Whop CTO kicked engineers out of standup for lacking personal Whop projects
Jack Sharky · How Whop Is Making $1.2+ Billion For Creators · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · May 23, 2025 · at 40:29
Whop CTO Jack Sharky responds to Molly O'Shea reading his viral tweet about enforcing side projects among Whop engineers.
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“So first off, that is a true story. I got a lot of hate in the comments, people thinking that was rage bait. You had 300 comments. That is a true story. And I will show you the message. I actually told people that”
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