Ben Kessler

Still checking this site for news but you’ll find me elsewhere.

@houmanhemmati @GovPressOffice @CAgovernor Twice you’ve tried this lame joke and both times you failed. Delete your tweet.

@GovPressOffice @CAgovernor We need a permanent delete button on your governorship x.com/houmanhemmati/…

ICYMI: Signed by @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom, California just gave its 40 million residents a permanent delete button for a largely covert part of the personal data economy. privacy.ca.gov/drop

@hulu_support @DisneyPlus Oscars not showing up in the app at all. Are you still having an outage?

@lukeburgis @Airbnb Happened a few years ago. Property Manager tried to say we put holes in the wall and destroyed plumbing because we reported them for black mold and an insect infestation. @Airbnb did NOTHING bouncing us around overseas phone service. This was a $10K+ multi week stay. Never again.

My wife, daughter, and I stayed at an @Airbnb in NYC in November. Perfectly normal stay. Nothing happened. When we left, the owner said there was a small stain on the hardwood floor he couldn't clean and said it took him $7500 to fix, including literally replacing floorboards. We know nothing about this, saw nothing, looks totally unfamiliar. Feels like insurance fraud, or something? AirBNB took his side because we couldn't provide a picture of the floor at the exact minute we walked out the door. Are you kidding me? Has anyone else had an experience with AirBNB like this? Any attorneys who know how to deal with this sort of absurd claim?

@davidrgoldberg Saffy’s or Bavel, Funke or Mother Wolf, Stella, Yangban, Sushi Note (Beverly Hills location), Heavy Handed for burgers. Lot more if you DM me with a specific ask.

LA next week Best restaurant recs please!

@iiiitsandrea Was at Gott’s in St. Helena recently. They have a Zab’s pump next to the ketchup and mustard. Multiple people in my group tried it for the first time and agreed they were buying bottled when they get home. 👍🏼

the way Zab’s has leveraged bagel shops to indoctrinate more people into their hot sauce is GENIUS more and more emerging brands are looking to restaurants to help them pierce through expensive, busy grocery shelves 👀

@Tawheed HubSpot, hands down. It keeps getting more expensive, but the functionality has also gotten exponentially better. Also incorporates a lot of features of other products now like call transcriptions (Gong), meeting scheduling (Chili Piper), etc.

What's your Marketing Automation Tool of choice?

@AndyTheGiant Rain was my jam but was more into SoBe. And can't forget Orbitz.

Like/RT if you spent your alloted lunch money on these.

@davegerhardt I want to get into it but have tried multiple times and failed. Have you written about your process, routine, etc.?

Find me a better way to start the day than a run. You can't do it. Outside no treadmill. I'm a much better person because of this. I'm happier. I'm more patient. I have more energy. I'm better at work. I'm a better Dad. I FEEL LIKE ROCKY!!! But I live in a soft little bubble.

@iiiitsandrea Really impressive location they pulled off on Melrose. Way more relevant for their audience than the usual Abbott Kinney move. And the space looks sick!

@kessler Omg yes, reporting live!!!

WOW —POPPI really went all out from slushies to tall boys 👀

@davegerhardt Literally just got this one: "It’s funny, isn’t it? How sometimes we get so busy, that we miss the opportunities right in front of us. Like how Atropos can help you get significantly more traffic that actually converts."

Hello: I did not receive a reply from my first 6 emails. Sounds like "growing your business" is not a priority right now. Am I understanding that right? Just let me know so I can close out your file.

@dfkoz @shaig Go to spot and still holds up as one of the best chocolate chip cookies, if not the best.

@shaig the og og

@billsnitzer Please build @earthquakesLA on Threads! Bunch of people asking for it over there.

Felt this badboy

@dmcgco Paris, VA!

Really good.

@iiiitsandrea The amount of comments replying "holy shit, now I feel scammed by these greedy corporations!" Fuck me.

Like I’m dying that TikTok tries to position common knowledge as “secrets” and “conspiracies” bro it’s literally called private label and it isn’t new and it’s the same in stores like Costco, Kroger etc Trader Joe’s was just smart to make it under better branding 😂

@nikitabier @FlyAerodome @aerodromefi @rahul Very cool. Culver City PD dispatches drones for calls and I’ve always wondered what tech they’re using.

This is probably the coolest company I’ve invested that actually impacts quality of life in cities: they literally send a drone to your house when you call 911. Not surprised that @FlyAerodome is selling like crazy, even with the government as the buyer.

@michaelmiraflor On's Cyclon circular shoe subscription is kind of this but not. on-running.com/en-us/collecti…

Do any running shoes have technology that automatically informs their owner that they are due for a replacement? Feels like low-hanging fruit? "You have 40 miles left on these shoes, or 3 weeks at your current pace. Order a replacement pair now, here's 15% off as a thank you."

@guhlo Did something change in CA that regular shops can stock and DoorDash can deliver these?

As big a deal as THC (delta 9) beverages landing on retail shelves is, reports of consumers finding them on delivery apps like DoorDash seems just as big …

@michaelmiraflor Don't get me started on the girl that cleans public restrooms at stores and fast food restaurants for content.

So much to unpack here. Almost feels like it requires a performance art lens to evaluate? Otherwise... I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about this (sub)genre of content.

@michaelmiraflor I haven’t kept a wallet in my back pocket for 10+ years. Feels weird to even think about. Keys + wallet in front right and iPhone in left.

I got a Ridge Wallet as a gift. Not sure I can make the switch. Front pocket? Risking scratching my iPhone? I know they are super popular but 🤔