InfluencerindeWilde

I moved to Austin 13 years ago. I did not know a single person in the city. My first apartment was $400/month, and I had 3 random roommates. Despite the challenges of moving to a new city, I felt like Austin had amazing people, great opportunities, and a place for me to grow. Last night, Workweek was chosen by a panel of judges for the Austin A-List awards as the best startup at the Series A level. We also were nominated for the C-Suite Leader award and People's Choice. It's a full-circle moment and one I feel incredibly grateful about. This team is unbelievable, and I'm the most excited I've ever been about what I'm building. And that's what it's all about. We're having fun. We're making work fun, and we're just getting started.

👀 A big milestone for Claim and some exciting news… We’re thrilled to announce our $12 million Series A led by the amazing team at VMG Technology, with participation from our previous leads at Sequoia Capital and Susa Ventures, as well as our new partners, Lightbank and Metalab! 👇

I'm proud to make two big announcements today for Workweek: We've launched a Professional Network Platform and to help accelerate our success, we've raised a $12.5M Series A financing round.

First creative and feature launch I've had the chance to work on at @claim so far. Pretty excited with how it turned out.

@krzysztof_lysy @Stanford @RishiSunak @TigerWoods @TheHomeofGolf I got Charlie Javice and Caroline Ellison. Is that good?

Opened my @Stanford alumni directory today. It's sorted by "best match" and gives me @RishiSunak and @TigerWoods as top two names. Maybe I'll throw a small get together at St. Andrews (@TheHomeofGolf) so that we could all meet

Threads exec: Hey so our giant festering algorithm of misery has been really profitable but it's not very fun and people are mad all the time :( Meta exec: Have you tried offering someone $500 to pretend to be happy? :) Threads exec: *Begins to reflect deeply*

Don’t let the button downs and sweaters fool you, @claim is a team full of killers.

We're hiring a creator to become the face of Claim and help bring Benefits with Friends to the masses. If you're interested, DM us a link to your socials 📥

@samobletz The missing ingredient in downtown SF that exists at the High Line and lots of parks in SF is distinct, organic culture. For a while, there was a "tech" culture downtown, but no longer. Culture has shifted to the neighborhoods. Next time try Dolores, Lafayette, or Alta Plaza!

@HugoAmsellem Hit me

I just finished the draft of a Consumer Manifesto, or why I believe it's the best time to build in consumer. Who's down to read/comment?

@claim @tapstephenson @sadderday As a @StanfordMBB fan, I’m sad year round. Do I still qualify for the Claim? 😔

With the NCAA basketball tournament underway, we've partnered with @sadderday in anticipation of countless broken brackets (i.e. "March Sadness"). 🏀 Sadderday is a Brooklyn-based lifestyle brand inspired by the idea that sadness is a normal and healthy emotion. Since launching in 2013, the company has grown its loyal following into a global community. 😔🌎 Special thanks to Sebastian Stant for making this collaboration possible. Welcome to the Claim network! 🏆

@OneBandwagonFan Totally. The best way I know something is worth my time is if someone I trust found it worth theirs.

@lukedewilde I agree, man. Micro-influencers...i.e., FRIENDS, are how most purchases are made. The Tipping Point gave us the playbook years ago. Now, we're seeing companies try to manufacture and engineer something that is more complicated and less effective.

Somewhere along the way, most of the value proposition of influencers has disappeared. My social feeds are now full of unrelatable people with fake podcasts shilling products I can't trust - so I scroll right past. All my big purchases are made through friends now - via unpaid, unbiased endorsements in group chats and over coffees - most recently AG 1 via @OneBandwagonFan. @claim is the first social spending platform that understands this new paradigm and gives me what I really want: a way to save money when I try things my friends like. Such a blast to work on it with @samobletz, @tapstephenson, and the team.

@krzysztof_lysy @DoorDash Paging @sam_c_alexander pls fix

Really intrigued by @DoorDash „healthy” category. Includes pizza, shake shack, salt & straw ice cream. This is the nutrion advice i was looking for

You can win a Super Bowl in the next 4 years with: Patrick Mahomes Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow CJ Stroud Jordan Love Caleb Williams That's literally it If you don't have one of those, ya better get looking

@fahdananta The key to this kind of place is having a co-pilot that helps you maximize return on invested time based on your goals. Ex. Strength training and steak for dinner one evening and intermittent fasting + pilates another morning etc. I know @CambreanHQ is working on the latter part.

I wish there was a mens wellness place that had all of these things for a membership: - bloodwork, VO2 Max - dexa scans - nutritionists, athletic trainers - massage - recovery like normatec, ice baths, cupping, etc - TRT, IV drips, and other supplements Does this exist?

@calebulf You and @jakeudell gotta link!

Big update: I'm moving to LA! 🌴🌴🌴 Where's all my peeps at? Tag em, let's connect. Also looking for a home if you have a lead, had an option set up that fell through. Targeting venice area in January 🙌

@darrenrovell @djskee Every major music tour should have fashion sponsors if the artist wants and custom tour clothing lines that can be sold like jerseys with rev share for artists.

The sports world is so far ahead of the music world in terms of memorabilia its embarrassing. Just look at how much unique Travis Kelce stuff can be bought and how little unique Taylor Swift stuff can be bought. Waiting to see how @djskee + team change game.

@bengusberg @Stanford The key is to let your friends know who is the weakest... right?

Is it better to have 10 best friends or 20 loose acquaintances? 50 years of career research says: weak friendships > strong friendships Exactly 5 decades ago, @Stanford sociologist Mark Granovetter published a mindblowing paper called “The Strength of Weak Ties” His research showed that a person’s weak ties - casual connections & loose acquaintances - were more helpful than strong ones in getting a job. Since then, the benefit of weak ties has been proven across career development, company building and more - particularly in tech / digital industries. “Your weak ties connect you to networks that are outside of your own circle. They give you information and ideas that you otherwise would not have gotten.” If you want to maximize your chances of career success: -Don’t netflix n chill with the same 5 friends every weekend. -Go out and meet as many people as possible.