I met Teresa Johns at Serious Business, the first gaming startup either of us worked at, in 2009. Serious Business was an incredibly talented & well-curated team, and its members have gone on to become prominent VCs, CEOs, CTOs, COOs, technologists, artists, etc.
Six months after we joined the company, we were acquired by Zynga, which had a very different ethos and led to very different types of adventures. I termed Zynga a “work bootcamp” and Teresa termed it “so much fun.”
This dissonance makes me giggle.
Since then, Teresa has been at some of the most important companies in modern life and has seen the evolution from “early whimsical fun” to “late-stage whimsical fun.”
She has a truly unique & interesting perspective.
If you have Teresa on your side, whether you’re a business or a human, you are noticeably better for it.
As Mr. Rogers said, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
That’s Teresa, to a T.
