Bri Kimmel @briannekimmel Twitter profile

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Bri Kimmel

6 years

1/ I recently had a very heartfelt conversation with a founder who is working on a new gaming company. As we were going through the pitch he said, "I'm not curing cancer." This is a common lie that we tell ourselves. So I told him my story:

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Bri Kimmel

@briannekimmel

5 years

Unpopular career advice: speaking at conferences is a massive waste of time Seems cool when you’re young But creating a new deck takes time Talks have low recall & rarely lead to followers, subscribers, etc. Better to focus on compounding activities: write, build something

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Bri Kimmel

@briannekimmel

3 years

In your 20s, meet as many people as possible. In your 30s, spend as much time as possible with a handful of people who share the same values and bring out the best in you.

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6 years

6/ As a founder, you may never know the impact you have on the lives of individual users. There is so much more to life than curing cancer. Anything that makes someone smile & feel better about their current situation is worth building.

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5 years

Shocking fact: Millennial men are less likely to work than any other age and gender demographic in America. Today, there are 500,000 young men missing from the U.S. workforce. Research suggests video games & improved leisure tech plays a role in the problem. 👇 Thread:

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@briannekimmel

4 years

Jerry Seinfeld on his life's work: The show was successful because I micromanaged it —every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. I think about this a lot when teams hire consultants, outsource product design & hand performance to agencies.

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1 year

Popular stores in Studio Ghibli style

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3 years

"Gimme a break, gimme a break”

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2 years

Very few companies understand their true fans and make them feel seen as well as New Balance.

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2 years

Twenty somethings in tech right now have it better than any other workers in history — great salary, location flexibility, few responsibilities

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4 years

Four minutes late to a family meeting on Zoom Text from dad: everyone’s ready except for the host (you) Text from grandma: call us if you need directions from the couch At this rate, we’ll be implementing family performance reviews very soon.

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3 years

What advice would you give to someone who is managing people for the first time?

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1 year

Prediction: Dual income tech couples affected by layoffs will choose to shoot their shot at starting a small business (e-commerce, local services, etc.) What they'll discover is Shopify, Gusto, and most SMB tooling is now 10+ years old and ripe for disruption.

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@briannekimmel

5 years

Black women in the U.S. are paid 38% less than white men and 21% less than white women and yet...

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A new study showed that single Black moms are dominating corporate America in spite of societal barriers

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Bri Kimmel

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2 years

If you're building a startup and a big company says your product is perfectly aligned with their digital transformation strategy... Your company will run out of money before they pay you $1. It's a rookie mistake and a massive waste of time.

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2 years

fwiw, the busiest and most successful people I know always text back within seconds… If you’re looking for a superpower, you can’t go wrong with responsiveness.

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4 years

Career advice: if you’ve ever thought about cold emailing someone, do it. We’re all bored and here to help ☺️

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@briannekimmel

4 years

When they say 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't even been created yet... I just met a Chief Meme Officer. It’s essentially a developer evangelist meets full-time internet troll.

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4 years

TikTok stars are uniquely positioned to help Gen Z see how startups work With no-code + remote work, anyone can start a company from anywhere I'm excited to see investors that pull tech into mainstream culture @JoshRichards @BryceHall @lmgriffjohnson

Sway Boys Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson And Bryce Hall On Angel Investing

TikTok influencers Sway Boys —Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson, and Bryce Hall— talk to International Business Times about investing and how to make use of the opportunity.

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3 years

Who are the best people to follow if you’re new to Web3?

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3 years

Airbnb is the best tool for remote work

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4 years

Companies I would not want to compete with right now: Figma, GitHub, Notion. Who else?

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5 years

Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report is an incredible example of a break out career move: - Build something that adds value to the ecosystem - Make it your thing, not dependent on a company - Continue to iterate, improve & gain momentum What are other examples of this?

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Bri Kimmel

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2 years

People who say SaaS is boring weren't early at Dropbox, Figma, Slack, Zendesk & startups w/ life changing outcomes It's easy to write-off a sector if you're never cared about it SaaS alumni now spending time on climate change, web3 & new sectors from a VERY comfortable place

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@briannekimmel

5 years

If you’re looking to hire rockstars, keep in mind they’re notoriously High maintenance Expensive Unreliable I would hire someone who is humble & ready to roll up their sleeves over a rockstar any day

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Bri Kimmel

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6 years

How to start a CPG company today: 1. Meet a designer 2. Go to a grocery store 3. Find an ugly label 4. Design a prettier one 5. Buy lots of ads on Instagram

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@briannekimmel

4 years

Ok, I’ll bite For the same price as my modest spot in Russian Hill, SF LA has a lot of character (and sunshine)

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Bri Kimmel

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5 years

Don’t try to over-engineer your career The job you’ll have in 5 years is likely not on your radar or it doesn’t exist yet With time & more experience, life will pull you into new directions

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4 years

Webflow gives employees a $1,000 bonus the first time they take a vacation that's 5 days or longer. What are some other ways companies are helping employees take a break and prevent burnout?

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Bri Kimmel

@briannekimmel

3 years

Angel investing is the new MBA.

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Bri Kimmel

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2 years

People in their 30s forget how broke, insecure, and anxious they were in their 20s. It’s a lot of working long hours, eating frozen food, and doing all of your own housework and life admin.

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@briannekimmel

2 years

A study by Indeed found 50% of remote workers miss their daily commute (average time of 26 minutes). Favorite routines included quick breakfast stop or listening to their favorite morning radio show.

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5 years

Two types of people I love working with: People who are humble People who work really hard I guess I’m still fairly Midwest after all

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Bri Kimmel

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4 years

What is something you’ve observed from a previous boss that you’ve applied to your career today?

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Bri Kimmel

@briannekimmel

5 years

Don Valentine started with a $3 million venture fund in 1974 Sequoia has helped capitalize companies that now represent $3.3 trillion of public market value (33% of the value of the NASDAQ) An incredible journey and immeasurable impact on the world.

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@briannekimmel

5 years

The future of work in 3 stats: • 70% of people work remotely one day per week • 72% of people are willing to pay out of pocket for programs and services to advance their career • 74% of people believe they aren't achieving their full potential at work Thread:

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Bri Kimmel

@briannekimmel

2 years

My inbox is filled with web3 stuff. Anyone got a new SaaS company I should look at?

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@briannekimmel

3 years

We need to normalize confidently taking a day off without justifying the reason to your boss.

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@briannekimmel

3 years

Remember when remote was a temporary solution during a global pandemic? @gitlab is a $15b public company with no offices and a fully distributed team. Remote is just getting started!

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@briannekimmel

3 years

I will take Miami seriously when you walk into a bar and people are laptops out writing code.

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@briannekimmel

2 years

I get a lot of angry DMs saying I'm a promoter of "hustle culture," which is not wrong. If you look at a company like Deel, you can't scale from $1M to $100M ARR in 20 months without an insane work ethic. Harsh reality, but startups aren't easy to scale.

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@briannekimmel

4 years

Parents: "I have to apologize, but my toddler may interrupt this meeting at some point..." Me: Let's save the last 10 minutes and invite them in ☺️ We need to normalize the fact that work and life are now one and the same. No apologies necessary.

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4 years

If you're working for a startup, remember that big company rules don't apply It's better to leave after a few months than stick it out and be miserable for a year It's perfectly fine to jump from early stage to later stage if you need a little more structure and stability

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4 years

Working EST from PST is the best productivity hack

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@briannekimmel

4 years

Publicly, I'm trying to stay positive. Privately, I'm talking to founder friends laying off incredibly talented teammates that feel like family ... even more privately, talking to family members who have canceled weddings, prom/graduation, and no work for months. This sucks.

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@briannekimmel

6 years

1/ I'm calling it now, we'll see the end of influencer marketing this year. Brands are tired of working with influencers. Consumers are tired of seeing fake posts. Influencers are tired of being influencers. The current model is broken, here's why:

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@briannekimmel

4 years

What has been the most impactful book, blog post or podcast episode for your personal growth?

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3 years

In the last 3 months, more small businesses were launched than any other quarter in U.S. history.

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4 years

Design is the silent salesman.

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3 years

If you’re in NYC this summer, I’m hosting a series of dinners with artists, chefs, and other creative friends ☺️

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4 years

The magic that's made Canva successful is surprisingly simple, but commonly overlooked by startups. Basic goal-related keywords:

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2 years

If you left a corporate job to start your own💄🤠🧁🍸 biz, can you say 👋? I'd love to invite you to something...

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6 years

5/ The entire experience was scary. I sat for hours in waiting rooms and my only distraction was video games. I made friends with kids who were in a similar position to my dad. We played Mario for hours and as a result, I believe in video games, silly apps, etc.

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4 years

Hot take: get your own office 1. Take pride in having your name on the door 2. Feel the pressure of keeping the lights on 3. Design a space that's true to your culture Avoid spaces that make it too easy to throw in the towel when things get tough

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3 years

Not enough people talk about remote work’s positive impact on the planet. Here’s LA during stay at home order:

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4 years

The greatest predictor of success is how effectively you can delegate and outsource work that's not directly aligned with your superpower.

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4 years

If remote work is here to stay, these are viable options for your next home.

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@briannekimmel

5 years

Build the network now for the job you want in the future

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The best jobs aren't publicly listed. You have to dig for them, invent them, or convince someone it's worth creating just for you.

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4 years

Corporate culture: dress for success, smile and say hello, speak up in meetings. WFH culture: wake up and do good work.

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@briannekimmel

5 years

Before there was Peloton, there was Perceptronics... The faster you pedalled, the faster the scenery went by 😅.

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@briannekimmel

2 years

Worklife Fund I startups worth over $32B 🤯 Not bad for a $10M started two-ish years ago @Hopin , @deel , @public and many companies overlooked because founders were Silicon Valley outsiders building fully-remote teams

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2 years

Dating a musician is really romantic because if you date long enough, you’ll get a nice song about you. Dating a comedian is really humbling because thousands of people sitting in the same room are going to laugh about something you did 9 months ago & totally forgot about…

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4 years

If you believe knowledge spillover is real, that people can learn by simply observing others Then remote work will require more management training & on-demand education than we have today I think we’re underestimating how much you can learn from the person sitting next to you

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4 years

There’s a great deal of unspoken respect in tech because we’ve all been on the🎢 Drop out of school, take the heat from parents Leave a safe job, take a pay cut Convince your spouse it’s a good idea, take the risk together Everyone has a story and none of them have been easy

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4 years

If remote continues, we’ll see a more efficient use of venture capital.

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4 years

@eliotwb @jonsakoda 40% of VC funding goes straight to landlords (source: @SFyimby )

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2 years

Angel investors: watch for red flags when meeting new companies: - Startups that are 2-3 years old raising a "pre-seed" - Pivots to Web3 when problem doesn't really need ⛓️ - Sudden team changes with no explanation - VC backed but existing investors aren't following on

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4 years

Only 0.3% of the world can code A small percentage of the population has such a major impact on the world

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5 years

Lessons that first time founders learn the hard way: Big company people will waste your time - Partnerships won't play out - Product feedback isn't applicable at your scale - Introductions to other big co. people go nowhere Find peers & companies 1-2 funding rounds ahead

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5 years

Shopify feels like a dramatically underrated business 800K+ merchants and growing 📈 Running your own business is truly the American dream To deliver this at scale is worth celebrating

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2 years

While remote fans love to say “work from anywhere,” I’ve yet to see anyone with a little bit of tech money move to somewhere cheap like Wisconsin. Everyone packed up and moved to a shoebox in the West Village.

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3 years

“Raw hours actually make a big difference in the impact we can make” I have a lot of respect for companies that set realistic expectations

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@briannekimmel

5 years

In the last 15 years, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have vanished Software companies need to understand how to build & sell to startups and SMBs

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4 years

Anyone else miss their morning commute? I miss the energy of people walking to work.

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4 years

My hobbies include eating like a first grader in between Zoom calls.

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6 years

3/ My dad can tell you a million stories about his experience, but most are related to the board games he played, snacks he ate and friends he made. When you’re sick, you need distractions to keep your spirits up. My dad frequently says he wished he had video games.

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5 years

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” Listening is a superpower.

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@briannekimmel

5 years

At the beginning of the Renaissance, only 5% of European males were literate Men could listen & learn in group settings: religious meetings, public speeches Reading & writing was reserved for the religious elite Today, 0.5% of the world can code It's just the beginning

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3 years

Webflow is officially a double unicorn! A huge milestone for the 99.5% of the world that can’t code 2 million builders 100,000 customers 210 countries & 225 amazing people building the future of no-code everyday at Webflow!!

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@briannekimmel

6 years

The fastest growing software companies have something in common… They started with no sales team aka product-led growth 🏆 When I talk to founders today, it's easy to get addicted to self-serve revenue. But here's the problem: Self-serve rarely lasts forever.

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@briannekimmel

3 years

Networking as we know it is dead: Bill Gates predicts 50% of business travel & 30% of days in office will wither away post pandemic *He’s “made no new friends” in 2020* Without serendipity, writing & finding ways to stand out online is the only path to influential people

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@briannekimmel

4 years

The tech I use daily as a solo capitalist: AngelList, Airtable, Apollo, Clearbit, Figma, Gem, Kapwing, Muze, SendGrid, Slack, Webflow, Zoom... Bravado, Clubhouse, Dev, Discord for meeting people ✌🏼

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2 years

If Bolt CEO was right about Fast, maybe he’s onto something with the four day work week?

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1/ “The next generation of applications for the workplace sees people spinning out of Uber, Coinbase and Airbnb,” Kimmel said. If you're thinking about building something for the workplace, here's what you should know ⚠️ Tough feedback ahead ⚠️

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@briannekimmel

4 years

People confuse being a software engineer w/ creating software experiences Software today: • Only 0.5% of the world can code • Devs spend 42% of week on code maintenance • 60% of tech jobs are non-technical No code, open-source, APIs= new class of builders #NoCodeConf

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2 years

A $1M check from a16z tells me you're not ready to raise money... If you're leaving a high growth startup & convinced 2-3 other smart people to join you, that's a $3-6M round. I don't believe anyone that can raise money, should raise money. Have a plan and play the long game.

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companies should reward employees who prioritize focused work vs. caving to distractions

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$30M in recurring revenue Growing over 100% YOY Profitable since 2016 And I'm the majority owner @TopeAwotona via @Inc

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50M new users in one month 👋 @houseparty

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The majority of early stage enterprise pitches that I see today have written zero code - Start w/ selective customer interviews (2-3 companies) - Build prototypes in Figma - Rapidly iterate based on feedback - Expand customer interviews (test buyers & use cases)

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5 years

What tools are you using for remote teams? Asking for a friend.

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4 years

3 “starting your own fund” growth hacks that worked for me: 1. Updated my Twitter bio: Starting something new. DM me for deck 2. Exported my LinkedIn contacts and emailed my way to the first $5M 3. Subscribed Docsend views to my Substack for 750 new subscribers

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3 years

A sign of getting old in Silicon Valley is when all your friends are either consulting or angel investing full time.

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4 years

1575 Remote Jobs From 100+ Companies Hiring Remotely:

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2 years

@justingordon212 I do not encourage founders to pay themselves less than $100,000. Investors who want founders to pay themselves poorly are indirectly saying only rich people should start a company. Rent, childcare, gym membership, therapy, and taking time off to recharge all add up.

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4 years

Prediction: employers who reallocate office spend to WFH education & wellness will see enduring talent advantages 80% of employees say education benefits = more likely to recommend a friend to join the company I can imagine similar findings for wellness: fitness, therapy, 🪴🐶

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6 years

We're so lucky to live in a world where a cold email & a coffee can totally change your life.

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4 years

A great place to work previously had a nice office, free meals, onsite services. A great place to work today has empathic leaders, accountable teammates and interest-aligned projects. Soft skills matter more than physical stuff.

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5 years

CEOs spend 72% of their time in meetings and only 3% with customers. While most CEOs say they're customer obsessed, I wonder how many customers actually feel the love? Here are a few scalable ways to engage with customers on an ongoing basis:

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The burden of remembering to do something is usually heavier than actually doing it.

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