“The first people in a company are the most important. They will hire people like themselves and create a culture that either works or eats away at the chance for success.”

American technology entrepreneur, born 1970s

Tom Anderson is an American technology entrepreneur from the early 21st century, best known as the co-founder of Myspace. He founded the social networking site in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe, later serving as its president and as a strategic adviser. He became widely recognized as “Tom from Myspace,” “Myspace Tom,” or “My friend, Tom” because new users were automatically assigned him as their first friend. His public identity is closely tied to the rise of Myspace and the early culture of social networking.