We need to talk about startups… – Medium – Food for thought.
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
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Progress. (Really looking forward to blocking to straighten up all the wonky stitches!) http://t.co/7oaMVQVu8O http://t.co/7alXWw6x31
@Alegrya No, no, a vintage vest for the Snook! http://t.co/qBuuLUf4oJ
Hey @Swatch_AU – I sent email to service dept on Monday but no reply yet. What’s best way to reach them? Looking for replacement band…
@gilmae @redambition Not auto-federated. The idiots don’t even have an API for pushing into their walled garden. So it was sadly manual.
Violinist in the tunnel at Central is playing Game of Thrones theme. Never saw so many ppl throwing coins to a busker! (Gave him $1 myself!)
@gilmae Nah, I click the share link on the post. I rarely go there. (TBH I mostly did it because I was interviewing there.)
It was brilliant! Carbonara is always a race against the clock. No idea how you did it for 30+ people! https://t.co/R3ypegDIzN
@kouky Before 9pm?!
Knitters: a friend in Arizona wants a jumper. Obviously 100% wool is out. Suggestions? Maybe from Knitpicks?
@drwitty_knitter Doesn’t it droop a lot? I’m also not sure it doesn’t get cold there in the desert. Hm.
Pressure Cooker Pork Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Prunes – Made this for dinner tonight, and it was glorious. http://t.co/iCcVqiHnqD
w-g: VP of Gettin’ Things Done. “So how’s the new job going?” asks EVERYONE IN THE WORLD. http://t.co/tdTequDqk8
Celestial conjunction: Jupiter and Venus prepare to dance among the stars http://t.co/PXtCY5DiL6 I saw them tonight! http://t.co/thAIAz40jU
Today: Clapotis. (This week is turning into the Greatest Hits of Forgotten Knits.) http://t.co/Tpfti2j30R http://t.co/VR2infjZH7
CLAPOTIS TWINS!! RT @Alegrya: Clapotis here too @web_goddess http://t.co/SMgQjud460
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Progress. (Really looking forward to blocking to straighten up all the wonky stitches!)
Violinist in the tunnel at Central is playing Game of Thrones theme. Never saw so many ppl throwing coins to a busker! (Gave him $1 myself!)
I saw them tonight as I came out of the tunnel at Central. They were so bright I thought for sure they were planes!
Today: Clapotis. (This week is turning into the Greatest Hits of Forgotten Knits.)
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VP of Gettin’ Things Done
How’s the new job going? I’ve been asked that a zillion times recently, so it’s probably worthy of a job post. I answer, “So far so good!” To be honest, it’s hard to say. I mean, it’s great for a lot of reasons:
- I work with really smart and talented people who are all super friendly.
- Our product is a thing that people genuinely LIKE. (Sadly, I think this is a career first for me.) They rave about it! Several of my friends have actually used it and emailed me compliments about it!
- I’m learning heaps about things I never had a great deal of exposure to before (like content marketing, email campaigns, etc).
- The work I’ve done seems to be genuinely appreciated and the feedback has been great.
- I get to walk to work every day to an extremely cool office in Surry Hills where we’re fed by a wonderful chef.
So what’s the issue then? I guess it’s more just the ambiguity of figuring out where I fit in. It’s like switching schools. (Sudden 7th grade flashbacks.) There’s a fine balance between sitting back and observing, and jumping right in. This kind of situation always brings out my Imposter Syndrome, and it doesn’t help that I’m probably the most technical woman in the office. I feel the need to prove my bonafides to the guys, but I know how annoying that can be. And then there’s the perpetual issue of being a generalist in a team of specialists. Everyone wants to feel useful, right?
But ambiguity has upsides too. I have the freedom to get involved in all sorts of areas that I wouldn’t before. So far I’ve resisted the impulse to fall back to being a BA (well, mostly – I’ve created a couple Activity Diagrams that were like SCRATCHING THE WORST ITCH EVAR). Mostly I’ve been working on an email marketing strategy, but I’ve also been helping out on the recruiting front and have passed a couple leads over to HR. I’ve identified some bugs in our analytics tracking. I’ve lined up some speaking gigs on behalf of Canva and the company is extremely supportive of that. Next week I’m going to have a stint on Customer Support (with some other new recruits). All of this is new and exciting. Scary, but fun too.
So that’s where I am after three weeks. Looking forward to the next six months and beyond!
(“VP of Gettin’ Things Done” is actually my current title on LinkedIn. I’m thinking of changing it up every six months. Any suggestions?)
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Yummmmm.
Pressure Cooker Pork Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Prunes – Dad Cooks Dinner – Made this for dinner tonight, and it was glorious.
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Broke out the Rogue Hoodie for the first time in ages. Disinterested cat is disinterested.
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@mobywhale @lisaaharrison1 @techwomenaus EXCITED! Can’t wait to listen to it!!
@webdirections Congrats! Judging by the tweets I saw, it looked like a fantastic event (as usual). 🙂
Loving that podcast logo designed in @canva too! 😛 https://t.co/kIRfLRTrTF
@webdirections Oh, the Ideas. I have them. *rubs hands together* 🙂
@webdirections Absolutely! Just say when.
From Hipchat: “So apparently Justin Bieber is at a cafe in Surry hills and that’s why there are squealing girls running down our street.”
@i386 Do you wanna go stalk him? I’m not above that.
@lisaaharrison1 @mobywhale @techwomenaus Maybe you’ll get featured on @pillowfortcast! One of the hosts is a @GGDSydney member. 🙂
@conniecodes @pyko @GGDSydney 90% of organising things is just badgering people until they give in to your will. 😀
This is exciting. SOUS VIDE HERE WE COME! http://t.co/7WysXpDhwA http://t.co/EEOsE57sVC
Broke out the Rogue Hoodie for the first time in ages. Disinterested cat is disinterested. http://t.co/kY9F7DDu9B http://t.co/3LmTK43xqs
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This is exciting. SOUS VIDE HERE WE COME!
Broke out the Rogue Hoodie for the first time in ages. Disinterested cat is disinterested.
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