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Tom Chi has worked in a wide range<\/strong> of disciplines from astrophysical research to Fortune 500 consulting and developing new hardware and software (web & client) products and services. <\/p>\n

Many things that end up being wildly successful are only a bit different than things that failed in the past.<\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He\u2019s worked on large projects of global scale (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search), and scaled new projects from conception to significance (Yahoo Answers from 0 to 90 million users). Tom has pioneered and practiced a unique approach to rapid prototyping, visioning, and data-driven design that has allowed him to both get new things off the ground and move large organizations at unprecedented speeds.<\/p>\n

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For more from Tom Chi, check out his writing on UNREASONABLE.is here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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