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“My Name Is Brian And I Am A Racist...” - Brian O. 🔥 Read the full letter on TryLivingWhile.black #100DaysOfNoCode #NoCode #BlackTechTwitter

@Yoroomie One of my favorite parts of the process

Doing customer support as an early stage founder is underrated.

What are some of the best ways you have used or seen someone use a virtual assistant?

What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the full list of 25 examples:

“One of the functions of art is to give people the words to know their own experience… Storytelling is a tool for knowing who we are and what we want.” An Ursula K. Le Guin gem themarginalian.org/2018/01/30/urs…

The year is 1996 and you own a newspaper. The internet just came out, but you don’t really get it. Which businesses are similar in 2023 with GPT3 + AI looming?

Normalize founders admitting how freaking hard it is to grow a startup, and to share the losses as well as the wins.

We bootstrapped to a $100M+ acquisition without venture capital. Here’s how. 🧵

@CircusDotFish A platform curating lesser-known stories of racism to help everyone develop better-informed opinions by reducing as many barriers as possible. #trylivingwhileblack @TryLivingBlack

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The Ozy Media meltdown has a lot of lessons. As the reporter who caught them buying junk traffic in 2017, I'm biased. But I see it as a perfect, cautionary illustration of Paid versus Earned media. So: a 🧵 on why Ozy failed as a paid media company — and why it matters.

I worry that other people of color building media businesses are going to face even more scrutiny and skepticism because of Ozy's deceptions. And after years of covering ad fraud, I'm incensed that big brands still can't or won't take control of their digital spending.

The rapid demise of Ozy Media is a story for the ages. Here's a breakdown on the situation and lessons:

I was asked by two different media sources for AAPI recommendations and they keep not getting published and my little list includes poetry which is not getting enough love when AAPI poetry is where it’s at! 1/7

If you know the foundations of: - Marketing - Analytics - Design - Development ... and are an expert in any one of those things, you are unstoppable.

I built my Twitter following from 1k to 40k in 50 days. My email list from 0 to 7k in 2 months. And I didn't spend a dollar. Here are the 9 secrets to building an audience fast 🧵

Twitter threads are the new blog. Here's a list of the 15 best thread creators:

I focused on building new, deep and unexpected relationships this past year. I joined a few communities of varying sizes from 20 to 2,000+. Within those communities, I found my tribe. Read more 👇👇

The next Amazon competitor is likely going to look like a social or video app, not a shopping app. Thread👇

Hmm... something interesting I learned from my buddy @RomeenSheth about McKinsey. I thought they are just a stale boring consulting co But he told me they've acquired a ton of software co's & now have a $100M ARR tech portfolio now (!) I'll let him explain - guest thread!

What is 1 thing you wish you’d known when you started your first company?