Victoria Wood

I’m a generalist but not a dilettante. I’m an entrepreneur but not a capitalist. I’m a humanist. A scientist. An artist. I’m comfortable in chaos and at rest. To the outside, my life might seem like a set of loosely connected dots. This is the thread that ties it all together:

If you were let go from the @Shopify marketing or events team (or know anyone who was), please DM me. I would love to talk.

Just realized I only have two modes: 1. YOLO 2. questions every decision and feeling

The jobs of both a social media algorithm and an Editor In Chief is to select and share engaging content. Both are an algorithm making decisions, yet only one can be held liable for any harm caused by what it chooses to publish.

Your company’s highest impact most underutilized asset is its people.

If I aired a highlight reel of your most selfish life moments and most shameful thoughts, you'd seem like an awful person. If I aired a reel of your best, kindest moments, you'd seem like a saint. But people aren't highlight reels, and the unedited cut is always a messy mix!

@quephird Ugh, they’re awful. I had those when I came off my antidepressants.

@SystemischerC This is a scam: scamcryptorobots.com/quantum-ai-rev…

@rsnapeuk This

Live from New York: Shopify businesses around the world are lighting up Times Square for Black Friday 🔥

This! Also, please tell their lead about it. Especially in a remote world, visibility isn’t always there (and it shouldn’t be, unless they’re micromanaging).

@bslobodin @Wayfair

Who is the worst abuser of email subscription privilege, and why is it @Wayfair?

@MichaelEPorter. The day I read Creating Shared Value I realized I’d been brought up to assume business can only do harm. This changed my world from that moment on —> communitylivingbc.ca/wp-content/upl…

@CarlCasis @WalkerLucas Also, that’s why. You’re on west coast time now 🤙

@CarlCasis @WalkerLucas You’re in Van?!

how am i meant to do 996 if the WeWork closes at 5? ffs

That PNW life

@chrizbot Like anything, it depends on the quality of information being put into them.

Do roadmaps reduce risk or embrace uncertainty? If not either, why use them?

@mkobach That emotions are a weakness

In 30 years, what’s something people will look back on and realize we got completely wrong?

The advice we give others is always the advice we need to follow most. — Gian-Carlo Rota

@tkhoojones Almost 😁

Seeing snow on my local mountain again makes me so happy.

@quephird Said like a true n00b 😆

@quephird Is this Rust?