I am working on a Medium article of 50 inspirational women in startups to follow on Twitter. Their Twitter feeds must be active / updated at minimum every few days. The idea is to follow them and then have your feed full of awesome stuff. Feel free to make suggestions!
I'm tired of diversity and inclusion being pushed as a business case because research shows that it drives higher revenue.
Diversity and inclusion should be default because we're all human beings.
That's it.
If you’ve been holding off on writing that blog, that essay, that book because you feel someone else has already written it - you’re right, they probably have, but you have not, and the world needs to hear from you. You have your own perspectives and experiences to share.
@notyourownfacts
@sablaah
@Cha1rman_Tj
Complaining? They reached out to me requesting I complete a task for them when all that information is already online. If they truly want to work with me, they can look it up.
Food Not Bombs: The organization has been called a “food terrorist” group. Its members have been arrested & harassed by the police. Their activities? Regularly distributing free vegetarian and vegan meals to local communities around the US.
@elizabotking
Twitter friends, I reached out to you for suggestions for 50 inspirational women in startups who are active on Twitter, and you gave me a list of nearly 500. Thank you so much. I'm going to turn this into an amazing resource about who these women are, not just a Twitter list.
"Destroy the idea that you have to be constantly working or grinding in order to be successful. Embrace the concept that rest, recovery, and reflection are essential parts of the progress towards a successful and ultimately happy life." –YourBigSisNissi
art by
@lauramcallaghan
Friends: I'm raising money to replace my parents RV. We’re homeless. This is our story. I just got in a severe accident and hiked for days west in a river for help.
“By definition an anarchist is he who does not wish to be oppressed nor wishes to be him self an oppressor; who wants the greatest well-being, freedom and development for all human beings. His ideas, his wishes have their origin in a feeling of sympathy, love and respect…
If you’re seeking a career/job in
#tech
or
if you have a job opening or even part-time contractor position available, please drop your info below. ⬇️
Please specify in-office location or remote.
Also, please retweet. Let’s get some people jobs this week! 🤩
Big news, at least for me.
A lot of you know I never turn on my video during group video chats. I'm usually the only person who won't. lmao
As of today, I'll be on video. My ex body shamed me, but it's time to move on.
I want to become a speaker eventually anyway.
I tell people I study metaphysics and epistemology and I have a degree in industrial organizational psychology, and I scare them off.
on top of that, I’m a polyamorous, abolitionist, anarchist.
I am not for most people.
If you still wanna stay, let’s be friends.
Day made. 🥰
I asked a B2B SaaS client if they want to continue consulting for the next three months...
“You have been invaluable to [product] and I would like to continue our engagement. I feel we have a good working relationship and we are making tremendous progress.”
Also: Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's works over JKR's any day, even if she wasn't transphobic.
HP can't hold a candle to Discworld or American Gods.
I am seeking experts / content creators who study and write about skills such as resilience, tolerance for ambiguity, entrepreneurial spirit, and humility.
Please let me know if that is you or someone you know. I have a very fun and rewarding opportunity to discuss.
Maybe I should start a 100% alcohol free tech conference with diverse speakers having all expenses covered + paid to speak, a focus on accessibility with quiet rooms, etc.
There's some clients who are not a good fit. And that's fine. Let them go. They'll start treating you like you did or didn't do something. No, it's not you. It's them. Don't lose sight of that. You don't owe them beyond your statement of work and budget and initial expectations.
I'm in my 25th year working in tech,10th year working remote and being self employed, and after we move to Colorado, I'm going to take a couple of months away from everything and go into the mountains and just...think.
Girls with working moms get better jobs and higher pay, according to a growing body of research. At the same time, a full third of Americans believe the “ideal situation” for young children is one where their mother doesn’t work at all.
I really can’t believe I survived a 300 feet drop down a cliff in an RV into boulders and trees, a bear, and three days straight of hiking to find help.
Here’s a “list of dark-skinned Black actresses—of all ages—who we should be watching and who most definitely fail Hollywood’s racist (and ongoing) paper bag test”: via
@WearYourVoice
Most meetings are *so* unproductive and really break up my calendar in a way that breaks my focus and productivity. I can discuss everything via email. I don't understand why everything needs to be a meeting.
It’s my gf’s birthday and I accidentally clicked on video instead of photo to take her birthday photo, but I love this video! 🥰
Happy birthday, Marianny! 💕
- Abolish prisons
- Abolish ICE
- Dismantle power structures
- Legalize universal healthcare
- Decriminalize sex work
- Decriminialize homelessness
- In school: teach compassion, creativity, and not just what to learn but :how: to learn
- End discrimination
- Fund reparations
@punchlinecopy
@cvtera
Right?? That’s terrible! Opossums are so sweet!! And it’s extremely rare for them to get rabies, so wtf. That means he was probably being cruel just for the sake of it. 😡
Cities that reduced arrests for minor offenses also saw fewer police shootings — and crime in those cities wasn't worse.
Insightful data from
@samswey
:
I am SUPER excited to announce that I'm dropping a new ~6,000 word post!
B2B SaaS Marketing Strategies That Work: (Hint: The right words, the right people, & the right mindset):
→
This is an incredible, semi-philosophical essay about
#clocks
and
#time
.
I finally feel like I have nuanced insights / hypotheses about why everyone feels that our perception of time during the
#pandemic
has become “warped and weird.”
Please share your thoughts if you read it!
Voracious readers will take over the world.
Unfortunately, finding the right
#books
is time-consuming.
Win a $1000 Set of the Best Startup Books, curated by the
@ProductHunt
community just for you.
Black women are the most educated, fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs (look up the data) and if you’re a black woman reading this, I hope you take over everything. I’m on the sidelines supporting you and waiting for it.
I just had a major breakthrough with a client for a go-to-market strategy I’d been trying to crack (this one is particularly tough!) and I’m ecstatic. 🥰✨
Sending love to everyone.
Take care of yourselves.
Check on friends and family.
Cuddle with pets.
Spend time with flowers.
Try to read a good book.
Write down your feelings in a journal.
Take as much time as you need away from everything.
@notyourownfacts
@anneb135
@sonictonic_
@sablaah
@Cha1rman_Tj
If you’ve got a job where you’re happy, that’s chill. No assumptions about your role, here: I’d take advantage of that stability to keep moving into higher positions because the higher up you get, the less you have to do and the more you make, because capitalism.
What are your goals for 2020 that aren't related to your career? 🎯
I'd like to:
📸 get my photo art in local cafes in Boulder & Denver
🏔 progress from easy to moderate hiking trails
🕺 join barre classes
🏳️🌈 start a local, radical LGBTQ community
⛷ take skiing lessons
It’s getting cold out.
Good time to check with your local non-profit org to see if they need clothes, blankets, shoes, hot drinks, etc. for the community.
two reasons this
#seattleheatwave
is so significant:
- the unhoused population (3rd highest in the nation)
- of the people who do have housing, 44% have air conditioners (compared to 91% in the nation), making it the least air-conditioned metro in the nation
🔥HEAT WAVE UPDATE 🔥
♦️High near 90° today
♦️3 straight days in the 100s likely: tomorrow, Sunday & Monday. (From 1894-present, Seattle has only hit 100° 3 times)
♦️All-time record high of 103° likely to fall on Sun, w/ high near 105
♦️Mon will be EVEN HOTTER. High near 110°
Having a shitty opinion doesn’t mean that someone is “mentally ill.”
Being evil doesn’t mean that someone is “mentally ill.”
Being an asshole doesn’t mean that someone is “mentally ill.”
Correlating mental illness with shitty behavior stigmatizes mental illness.
I wish my online cis friends, the ones who I consider to be really good friends, would stop misgendering me on group phone calls.
It actually does hurt when I’ve told you that she/her are not my pronouns.
Something a little different today.
Trans & Non-Binary folks.
What do u want to say to cis people?
It can be venting your frustrations, some advice on how to help u all, helpful hints on how to support u better etc... anything u like.
I'll block any transphobes, so have it.
I keep seeing threads about the “necessity” to overwork if you want to make an impact on the world.
This mentality perpetuates hustle culture, which is toxic.
Instead, if you are able & in a privileged position, help dismantle power structures + bring about :systemic: changes.
Dear cops who are expressing feeling “guilty” about the actions of your fellow police officers:
feel free to stop participating in upholding the violent system that enables murdering people without consequences.
There are 3 parts of a content mission statement, according to Content Inc.
1. Core target audience
2. Material that will be delivered to the audience
3. Outcome for the audience
Most startups go wrong with this statement by instead talking about what they’re going to sell.