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@edzitron @Yakubian_Devil_ Sat and then meerkatted to the max... I am full of envy

@Yakubian_Devil_ They sat on me with the respect I deserve

I have been chosen to lead the meerkats

@grahamlanz @keano81 Yup, even better just after sunrise 🌄

@Ro_Remote @keano81 That looks like Amadores ?

I’m on an all-inclusive holiday in Gran Canaria. It’s my first ever all-inclusive, and… wow. What a remarkable cultural experience. People are drinking cava for breakfast, but no one’s smiling. Why is no one smiling

@rhiannon_io @tsellhorn should be on your radar?!

The right cohost should also have professional experience in the tech industry and a strong network to help us bring expert guests on the show. Do you know the perfect person? Tag them here! Let's build something together in 2024. 🥹

Happy New Year's Eve! 🎆 I'm looking for a podcast cohost to join me next year in launching a new show focused on emerging tech and the future of living. 🎙️ The perfect podcast cohost is someone who is...

Ah lads, this is getting mental... FALSE LANKUM is Album of the Year in The @guardian today. What a year. ❤❤❤

Been quiet on here, I have been focused on publishing. This time last year on @substack I had 300 subs, no paid. One year on I have 2,560, 16 paid. Slow but sure growth. 🥂 Celebrating at year end. 2024: keep building this async way of creating, writing and publishing!

@lifewentthatway It is creamy on top and does not travel well

I want to play a game. Without telling me where you're from, tell me what you miss about home when you travel? 🌎 I'll guess 😜

@lifewentthatway Love the honesty here, needed. Home can be found in many places. Thanks for sharing.

A Personal Message Travel isn't something you can do forever. Despite what popular influencers and lifestyle gurus say. I lived a nomadic, travel lifestyle for a decade. 10 fucking years of living out of a backpack pretty much - it still blows my mind how it lasted so long. Before you find yourself seduced by the travel lifestyle, I'll share a few honest truths about my experience. Everyone always goes home at some point - it just depends on the timeframe. Home may not be where you're from. It might just a place to stop and reassess. Now, I did this wayyy longer than most of my peers who started the journey with me. I outlasted the vast majority of those who started along the way as well. But, I wasn't always on the move. Some places I was in for a year or more. Others for a week. It became my lifestyle. My norm. I never saw myself as a 'full-time' traveller either. It's only become popular in recent years to even be called that. I loved the lifestyle so much that I didn't even return to NZ for five years at one point (sorry Mum). When you travel and live like this, home rarely comes into the conversation. In hindsight, it's a selfish lifestyle. It's all about you - and that's ok. No one else is looking out for you. But I hurt people along the way. I let people down. I let myself down. After living this lifestyle for so long, I was never committed enough to anything in life for it to last. Here's just a few: - My professional sporting dreams disappeared - Many a broken heart (sorry to them) - Broke the trust of people who invested in me (sorry as well) - Missed dozens of weddings/birthdays/funerals You don't see those stories told in popular travel culture. Living that life became my identity. And people knew it. They could never trust me as much as someone else. It didn't mean I wasn't popular or had no friends. I had plenty along the way. But many of these are barely more than the annual FB birthday post now. The result of this is I don't have many mates these days. I have two solid, dependable friends who I can call up at any time. Even then, they live overseas. The lifestyle is a fucking awesome one - until it's not. Then you go home. The smallest thing might trigger it. Whenever I see iconic film scene of Forrest Gump running with his crowd of supporters through Monument Valley I'm reminded of this time. "I'm pretty tired.... I think I'll go home now" Forrest says in his moment of revelation. That's how my journey ended. Nothing triggered it. I had just had enough. My account is dedicated to encouraging travel for everyone. To go as far and wide as possible at every opportunity. But also to bring a decent dash of reality with it. Something we don't see enough of. Because, well, it's not a popular thing to say or do. But you, my audience matter to me. I would be doing you a disservice if I told you a decade of travel was full of highlights with no downside. Travel will never disappear from my life. It will continue in some shape or form every year. But I'm glad to be home right now. No matter where you are in your travel journey, you will understand this at some point too.

@TropicalMBA @mitacarriman

Do you know an entrepreneur who would love the challenge of presenting to an audience of 200 founders? In exchange, I'd be happy to offer a free trip/stay at a 5-star resort in Mexico (plus an invitation to an amazing group of founders). The catch is that they would have to present (20-30 minutes) and genuinely enjoy the prospect of attending our Mexico event as an attendee. We're hosting the event at a beachside 5-star resort in Playa del Carmen on May 6th, 7th, and 8th. For years, we've recruited nearly all of our presenters from our community, and we will continue to do so, but this year I’d like to get a few outside voices who are doing interesting things. We've had so many amazing entrepreneurs on the come-up share at our events, maybe you can be next? Previous speakers include @robwalling @sivers @markmanson @ClayCollins @lkr @allenwalton @nathanbarry @noahkagan @jodie_cook @LucyBellaEarl and countless others (most of whom are not on x regularly). A little bit about us and our process: -We have a speaker coach to help you! We've never had a professional speaker. We love to hear stories from founders who are in the trenches. -We are founders too. Every single attendee is a vetted entrepreneur. -Our members are total business nerds. 24% are women. 33% 1M+ revenue. There’s a wide variety of business models: SaaS, Ecommerce, Agencies, Productized Services, Publishing, etc. -Our members love to travel often and meet each other all around the world. -Lots of deals happen at our events, but we’re primarily there to learn from and we prioritize building relationships with each other. -Our favorite talks show the details of what you're doing, mistakes you've made, and what you've learned. -We rarely accept talks that create direct monetary value for your company, so no stump speeches or top-of-funnel stuff. We’re looking for a unique, founder-to-founder inside story of lessons you’re learning in the trenches. -In-progress stories are okay, it doesn't need to be 'buttoned up’ or have some enormous win. Entrepreneurship is a process, we’re cool with seeing how you’re approaching it. -We keep everything confidential unless you want to publicize it, we can provide you with photos and videos on request. -It's a generous room. We know building a business is tough, it's time to let your guard down and share with peers vs. 'being the expert.' If you know anybody who would like to meet 200 founders in an incredible environment, DM me (email me Dan@TropicalMBA.com) or reply to this tweet! Our community has always been about optimizing for serendipity with bright practitioners, maybe this post can do the same! We have 2 spaces available, I’ll gather the list in the coming weeks and make a decision hopefully by year's end. Appreciate you sharing this with anyone who fits the bill.

Castillo de Loarre (Huesca, #Aragón). Esta fortaleza del S. XI está considerada como uno de los castillos medievales mejor conservados de Europa #FelizViernes #BuenosDias

What are the benefits of hiring digital nomads? Full episode: loom.ly/YNNGsYQ @Ro_Remote #management #Leadership #work #Design #workforhumans #digitalnomads #remotework

Necessary questions and observations @RowanMoore, thanks, the name "gigaproject" alone makes my question the sustainability of any of these projects. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Layla Moran speaking more sense about Gaza, Hamas, politics, morality and Israel-Palestinian peace… …than I’ve heard anyone else say on the subject.

@joelgascoigne Inspiring @joelgascoigne, always been a big fan of your work and long term sustainable strategy 👏

13 years ago today, I launched Buffer. It’s hard to believe my little side project turned startup turned business is now a teenager. In recent years, I’ve reflected a lot on how to build Buffer to exist and thrive long-term. With that in mind, I thought it could be fun to share 13 fun facts which demonstrate our longevity mindset and the impact it has on both the product and the team. Here we go: 1. Over Buffer’s lifetime, our total revenue has been $159.16M. 2. We’ve raised only $4M, so we’ve made close to 40X our funding so far in revenue. 3. For 8 of our 13 years, we’ve been profitable. 4. 49% of the team have been at Buffer for over 5 years; that’s 39 of 79 teammates! 31 people (39%) have been at Buffer for over 7 years, and 5 people (6%) have been on the team for more than a decade. 5. 34 teammates have taken a 6+ week sabbatical since the program started in 2019. 6. 49 babies have been born to teammates in Buffer’s lifetime. 7. 4,955 active users started using Buffer over a decade ago, and 2,321 of those are paying customers. 8. We initially supported just 1 social network, now we have 11 channels you can connect with Buffer. 9. Over the last 6 years, we’ve spent $4.5M buying back the majority of our VC investors to build a long-term company with no exit plan. 10. Teammates have collectively received $1,395,923 through annual profit sharing distributions we’ve issued on 5 of our 13 years. 11. We’ve donated $269,185 to 28 different charitable organizations since our first contribution in 2017. 12. For 11 years, we’ve been a fully remote and distributed company. Today, we’re spread across 51 cities in 19 countries. 13. Finally, I’ve built and led Buffer working from 25 different countries over the last 13 years. Here’s to many more years 🥂

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Shane 💔

While we are all loving this vides I need to point out that this is a video about how society ignores our most vulnerable and the importance of safe comsumptions rooms as a place of community and connection for people who use drugs. #PubsAreSafeConsumptionRooms #AlcoholIsADrug