Peter Simones @PeterSimones

Head of Product, NYT Games. Yes, send me your Wordle feedback. 2x entrepreneur. Former USC sports editor, Meta PM leader, CD burning empire kingpin. petersimones.com New York, NY Joined October 2008

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

7 months ago

A great recent post on AI strategy (or lack thereof), focused on OpenAI but relevant to all major players: ben-evans.com/benedictevans/…

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If you're seeking sources/people to plainly cut through AI hype and make you smarter about where the world *might* be headed in this regard, read Ben Evans. He's been in the game for decades and, for my money, is the best tech analyst out there. ben-evans.com

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

7 months ago

What makes Rory so likeable is that he's often the Jets and the Chiefs during the same tourney or even the same round.

Sleeper @SleeperHQ

7 months ago

Rory McIlroy has won two Masters since the Jets have had their last interception

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

@HeathrowExpress Heathrow Express runs a fraudulent service. You sell tickets for days where the train is not operating, and then fail to issue refunds. Your website form for such refunds is a front, to give you cover for your fraud. CC @CitizensAdvice

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

@HeathrowExpress Heathrow Express is a fraudulent service. You sell tickets for days where the train is not operating, and then fail to issue refunds. Your website form for such refunds is a front, to give you cover for your fraud. CC @CitizensAdvice

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

@Airbnb It's likely they still prioritize host-side CS. I understand putting that above guest-side CS given the nature of their business model. But the horrendous guest-side CS is a choice that reflects @Airbnb's ethos and values. If they had real competition, I imagine it'd be different

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

Some number of years ago, around the time of their IPO, @Airbnb pivoted from caring about guest-side customer service to abandoning it in favor of other priorities. Then, during the pandemic, they became actively vicious in denying every request that would cost them money.

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

Seems worthwhile for someone to compile an annual "Worst Customer Service" list. The companies that are awful do it knowingly - it's a strategy, not an accident. They believe their model can survive it despite making customers' lives miserable. @Airbnb would be atop that list.

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

Did someone forget to tell Linda and Elon that, since the Internet was born, rule #2 of the Internet (after "people don't read") is that if you try to build "everything" you end up building nothing of value to anyone?

Linda Yaccarino @lindayaX

3 years ago

There’s absolutely no limit to this transformation. X will be the platform that can deliver, well….everything. @elonmusk and I are looking forward to working with our teams and every single one of our partners to bring X to the world.

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

The new #PGATour regular season: Where a 3rd tier golfer can play like he had a massive hangover Thursday (or actually did have one), then come back to win easily because everyone else is a 4th or 5th tier golfer and the course is vanilla.

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

The best kind of Minnesota Timberwolves article is the kind where lines like this get dropped - "Minnesota joins Denver and Phoenix as one of three teams with three max contracts on the roster for 2024-25" - and it's like ONE TEAM IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS. (CC @CourtlandOlson)

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

(This aged well.)

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

This is golf's predicament until the powers that be fix it.

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

Through 1.25 Majors, it's crystal clear that golf needs a reunification. The Masters and The PGA have been the year's two most compelling tourneys, and it's NOT because they're Majors - it's because Brooks and Phil (Masters) and Bryson and DJ (PGA) were near the top.

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

3 years ago

Hey @ProFootballTalk and @NBCSports - Love PFT but did you seriously just move from 8 articles above the fold to just half of 1? Who works on your product team?

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Peter Simones @PeterSimones

4 years ago

The Wolves, in a must-win game deep into their highest-expectations season in a decade, lost as 19.5 favorites to one of the NBA's worst teams missing its best player. As if the most embarrassing pro sports franchise in American history needed to write another chapter...