Shelley Tonkin Smith

I've trying out something new for 2024. I've created a public notes page garrensmith.com A non-linear place to record my my ideas, research and work. Each month, I'll send a monthly changelog email. You can follow along here buttondown.email/garren

What would you say if you got an acquisition offer for your startup? Let’s say the offer is 4X your yearly revenue. Team members stay on board. All cash. I got an offer like this — $16M total. I turned it down, but that offer changed everything at Groove. Here’s the story 👇

After leaving the Three Rondavels view point, it took us less than 20min drive on the Panorama Route to arrive at Bourke's Luck Potholes. The cylindrical holes which make up the "potholes" were caused by swirls of water which wore away the rocks over millions of years. Again, it's so hard to visually showcase something so vast and you really have to see it for yourself 😍 Due to the soil present in the water each hole appears as a different hue of yellow, brown or white. The other interesting thing about Bourke's Luck is that it marks the spot where The Blyde River and Treur River converge. And if you're wondering, the area is named after the gold prospector, Tom Bourke, who was the first to proclaim that gold could be found in the area. Every time I visit Mpumalanga, I fall more in love with this province. There is so much natural beauty to experience and so many activities to participate in that aren't expensive. I'm always left wondering why more people don't visit. Thank you @SasolSA for helping enable this road trip. I have so many more posts to upload from yesterday's adventures along the Panorama Route 🇿🇦❤️ PS. The only place I've seen bigger potholes is in Joburg 🤣 Ok seriously, drop a comment below if you've ever been to Bourke's Luck. Bonus points if you attach a pic or 9 🇿🇦❤️

@imperfectstrtup YES!!! The startup journey continues 😁 So excited!

ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s been 6 years but I’m excited to announce that I’m back in the content game! This time around, I’m 10x’ing the transparency. It’s like having a seat on the board of our company, Groove. I’m sharing not only our revenue metrics but this time around I’ll be revealing everything I shouldn’t share with the public – our actual funnel metrics, financials, growth experiments, live streams of quarterly growth calls, community hiring, P&L statements & more. We’re calling it The Imperfect Startup. Our mission is to become the most transparent company in the world so you can learn faster and grow faster. It's a little scary but here goes... The Only $4m ARR SaaS to Reveal it All groovehq.com/helpdesk-softw… And if you dig it, please retweet and let me know your thoughts in the comments.

It's Launch Day! The #ImperfectStartup has been such an exciting project to be part of. And it's only going to get more EPIC from here 🚀

Wordle 692 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I got #Wordle in One today!! 🤩😮 I’d like to thank my family, ⁦@NYTGames⁩, the Academy… Way to start a Friday! And a check off the bucket list for sure! #wordleinone

What do you do if you find yourself procrastinating on a task or project? After reading #fourthousandweeks, I've come up with a 7-step process to become a better procrastinator. Here it is: shelleytonkinsmith.com/procrastinatio…

Anyone out there a procrastinator? Turns out we all are! On the Two Booked Up #podcast, I chatted with Rowena about how we can become better procrastinators. Listen here: twobookedup.com/episodes/tbu26… Thanks to @oliverburkeman #fourthousandweeks for igniting this conversation!

Still really enjoying learning isiZulu on ⁦@duolingo⁩, as is the whole family!

I'm committing to create & launch a profitable product in 12 weeks with launch ftw. It’s a free course by @amyhoy and @alexhillman — both amazing teachers who’ve been responsible for some major ah-ha’s in my biz. Join me? stackingthebricks.com/launchftw/ #launchftw

We’re learning isiZulu on Duolingo! So excited they’ve finally added Zulu to their range. Ngithanda ⁦@duolingo⁩, Siyabonga

John Mayer improvising a song live is the most incredible thing you’ll see today:

I just made this video in Descript descript.com/?lmref=ZMDYbA for our latest episode of Two Booked Up, where we reveal our #23for2023 Reading Challenge. Go to signup.twobookedup.com to get the Challenge PDF.

We've just finished the 2nd Harry Potter and did this quiz to find out who your best friend would be. I got Hermione! My boys say, "of course!" #hpq-top" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/ha…

Geology + jamming music = 🤟💕 Such a cool new track from @hopscotchsongs to learn about the Rock Cycle youtu.be/IKXP3vGy0as

I found Carmen Sandiego in @googleearth. It's your turn to follow the clues. Good luck, Gumshoe. g.co/carmensandiego My boys love the TV series and this game was really fun!

Looking for some ideas for your #TBR list? Rowena and I share our favourite non-fiction books from 2022 in the Two Booked Up Podcast. twobookedup.com/podcasts/40873… #businessbooks #personaldevelopment #memoir and #homeschooling books. What have been some of your top reads in 2022?

@ajlkn As it should be! @carrd is the most awesome website builder and it just keeps getting better.

Even after all this time, randomly coming across someone using something I made is a huge rush

This week on the #TwoBookedUp #podcast, Rowena (a career & life confidence coach) and I share how embracing Essentialist principles can lead to greater confidence. And when you're more confident, you put yourself in a position to get #paidtobeyou twobookedup.com/podcasts/40873…

My blog for the week. A quick take on the new @ableton Note iOS music app garrensmith.com/ableton-note-m…