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My first mistake
Well, I’m sure I’ve made bucket loads more but thought this one would be a helpful start to first-time entrepreneurs. You see, last year when I arrived in the States, I started thinking about setting...
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Five community management tips
Community is a long-term slog… I’ve been wanting to cherry pick some of the info from my community management (mostly startup-focused) classes and share it here for a while. For starters, here are five...
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San Francisco sentiment
Breaking up the regular programming with a photo journey from my recent weeks in SF. A lot of it has been head down with work but I did get to go on some city hikes and a weekend trip to Lake Tahoe....
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Craftsmanship – embrace your artist
“Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” ~Peter Drucker No, I’m not about to get into a combative piece about whichever or whatever it is. However, I did want to put some...
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Go on, get criticised
During my first weekend back in Australia, I wrangled the time to catch up with a friend. Over lunch, she made a comment that kicked off a stream of thoughts I’ve been wanting to post about for a...
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Cool job: Content and Community Coordinator
Just tried reblogging a post via WordPress and it was a bit of a fail – apologies if you got an email notification! Anyway, you might have seen on The Fetch Blog that I’m hiring a Content and Community...
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A note about the help you need
Don’t walk alone I just archived another email… Another request to help someone. Mentor them. Advise them on a new project. Connect with them. Meet for coffee. Try out their beta. Promote something....
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Some context on being a woman
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while but I know it will be contentious. I’ll just have to delicately dance it out. And today is the day to post considering it’s International Women’s Day....
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The skill you didn’t think you needed – awareness
We often place our professional development and advancement in neat little boxes. We have education and we have experience – we understand our goal to be around maximising the two. Outside this, we...
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New York, New York
I know, I know, where have I been, right? Can’t believe it’s a month since my last update. And I started the year like a blogging machine. #fail Anyway, there is a reason… I just moved to NYC. Yep,...
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Not just another post about burnout
“We’re on a road to nowhere” I can’t believe it’s May. It feels like the last few months have flown. And by flown, I don’t mean in a jovial, enjoyable manner. It’s been uncomfortable. I’m liking it to...
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Email-led startups
Humble beginnings in the box… A couple of months ago Ryan Hoover wrote a great post on email-first startups. It really resonated with me as it articulated our journey at The Fetch better than I could....
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First sketch of The Fetch
I was riding the subway today thinking about product and brand evolution. Part of what I love about technology is that it changes so quickly and instead of forgetting about origins, the early days of a...
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14 photos to make you feel alive
Sometimes I think the only reason I still have an iPad is to look at the photography in The Guardian’s Eyewitness app. Every couple of nights I unwind by flicking through the stunning and timely...
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Hustling for ambiverts
In the last couple of years, the popularity of the word hustler has soared. Especially in tech land where you often hear the combination of hacker, hipster and hustler to represent a dream founding...
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Celebrating detachment
When I pause, I get to reflect back on how much has happened over the last two years. My life is almost unrecognisable now. When you’re living in the moment – going through periods of immense change,...
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A refreshing take from swissmiss on leadership, creativity and living
It’s been a busy week since I got back to New York and I’m trying not to forget the new perspective I collected during my trip. Luckily, I stumbled upon this video (~6-mins long) after checking out the...
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How to keep believing in yourself
I stood there catching my breath. A gush of thoughts were racing in my mind. “You don’t even believe in me,” I sighed to my best friend. “No one does.” It’s funny how as soon as the words left my...
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The joys and benefits of keeping a low profile online
“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” ~Albert Einstein In the age of the perfectly-lit selfie, the algorithm-gamed status update and the never-ending quest for...
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The Daily Gratitude: a complement to the stand-up meeting
I recently started a new company where I’ve been heads down doing a lot of testing and building. Part of this experience has been working with a new team – specifically my co-founder Shala, who is one...
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