Growth/Biz Dev/Strategy things. Seattle-based. ex @BCG, @Zillow, @Notarize

Seattle
Joined January 2012
Whenever I'm stressed at work because my boss is being unreasonable I remember the emails Donald Rumsfeld used to send to his staff
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"What's Gone Wrong" in SaaS via @JaredSleeper: 1: Pandemic pulled forward adoption. Now mature industry 2: Sales efficiency's deteriorated. Knife fight for revenue 3: Retention dropping. Co's still optimizing pull-forward spend 4: CO's refuse to take medicine on SBC/dilution
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iMessage verify you laughed out loud to say lol
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Will St Clair retweeted
Boomers are absolutely vicious at the game of real estate: Buy up all the homes Ban building new homes Raise mortgage rates to 7.5% on their way out 😂
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What I'd love is an E-Ink phone that can play Spotify, order an Uber, display basic Google Maps, but it's completely and utterly dull to use.
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The interns at McKinsey and Morgan Stanley have been hard at work building incredibly precise, definitely correct, and beautifully color-coded predictions on the impact of Generative AI by industry
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If Zillow had a comment section, I think it would become the most popular social app. Also it would help homes become more affordable. – at Little Rock, AR
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Slack shows Hunger Games style tribute to the fallen on days where employees are laid off
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Today I learned: There's a venture-backed startup that will shut down your venture-backed startup. Chef's kiss for just perfectly encapsulating the moment.
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#BreakingNews: Experts conclude AGI no longer achievable if OpenAI's ex-employees forced to use Microsoft Teams.
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Killer app
I will never get a parking ticket again.
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The best part about being 90% done with a project is that you're almost halfway finished!
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There was once a PM at Slack who decided Cmd+K should not be the keyboard shortcut for hyperlinks. I would like to know this person's name and phone number.
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Just writing my toast for Thanksgiving. Excited to see everyone soon!
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Just picked up my Halloween costume. Excited. #managementconsulting
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Overheard Gem 💎: You can win while being kind.
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Pretty sure “Mo’ money Mo’ problems” is now actually “A modest cost of living adjustment that lags inflation …but still Mo’ problems”
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Steve B been working on his Clippers courtside mannerisms for 30 years. The real deal. 😊
Windows 95 launched this day in 1995. “Start Me Up” was its anthem:
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“Burnout” is a particularly modern affliction, feeling simultaneously overwhelmed and paralyzed. I’ve found it’s best to think of burnout not as a disease but as a symptom, with many different etiologies. The big three: permanent on-call, broken steering, and mission doubt.
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