Devlin Daley

A couple years ago, when I stepped out of a founder role, it was pretty interesting to see how differently companies treated me. Some teams at places like Ramp, Rippling, ClickUp, Nvidia, and a couple hot Utah startups responded to cold DMs with zero hesitation about my non-specialized “founder background.” If anything, that experience was the reason they took the call. Meanwhile, more traditional companies (Fortune 500s, bigger/older tech companies, etc.) had the hardest time putting me in a box. They couldn’t see past the “5–7 years of directly qualified experience” requirement. Notably… none of those companies were growing anywhere close to the pace of the first group. And thankfully, I ended up at one of the high-growth ones. Idk who needs to hear this, but, hire former founders. Failed founders, young founders, successfully exited founders, founders who’ll definitely be founders again but want to learn from other high-agency people inside strong PMF businesses… hire founders. They’ll operate like business owners inside your org and find meaningful ways to drive value way beyond their job description.

Go Blue!!〽️

@mholt6 👀

I grew up with this game and have been looking for a modern version of it. Anyone know of a good reboot?

At Reach, we back brilliant founders building across learning, health, and work. Now we’re extending that support beyond our portfolio with Cobalt Collective, a new nonprofit built to bridge high-growth tech and evidence-based impact.

Dear Siri, when I try to type “is” I’m am never trying to type “OSS”. Sincerely, —phil—

Are the Purported Causes of NAEP Score Decline Actually Symptoms?open.substack.com/pub/dtwuva/p/a…

Have student's attention spans been decimated by digital technologies? In @EducationNext I look at the data and conclude that's not the problem. educationnext.org/pay-attention-…

The answer to one of the most universal questions in computing education: "Which Programming Language Should I Teach First?" It's not what you're expecting. At all. parentheticallyspeaking.org/articles/first…

🤩We're proud to collaborate with @Derivita to transform math classrooms! 🤝Together, we're empowering teachers with a seamless TI-Nspire CX II graphing calculator integration that drives real-time engagement and critical thinking. 🧠🥳

@aboodman Internet2 conference WiFi is mind bendingly good. I was there in 2012 when they had a musical performance over Internet2 with one performer 100 miles away. They brought their own equipment, tapped into a fiber access outside the venue. It was showing off to make a point.

Why is tech conference WiFi always so bad? Has anyone, ever experienced tech conference WiFi that works?

@willmcgugan Put it behind a Caddy web server so that it will automatically take care of certificates and their renewal?

My blog certs expired recently. Nobody noticed for a week. It makes me wonder if I should even keep a blog these days. Admittedly, I don't post often, and a blog is only as useful as its content. But it would be one less thing to maintain / pay for. willmcgugan.com

We have a Derivita Power User Story for you all with our celebrated Derivita Teacher of the Month: Margaret Scarano! Check it out here: derivita.com/2024-b2s-tom-p… #derivita #backtoschool2024 #iteachmath

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@romaintouze @Rich_Harris Short Circuit

@Rich_Harris Can you remind me the title of this movie?

SVELTE 5 IS ALIVE! we'll have an announcement blog post with all the details on monday. first, sleep 😴

Multi-column figures, line numbers, improved PDFs, and faster performance – Typst 0.12 is a game changing release. To show you how to use it for your projects, we have put together a short video

World's largest house number?

Remembering the time @Canvas_by_Inst where we crashed @Blackboard #bbworld11 conference in Vegas at the Venetian. Booked the bar right in the same hallway as their event and held a party for their customers. One of my favorite t-shirts we gave out to their customers.

Chipotle for years is our allergy family's go-to restaurant. Love this video my son made: instagram.com/reel/C88xYaMu2…

A very good Q&A with the head of Brown's endowment. Honestly addresses many of the misconceptions that people have about how US university endowments work (including some current hot-button topics). brown.edu/news/2024-04-1…

@gillentinea @Canvas_by_Inst @summit_k12 Getting added to the module menu in the user interface is not an LTI Placement I'm aware of. Is this a new hook or are they hacking it with a browser extension to modify the UI?

@summit_k12 integrates with @Canvas_by_Inst Check it out: 🎥 bit.ly/K12Canvas