Sam Willis

I’ve been at GC for most of my professional career and it’s not only because it’s a great product but because of the integrity that our leaders show during times like this. I encourage all of you to read this letter. Thanks @GoCardless and @hirokitakeuchi link.medium.com/IZXw62aA26

Lots of exciting things happening at the mo’ with @triangirlsocial! So great that things are picking up again. If you want to speak, partner, sponsor, or are looking for someone to talk to your team about the importance of diversity in teams, hit us up! 👋🏼 RTs appreciated

We're hiring backend/frontend SDEs, data engineers, SREs (my team) and more! Feel free to ping me a DM - I'd love to tell you about what we're up to!

We're looking for someone with experience in building complex design systems to join our team at @duffelhq. This would be our first design systems hire and will play a huge part in shaping the future of our product. 1/2 👇

We are officially 🎉 Sold Out 🎉 for our first 2021 event. You can join the waitlist and we'll let you know if anyone drops out closer to the date 🤗

Alright folks - mailing list tickets sold out in a heartbeat again. General release for Drinks on Oct 22 going live on Wednesday at 10am! This is your warning.

In its brave first week, our little jobs board managed to accumulate 4 exciting roles from these incredible companies: @lloyds_direct, @joinencore, @get_cord & @happy_scribe! If you've not already, go check them out: designclub.pallet.xyz/jobs

Design Club Drinks #3 - 🎄Christmas Edition🎄 general release tickets, 10am Thursday, but if you’re on the mailing list check your inbox 👀👀👀

Tickets for the last Design Club Drinks of 2021 are LIVE! Limited amount of tickets and you don't want to miss out on the festivities we've got planned eventbrite.co.uk/e/216269537007

Mini rant: Every time an organisation says it's going to hire more diverse staff, someone replies "but surely you should hire the best candidates regardless of background!" And every time, what they think is a counterpoint is actually an argument *for* a diverse hiring policy.

11 Promises from a Manager: a 🧵 1. We’ll have a weekly 1:1. I’ll never cancel this meeting, but you can cancel it whenever you like. It’s your time.

So, you work in tech and you have some share options in your startup. How should you think about them? Here are some things I believe, as someone who’s received options that never materialised, then as an early employee at Deliveroo, and now granting them as a founder. 🧵👇

The longest running study on happiness: Harvard's 84 year old Study of Adult Development. Here are 7 lessons from the study to help you live a happier life:

Just confirmed the venue and two speakers for June 22. This one's going to be a fun one... Tickets out next week so keep an eye on those inboxes 👀

Our next drinks event is this Wednesday! We have some tickets left. Those who attend are going to get early access to our Talks event happening in June! eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-club-…

designers working on onboarding education carousels

yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com

My feeling is that Duolingo has to accept responsibility for his own sadness

People talk a lot about on-chain art, but that's a phrase which encompasses a whole spectrum of solutions. Art on Alba will be truly on-chain ✨. Let's explore a little bit more about what the different on-chain options are, and why we think what we're building is important 👇

If I was worried about people comparing me to 1930s Germany, my next move probably wouldn't be to shut down all criticism on the national broadcasting service