My brother is running for City Council in Billings, MT! Decided to endorse him, despite his relentless teasing of me 30 yrs ago: Just made a donation to Tom Rupsis for Billings City Council tomrupsis.com/contribute?rec…
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Friends and family are mourning the death of Sara Batterby, who worked to help founders navigate investment systems and find needed resources. bizjournals.com/portland/new…
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There's been a fundamental shift in how CEOs (leaders) express strategy:
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Hey there, are you a white person wondering what to do as an ally for Black people right now? A lot of my white friends have been asking, you’re not alone. Let’s get you going on doing some work! (thread)
#BlackLivesMatter #DoTheWork #allyship
ALT A list of 20 Things you can do as an ally, each is covered in the following threads.
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TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN #PDX -- Prosper Portland NOW accepting applications for the Portland Small Business Relief Fund -providing grants and no int. loans to support Portland small businesses experiencing hardships related to COVID-19. (1/2)
Need inspiration for your annual performance review? Whether you work for yourself or with a large company, here are 10 Questions for Self-Reflection, via @EllevateNtwk link.medium.com/WBloqMC712
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If your company requires you to work nights and weekends, your company is broken. This is a managerial problem, not your problem. This is a process problem, not a personal problem. This is an ownership problem, not an individual problem.
.@lids store manager at Washington Sq mall is such a pro at #mansplaining I’m almost impressed — not sure how they hire their talent but if this is management then oh boy this company is in trouble.
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Founders who don’t pay themselves, and who don’t optimize for their current happiness are vulnerable. When you’re tired and “hungry” you will take a shitty deal or make poor long-term decisions. When you pay yourself and do work you love, you have leverage.
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We've hired 821 people over 5 years.
The most important thing I've learnt is that ability and experience prove to be less important than finding people who are genuinely kind, empathetic and positive.
It’s easier to teach new skills than it is to unteach old toxic behaviours.
This entire thread is fabulous
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“After finding success on Kickstarter, it’s been a constant exercise of navigating growth,” Good article on PDX based @goRumpl --> forbes.com/sites/kaleighmoor…
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If you wake up on a Casper mattress, hail Lyft to get to your desk at WeWork, use DoorDash to order lunch, and get an Uber home, you've spent the day interacting with companies that will collectively lose nearly $13 billion this year.
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