Hi. I led product management at Tumblr for a bit and was a product manager at Flickr. I’m now working on a new project. When I’m not working, I’m exploring the world with my amazing wife. I like taking photos with my iPhone. I aspire to write better. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-25454230-2']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'joshuanguyen.com']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @joshuanguyen)http://joshuanguyen.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/950f11ab267be41088f38aa972a9fa85/tumblr_mn6m065zv11qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Random drinks with a whiskey & car enthusiast has brought to my attention that the Volvo p1800 might be my dream car. </p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/51047096896http://joshuanguyen.com/post/51047096896Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:54 -0400spycarautomobiledesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d7ec55b8fa20db17f28f108a4472273/tumblr_mn6eokHTsu1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Denizen white rum, amaro averna, pineapple, coconut vinegar, allspice, lime #cocktails (at Trick Dog)</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/51034670216http://joshuanguyen.com/post/51034670216Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:43 -0400cocktails<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/abef7a6270a72475bb71e99521fcb8c1/tumblr_mn6bboXM711qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Negroni time! (at Trick Dog)</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/51028887896http://joshuanguyen.com/post/51028887896Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3c5a54008b90fdb2b5215a3fb2c5f3a/tumblr_mn4jnchHyf1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>I came to the job as a fan. I had emailed Tumblr on a whim, telling them of my admiration and absolute belief that it was going to be the next big thread in the social fabric of the Internet:</p> <div>“As I find myself discovering daily Tumblr awesomeness, I thought, “This is exactly the place where I want to help build and make better.””</div> <p class="notes-source-hasnotes">A few months later, John called me on the phone while I was in Argentina and a few weeks later, I met David and the team and instantly felt at home.</p> </blockquote> <p>I wrote a Medium thingy.</p> <p>(via <a href="https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/7a918e4b5e31" target="_blank">What I gained from working at Tumblr</a>)</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50998240056http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50998240056Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:29 -0400tumblrtechahhhhhhhmemoir<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4fbd76c30c0c43eb8910ab867fc3ab69/tumblr_mn4dd3F4UE1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tylr.org" target="_blank">Tylr</a>.</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50942263885http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50942263885Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:03 -0400tumblrdudewaterhamptons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02cf197c3a7cbeda8a7d86a8aa704c30/tumblr_mn4czlZ4G91qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.johnbunting.me" target="_blank">John</a>, <a href="http://anniewerner.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Tejas</a>, <a href="http://memegan.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Megan</a>. Circa Tumblr Year 4.</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50941638288http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50941638288Mon, 20 May 2013 18:54:57 -0400old skooltumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1209c7257bb1e9355ae74709cb683f98/tumblr_mn4b335TLm1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thinking. (at Blue Bottle Coffee)</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50938451553http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50938451553Mon, 20 May 2013 18:13:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhxhrq5tyB1qz4rgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.davidslog.com/3807851489/tumblr-album-cover" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">(photo via david)</a></p> <p>Congrats Tumblr team. This is one of my favorite moments from the early days.</p> <p>Lots of thoughts about my two former companies coming together - excitement, wariness, expectant, hopefulness — but just today, I’m simply grateful to have worked with amazing and talented friends who dedicated themselves to the task of making the world a more expressive place.</p> <p>The road ahead is paved with the best intentions.</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50912879224http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50912879224Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:08 -0400tumblrmemoirswsx<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fde54e043785b2614347dced9a444f73/tumblr_mn28dnLvXt1qzpyz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ryanpanos.tumblr.com/post/50842109025/aqua-by-atelier-teee" target="_blank">ryanpanos</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Aqua by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier_tee/8732345663/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Atelier Teee</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50911291960http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50911291960Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/076051f484ba5c6358058648d0bafc31/tumblr_mn2tiz8pLw1qz7lmbo2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://caitlinwinner.com/post/50877882129/dear-california-i-will-never-leave-you" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">caitlinwinner</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Dear California, I will never leave you.</p></blockquote>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50884419939http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50884419939Mon, 20 May 2013 00:28:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5eaf5b459bcf47e49b8f2941115647c/tumblr_mn2f0d4K9e1qzty50o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://j-p-g.tumblr.com/post/50853842303/via-sanabria" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">j-p-g</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>(via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanabria-/" target="_blank">sanabria</a>)</p></blockquote>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50864020006http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50864020006Sun, 19 May 2013 19:57:21 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/65576562" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50788955768http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50788955768Sun, 19 May 2013 00:49:05 -0400lifethink<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ee129b3b4330921b9ab27d71855a051/tumblr_mn0fyzLrxH1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9b560006bb61c1e0a10da5908371c2e/tumblr_mn0fyzLrxH1qz9xe2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/521355db1090e70551393d64e3813d94/tumblr_mn0fyzLrxH1qz9xe2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Maker Faire.</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50753105410http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50753105410Sat, 18 May 2013 16:08:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b787f436729006fb0cb61c64ff6eedf1/tumblr_mn0drbZv261qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Met this guy today #makerfaire (at Maker Faire 2013)</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50749695647http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50749695647Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:11 -0400makerfaire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e598cad82c6d5bfdb1e6b327f7c849c6/tumblr_mn0bhsk6eu1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seriously on the lookout for one of these. cc @shanand</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50746223520http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50746223520Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:15 -0400karmann ghia convertible<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5fed00355d3b40413b05e0da052e10e/tumblr_mmzelds7dm1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Set up.</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50744958874http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50744958874Sat, 18 May 2013 14:14:05 -0400musicpioneer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/97fd775f8862a0f146e3d35103c892ff/tumblr_mmzeikp1tx1qz9xe2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1934665c3746f281759510e0a8f5fac0/tumblr_mmzeikp1tx1qz9xe2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/171e1809eddbb41f97bf02f0b2d173ba/tumblr_mmzeikp1tx1qz9xe2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>LP Factory outtakes</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50712207985http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50712207985Sat, 18 May 2013 02:39:56 -0400brazilriolpfactory<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="224" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a3e3e28794&photo_id=5126690651&hd_default=false" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a3e3e28794&photo_id=5126690651&hd_default=false" height="224" width="400"></embed></object> <br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfisher/5126690651/" title="@jennjenn Clowning around" target="_blank">@jennjenn Clowning around</a></p> <p>One of my favorite moments from working with Flickr peeps. Special times. And I rock at sound effects.</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50669610109http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50669610109Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:44 -0400flickrwork<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln7pubP6t61qz4rgqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.davidslog.com/6804408928/dedication-to-his-art" target="_blank">david</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dedication to his art</p> </blockquote> <p>Man, now I’m all reminiscing about Tumblr.  2 years ago all of 40 people maybe piled into a rental in the Hamptons. That summer was fun times for the company. :)</p>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50630901617http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50630901617Fri, 17 May 2013 00:07:09 -0400tumblrsummertech““David is very charming, and clearly very very bright, and understands the product,” said an executive who talked to Tumblr about the role. But, “he’s incredibly confrontation averse, and there’s almost a ‘Game of Thrones’ palace feeling to the management team.””<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130516/will-yahoo-try-to-get-its-cool-again-by-doing-a-deal-for-tumblr/?mod=atd_homepage_carousel" target="_blank">Will Yahoo Try to Get Its “Cool Again” by Doing a Deal for Tumblr?</a></p> <p>Oh god, as someone who worked for both Yahoo and Tumblr — I am at a loss for words. And who’s this ‘source’ with this crazy quote?  It just makes me start putting roles to people: Joffrey, Sansa — who the heck is Tyrion?!</p> <p>Keep on shipping cool stuff, guys!</p> <p>PS I love how this executive who shall not be name threw in the word “incredible” in there. </p></em>http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50630072420http://joshuanguyen.com/post/50630072420Thu, 16 May 2013 23:53:47 -0400techtumblryahoo