@abdilisa

Therapist / coach for high-achievers & entrepreneurs | former startup founder & Microsoft marketer, Stanford / Columbia alum | tweets on mental health & success

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined February 2009
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Where the magic happens - therapy and coaching in my Dogpatch/Potrero Hill office in San Francisco 🤩
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Just had coffee with a founder who sold his startup for $300M. He confirmed what I always felt: To achieve anything, you’ll swing between “I’m a genius” and “I’m an idiot.” Sometimes weekly. Sometimes hourly.
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Y Combinator’s Gen Z founders are coming back to SF

In the tech industry, at least, much of the credit for the city’s resurgence can be given to those who never left; chief among them, Garry Tan and Y Combinator.

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Reads with Ravi
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.@JamesClear on how to find your way in life:
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this is why smart people are great at giving advice but not taking it.
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Posing as ‘Alicia,’ This Man Scammed Hundreds Online. He Was Also a Victim. wsj.com/world/asia/cyberscam…

Posing as ‘Alicia,’ This Man Scammed Hundreds Online. He Was Also a Victim.

A multibillion-dollar cyberfraud industry operating out of Southeast Asia relies on forced labor and torture.

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Elon Musk’s estranged trans daughter speaks up via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/07/26/busin…

Elon Musk’s Transgender Daughter Says He Was ‘Cruel’ and ‘Uncaring’ (Published 2024)

Vivian Jenna Wilson’s remarks, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, were a response to Mr. Musk’s comments about her transgender identity.

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Wild ripple effects of an algorithm gauging domestic violence risks for the police - via @NYTimes nytimes.com/interactive/2024…

An Algorithm Told Police She Was Safe. Then Her Husband Killed Her. (Published 2024)

Spain has become reliant on an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim may be abused again and what protection to provide — sometimes leading to fatal consequences.

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The founder of fandango died by suicide after falling from a 20 story window 😮‍💨 via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/07/18/nyreg…

Founder of Fandango Dies After Plunge From Manhattan Hotel (Published 2024)

J. Michael Cline was the co-founder of an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies.

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How much do you need to save to retire in the Bay Area? Why typical advice may not apply sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

How much do you need to save to retire in the Bay Area? Why typical advice may not apply

Does the typical advice on how much to save for retirement apply in the hyper-expensive...

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This is the new magic number for retirement in California — and what it means for you sfchronicle.com/california/a…

This is the new magic number for retirement in California — and what it means for you

A new study has found Americans’ “magic number” for savings to retire comfortably is at an all-time high. What does it show for Californians? 

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A jet-setting CEO and employee revolt: Inside the meltdown of an S.F. nonprofit sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

A jet-setting CEO and employee revolt: Inside the meltdown of an S.F. nonprofit

From a trip to a private island to a $460,000 concert in Dubai: How the Aquarium of the Bay spent eye-catching sums and bills stacked up.

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Snapchat owner reaches $15 million settlement with state over alleged workplace discrimination, harassment sfchronicle.com/tech/article…

Snapchat owner reaches $15 million settlement with California

The settlement stems from a three-year investigation into claims of sexual harassment, equal pay violations, employment discrimination and retaliation at Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc.

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SF startup CEO and president arrested in $100M illegal drug scheme

Prosecutors allege that Done Global execs Ruthia He and David Brody sold 40 million pills of stimulants like Adderall, Vyvanse and Ritalin through their platform with few guardrails, leading to the...

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Caltrains coming to downtown SF! sfexaminer.com/news/transit/…

Feds pledge billions to bring high-speed rail downtown

Over two-thirds of projected cost is now covered.

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We need 40% more therapists to join the mental health field — career-changers-scholarship.…
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Can you tell that friend who’d be a great therapist about the career changers scholarship? career-changers-scholarship.…
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Here’s how much money you need to make to be considered ‘rich’ in the Bay Area sfchronicle.com/california/a…

Here’s how much money you need to make to be considered ‘rich’ in the Bay Area

The national average was more than $400,000 per year, according to a survey. But the Bay Area figure was significantly higher.

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Bay Area high school seniors are sharing their college rejection letters. Why that’s stirring controversy sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

Bay Area high school seniors are sharing their college rejection letters. Why that’s stirring...

Not all administrators at expensive private high schools or wealthy public counterparts have backed the idea of a bulletin board covered with dozens or even hundreds of college rejection letters.

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Mint Butterfield case: Two adults charged with abduction of Slack founder’s child sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

Mint Butterfield case: Two adults charged with abduction of Slack founder’s child

The Marin County District Attorney on Wednesday charged two people with child abduction in the case of Mint Butterfield, the child of Slack founder Stewart Butterfield.

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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on AI tech race, competition with Google... youtu.be/gEAcgWlX0CA?si=xoGT…

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on AI tech race, competition with...

Perplexity founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas joins 'Squawk Box' to d...

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