang.
Jos Virallinen Totuus Leevi and the Leavingsin biisien absoluuttisesta paremmuusjärjestyksessä kiinnostaa, tästä soittolistasta voit kuunnella koko tuotannon (11,5 tuntia) heikoimmasta biisistä parhaimpaan.
open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mc...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mc...
Leevi-projekti, lopputulos
open.spotify.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Jos Virallinen Totuus Leevi and the Leavingsin biisien absoluuttisesta paremmuusjärjestyksessä kiinnostaa, tästä soittolistasta voit kuunnella koko tuotannon (11,5 tuntia) heikoimmasta biisistä parhaimpaan.
open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mc...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mc...
If the opening bassline to Fugazi’s Waiting Room doesn’t trigger something primitive deep within you, we can not be friends.
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If the opening bassline to Fugazi’s Waiting Room doesn’t trigger something primitive deep within you, we can not be friends.
Product leader—job market got you down? Come get some tips and tricks for your job hunt, both with and without AI.
This Friday, 3pm EDT
RSVP + info here: lu.ma/b348t5xj
This Friday, 3pm EDT
RSVP + info here: lu.ma/b348t5xj
April 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Product leader—job market got you down? Come get some tips and tricks for your job hunt, both with and without AI.
This Friday, 3pm EDT
RSVP + info here: lu.ma/b348t5xj
This Friday, 3pm EDT
RSVP + info here: lu.ma/b348t5xj
This is why I’m bullish on autonomous mobility-on-demand.
Humans are cognitively challenged emotional meatbags that shouldn’t be allowed to operate dangerous machinery like automobiles, especially in densely populated areas.
City streets are no place for human drivers.
Humans are cognitively challenged emotional meatbags that shouldn’t be allowed to operate dangerous machinery like automobiles, especially in densely populated areas.
City streets are no place for human drivers.
March 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is why I’m bullish on autonomous mobility-on-demand.
Humans are cognitively challenged emotional meatbags that shouldn’t be allowed to operate dangerous machinery like automobiles, especially in densely populated areas.
City streets are no place for human drivers.
Humans are cognitively challenged emotional meatbags that shouldn’t be allowed to operate dangerous machinery like automobiles, especially in densely populated areas.
City streets are no place for human drivers.
Yeah, 4o image generation really is a hoot.
March 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Yeah, 4o image generation really is a hoot.
"What got you here won’t get you there" is one of the most important mantras for scaleup leaders. For two reasons:
March 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"What got you here won’t get you there" is one of the most important mantras for scaleup leaders. For two reasons:
Me going through a Figma file I haven't opened up in a few weeks.
March 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Me going through a Figma file I haven't opened up in a few weeks.
The pursuit of "government efficiency" is a great goal.
Now if only the numbskulls currently pursuing it would discover the one and only truly efficient solution:
Universal Basic Income.
Now.
Now if only the numbskulls currently pursuing it would discover the one and only truly efficient solution:
Universal Basic Income.
Now.
March 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The pursuit of "government efficiency" is a great goal.
Now if only the numbskulls currently pursuing it would discover the one and only truly efficient solution:
Universal Basic Income.
Now.
Now if only the numbskulls currently pursuing it would discover the one and only truly efficient solution:
Universal Basic Income.
Now.
The best professional advise I've ever gotten was:
"Tommi, if you're always surrounded by assholes, maybe you're the asshole"🔥
Cut my anger issues in half. I learned the "U-turn"
Today's @lennysan.bsky.social newsletter is on this important topic.
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-youre-...
"Tommi, if you're always surrounded by assholes, maybe you're the asshole"🔥
Cut my anger issues in half. I learned the "U-turn"
Today's @lennysan.bsky.social newsletter is on this important topic.
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-youre-...
Why you’re so angry at work (and what to do about it)
A practical framework for transforming big feelings into wisdom
www.lennysnewsletter.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The best professional advise I've ever gotten was:
"Tommi, if you're always surrounded by assholes, maybe you're the asshole"🔥
Cut my anger issues in half. I learned the "U-turn"
Today's @lennysan.bsky.social newsletter is on this important topic.
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-youre-...
"Tommi, if you're always surrounded by assholes, maybe you're the asshole"🔥
Cut my anger issues in half. I learned the "U-turn"
Today's @lennysan.bsky.social newsletter is on this important topic.
www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/why-youre-...
💡 Early-stage? Chase ideas. Later-stage? Kill them.
At $1M, you’re exploring—finding what works.
At $10M , you’re exploiting—scaling what works.
At $50M, you’re expanding—building on what works.
The bigger you get, the fewer things you can afford to focus on.
Scaling = choosing what not to do.
At $1M, you’re exploring—finding what works.
At $10M , you’re exploiting—scaling what works.
At $50M, you’re expanding—building on what works.
The bigger you get, the fewer things you can afford to focus on.
Scaling = choosing what not to do.
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
💡 Early-stage? Chase ideas. Later-stage? Kill them.
At $1M, you’re exploring—finding what works.
At $10M , you’re exploiting—scaling what works.
At $50M, you’re expanding—building on what works.
The bigger you get, the fewer things you can afford to focus on.
Scaling = choosing what not to do.
At $1M, you’re exploring—finding what works.
At $10M , you’re exploiting—scaling what works.
At $50M, you’re expanding—building on what works.
The bigger you get, the fewer things you can afford to focus on.
Scaling = choosing what not to do.
“We’re going upmarket! Bigger deals, fewer customers!”
Cool. Hope you’re ready for:
❌ 12-month sales cycles
❌ 30-person buying committees
❌ A must-have supporting feature wishlist longer than the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Selling to whales is not a side quest.
Cool. Hope you’re ready for:
❌ 12-month sales cycles
❌ 30-person buying committees
❌ A must-have supporting feature wishlist longer than the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Selling to whales is not a side quest.
March 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“We’re going upmarket! Bigger deals, fewer customers!”
Cool. Hope you’re ready for:
❌ 12-month sales cycles
❌ 30-person buying committees
❌ A must-have supporting feature wishlist longer than the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Selling to whales is not a side quest.
Cool. Hope you’re ready for:
❌ 12-month sales cycles
❌ 30-person buying committees
❌ A must-have supporting feature wishlist longer than the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Selling to whales is not a side quest.
Which of these routes would you choose for a 5-6 day road trip?
February 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Which of these routes would you choose for a 5-6 day road trip?
I'm looking for an HSA provider for my sole proprietorship.
Who should I use?
Who should I use?
February 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I'm looking for an HSA provider for my sole proprietorship.
Who should I use?
Who should I use?
Ladies & gentlemen, @questlove.bsky.social absolutely CRUSHED IT with the new 2-hour documentary on SNL’s musical legacy.
youtu.be/DPWuFvpoVAE?...
youtu.be/DPWuFvpoVAE?...
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ladies & gentlemen, @questlove.bsky.social absolutely CRUSHED IT with the new 2-hour documentary on SNL’s musical legacy.
youtu.be/DPWuFvpoVAE?...
youtu.be/DPWuFvpoVAE?...
This is basically the Bill Pay of urban mobility solutions. Since we can’t seem to shake the dysfunctional part (personal vehicle, check) we end up doing the right thing (subterrannean infra, electronic payments) but without solving the actual issue.
For its Vegas Loop project, Elon Musk's Boring Company has skirted building, environmental and labor regulations, according to records obtained by Pro Publica and City Cast Las Vegas under public records laws.
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3261783
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3261783
January 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is basically the Bill Pay of urban mobility solutions. Since we can’t seem to shake the dysfunctional part (personal vehicle, check) we end up doing the right thing (subterrannean infra, electronic payments) but without solving the actual issue.
Everything about becoming a sole proprietor is amazing.
Except dealing with health insurance.
I don't even care about the $$$.
The hassle of dealing with these predatory vendors, their customer-hostile processes and terrible systems is inhumane.
🤬 Horizon BCBS New Jersey.
Except dealing with health insurance.
I don't even care about the $$$.
The hassle of dealing with these predatory vendors, their customer-hostile processes and terrible systems is inhumane.
🤬 Horizon BCBS New Jersey.
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Everything about becoming a sole proprietor is amazing.
Except dealing with health insurance.
I don't even care about the $$$.
The hassle of dealing with these predatory vendors, their customer-hostile processes and terrible systems is inhumane.
🤬 Horizon BCBS New Jersey.
Except dealing with health insurance.
I don't even care about the $$$.
The hassle of dealing with these predatory vendors, their customer-hostile processes and terrible systems is inhumane.
🤬 Horizon BCBS New Jersey.
It really blows my mind how much my happiness and sanity is driven by whether or not tiny little lights in my monitor light up in the correct order and cadence that pleases me.
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It really blows my mind how much my happiness and sanity is driven by whether or not tiny little lights in my monitor light up in the correct order and cadence that pleases me.
Why is it so hard for some to grasp that freedom of speech also comes with the unfortunate weight of others having the freedom to tell you if you use it for dumb stuff?
It's always been completely ok to act like an asshat. But you have to be ok being called an asshat when you do.
It's always been completely ok to act like an asshat. But you have to be ok being called an asshat when you do.
If you’re not afraid of getting canceled, you fucking coward, why didn’t you let them print your name?
January 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Why is it so hard for some to grasp that freedom of speech also comes with the unfortunate weight of others having the freedom to tell you if you use it for dumb stuff?
It's always been completely ok to act like an asshat. But you have to be ok being called an asshat when you do.
It's always been completely ok to act like an asshat. But you have to be ok being called an asshat when you do.
It's super cute that Apple is trying, but so far Apple Intelligence summaries have been ranging from useless to hilariously bad.
Maybe ~1-3% of them have had any real utility.
Maybe ~1-3% of them have had any real utility.
January 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's super cute that Apple is trying, but so far Apple Intelligence summaries have been ranging from useless to hilariously bad.
Maybe ~1-3% of them have had any real utility.
Maybe ~1-3% of them have had any real utility.
Product leader!
New year, new me? What will you crush in 2025?
Come start the year strong with your peers in our small group networking session, this Thursday at noon eastern!
INFO + RSVP : productleadersummit.beehiiv.com/p/event-1-10...
New year, new me? What will you crush in 2025?
Come start the year strong with your peers in our small group networking session, this Thursday at noon eastern!
INFO + RSVP : productleadersummit.beehiiv.com/p/event-1-10...
EVENT—1/10/2024 Small Group Networking
Let's get ready to mingle! Come get up close and personal with fellow product leaders and learn what they are up to and how you might support one another.
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January 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Product leader!
New year, new me? What will you crush in 2025?
Come start the year strong with your peers in our small group networking session, this Thursday at noon eastern!
INFO + RSVP : productleadersummit.beehiiv.com/p/event-1-10...
New year, new me? What will you crush in 2025?
Come start the year strong with your peers in our small group networking session, this Thursday at noon eastern!
INFO + RSVP : productleadersummit.beehiiv.com/p/event-1-10...