Tom Basgil

@tombasgil
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Founder @ Sticky Tactics | Closing the Social Distribution Gap for B2B Tech

Nerd & spoonie serving lead gen, marketing, and tech insights.

he/him 🌈

Sticky Tacticshttps://stickytactics.com/
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tombasgil/

You know, I talk about loving my old grandpa car a lot.

But now that I'm learning more about modern autotech, I'm not sure I'll ever buy a new car.

The built-in surveillance, inability to fix through 3rd parties, and monthly fees to use the seat heater or remotely start the ignition...

...and then if the company goes under, say goodbye to my features!

Sounds like a scam.

"Existing generative models have made it easy to create, but they have not made it easy to be creative."

Can AI help us be more creative? 🎨

Only if it challenges us, disagrees, and disrupts our thought patterns.

What do you think?

Agree / disagree?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/10/1114256/ai-creativity-art-collaboration-music/

How AI can help supercharge creativity

Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process.

MIT Technology Review

How do we get that magic Korean / French sunscreen in the US?

Or are we just SOL*?

(*See what I did there?)

Time for Spring Jackets! 🧥

Which means it's time to celebrate the warming weather by finding last year’s money* in your coat pockets. 💸

(*and empty dog poop bags)

Submitted my application to be LGBTBE® Certified. 🏳️‍🌈

In a time when diversity, equity, and inclusion is under attack, it feels good to stand up and say:

"We're here. We're queer. Get used to it."

✨ ready for my next unprecedented event ✨

Laughing at a memory of when I was first diagnosed with Addison's.

"Do you ever crave salt?" - Doctor

"No... Well, sometimes, I find myself in the kitchen, pouring salt into my hands and licking it." - Me

"I'm going to go with 'yes.'" - Doctor

If you're not using social listening, you're missing out. ❌

It helps you distill key recommendations for future campaigns, assess the market, identify brand threats, spy on competitors, and so much more.

Tell me...

Are you listening? 👂

*small child screams*

Mother: “What do you want, baby?”

Small Child: “I don’t know!”

(Me too, buddy. Me, too.)

Does “innovative” mean anything anymore?

I feel like it’s a wasted word in your marketing copy.