@pearsonisms

Rarely serious, sometimes right. Ex-Upwork CMO deep into the freelance economy, children's literacy and pickleball.

 Palo Alto, CA
linkedin.com/in/richardpearson
Joined September 2008
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I've been fighting for #PaidFamilyLeave for all Americans since @OlympiaOhanian was born; it's been 4 long years and we're SO CLOSE. Do not stop.
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Unforeseen benefit of our @greenchef meal subscription? The funniest email I've gotten in a long time.
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#September11 we remember Golden Bear #MarkBingham co-recipient of Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ‘02 ESPYs w 3 other Americans “not for their victories on the field, but for their heroic efforts on United Flight 93.” calbears.com/news/2019/9/11/…
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A study found adding 20 minutes to your commute makes you as miserable as receiving a 19% pay cut. incl thoughts from yours truly awealthofcommonsense.com/201…

Different Ways to be Rich in 2019 - A Wealth of Common Sense

Different ways to become wealthy that don't involve money.

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Living on four wheels while trying to survive in SV, one of the wealthiest places in the world. Palo Alto Weekly paloaltoonline.com/print/sto…

Living on four wheels

The more than 40 recreational vehicles parked along El Camino Real, just outside Stanford University, have been deemed eyesores and nuisances, but inside them are people facing diverse circumstances:...

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Don’t just ask whether you’re proud of what you’ve achieved. Ask whether you’re proud of how you’ve achieved it. ~Adam Grant #quote #quotes
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Andreas Klinger 🦾
@andreasklinger8 Jul 2019
“Among our Silicon Valley-based portfolio companies, all startups past Series A have a distributed team.” — @bwertz (@VersionOneVC & @a16z) venturebeat.com/2019/07/06/d…
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As remote work continues to get even more productive and more common, college towns with a decent city built around them are going to thrive. More & more graduates will not want to leave their idyllic lifestyle when they can command great salaries doing work they love from home.
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Why are “Soft Skills” called “Soft” when they’re the Hardest to find, Hardest to do well, and Hardest to teach...? 🤔 [graphic via the excellent @larrykim]
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Garry Tan
@garrytan3 May 2019
Looks like the prediction is coming true much sooner than 5 years. I should have said 8 months.
Garry Tan
@garrytan1 Oct 2018
Prediction: Coupled with the SF Bay Area housing crisis, most startups in the next 5 years will establish remote work as a core part of their product/engineering process.
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Ruey Yen@YRueyYen27 Apr 2019
What a finish! Cal Rugby’s Sam Cusano gets the game winning try (with no time left) to lead the Golden Bears to a 28-24 last second comeback win over SMC and a spot in the @D1ARugby championship final next week in Santa Clara. #GoBears
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Rob Pintwala@RPintwala18 Apr 2019
Finally took the plunge and hired some people on @Upwork. What an epic experience so far. Such a powerful platform. So easy to get help, and quickly. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Rodolphe Dutel@rdutel16 Apr 2019
Prediction: By 2025, most senior software engineers will refuse to work onsite 🤷‍♂️
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I am so impressed with the quality of freelancers over at @Upwork. I thought GA would be lucky to find 1 TV opening sequence broadcast video designer. Just shortlisted 4. We're actually spoiled for choice :o)
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Quartz
@qz24 Mar 2019
After years of intensive analysis, Google found the key to good teamwork is being nice ow.ly/bAQt30o9M7e
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Adam Rhuberg@TheRhube20 Mar 2019
We're not a "startup" anymore, but @Upwork would surely have signed on to #LeadersForLeave. I'm currently on my 2nd 12-week paternity leave. This little fat guy likes having me around. Keep fighting the good fight @SimaSistani
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Hard to believe I've already made over $30K on @Upwork. If you're considering the #freelance life, don't be afraid to take the leap. I did, and I never thought I'd be where I am today.
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I would advise to go even more granular in task breakdown but agree that @Upwork is a must have in the portfolio of any marketer / entrepreneur bit.ly/2TALROm
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All I’m saying is that when I risk prison to bribe my kids’ way into college, it won’t be USC
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