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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in Feb 2023(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 4y ago|1 comments
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I think it's less a question of "(politcal) power" than "bargaining power." And bargaining power is not fundamentally about your ability to withhold your labor from one employer but sell it to other employers.
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If there is a value implicit seeing to gather disconfirming evidence by asking the decision maker what would change their mind, it seems to me to be a commitment to the scientific method of allowing new data to overturn existing models and
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I understand about ADHD and not losing the idea, but consider writing it down instead. You can bring it into the conversation later and you can also revise it once you have gotten it out of your head. I carry 3x5 cards for this reason so I
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Since we are talking about assessments and decisions about a course of action and not values, the question falls apart. I think it was intended to be a trick question calling you out as a hypocrite but from what I have read of your comments
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We offer online and face to face Bootstrappers Breakfasts® events for "entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast.”® We have eleven events this month to help you move your business forward. Join us as your interests dictate and sche
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in December 2022(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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A 20% layoff is absolutely a red flag. Morale will be impacted and there is a likelihood of further layoffs. If you are out of work it's worth considering but a 20% layoff is as likely to mean more trouble ahead as not.
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A slide is not a text transcript. Revealing one bullet at a time assumes the atomic element in a presentation is the bullet. I think it's the slide, which is often an image or a diagram. You earn the audience's attention for the n
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Catarina left this as a comment to the post: I definitely hope that Twitter can find a better business model than advertising, which I think is fee for service. That has always been the best way, especially for social media. All the disin
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by skmurphy 4y ago
We offer online Bootstrappers Breakfasts® events in three time zones and host face to face events as well. These events are for “entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast.”® We have ten events on offer from Nov-11 through the end of the
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in November 2022 ((bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
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Many are in tech but we increasingly see artists and other disciplines. I fully acknowledge that are messaging for the event, and the promises we make (e.g. a serious conversation) bias who shows up. But it's also likely there is consi
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I like to watch movies about space, astronauts, and travel to other planets. I don't know that that they provide a realistic view of what it means to live in space or to be an astronaut. I like to read urban fantasy like the "Rive
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There may be a self-selection filter at work driving whom you are meeting--you may not be aware of it. That being said the promise of the Bootstrappers Breakfast is to join other entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast in a serious con
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Looking at "entrepreneur porn" for insight into entrepreneurship works about as well as using porn as a guideline for a satisfying romantic relationship or marriage.
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"I've learned something that utterly astonished me when I first recognized it: with rare exceptions, entrepreneurs in general are not curious people." I have met hundreds of entrepreneurs at Bootstrappers Breakfasts over the
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This looks more like a price negotiation: "pausing paid ads" instead of leaving the platform.
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The premise of your assignment is that the specifics of a customer situation don't affect price. For enterprise SaaS this is not the case. There is no "price list" there is structured negotiation that has many parameters, inc
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Off the top of my head: Juliana Frink, a central character in "Man in the High Castle," is well-meaning and intelligent.
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See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33377145 where Pro Publica digs in and essentially agrees with their conclusions as to the likelihood of a lab leak origin.
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watashiato n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see. --- I do
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We offer online Bootstrappers Breakfasts® events in three time zones and host face to face events as well. These events are for “entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast.”® We have thirteen events on offer this month to help you move yo
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Roundup of Events for Bootstrappers in October 2022(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 4y ago|1 comments
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Reads more like a sponsored case study for Micro Acquire.
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site replaced by this notice "As a result of the FastCompany.com breach, Mansueto Ventures (which also owns Inc.) is temporarily shutting down Inc.com out of an abundance of caution while the investigation is underway." Fast Compa
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Inc Magazine website temporarily shut down by Fast Company Breach(inc.com)
2 points by skmurphy 4y ago|1 comments
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key points: "Google LLC and Meta Platforms Inc. are quietly cutting jobs by shutting down teams and departments while avoiding mass layoffs, according to a new report. After closing the divisions, each of the companies is giving affect
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Meta and Google are shrinking their workforces by avoiding mass layoffs(bizjournals.com)
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Some key bits of advice I found useful. If you were in the job market in 2008-9 or 2001-3 you may view this article as very pessimistic. I don't think it is. "If any given role can prioritize profit, pace, learning, prestige or pe

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