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Joined March 2009
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exciting update: I'm the new culture reporter for @sfstandard ! fun things in store 😀 Will be covering Bay Area life, biz, tech + people.
Zara Stone retweeted
just read the Wired interview where Jessica shares what she charged for the Meta Muse logo: ~$12.5k for a two-day sprint.
for the two days, that's a great fee. but time is only part of it. how do you price in:
– the scale of the company using it
– your name being attached to it
– the backlash risk, especially if you have an online following (and she did receive disproportionate backlash!)
honestly, i don't know the answer. i keep going back and forth on whether that amount is too little, too much, or just right for a project like this?
curious what others think
Very classy way to wrap up a company story. Feels like another era.
Foursquare was acquired last month. The outcome was disappointing. It's taken me a while to write this, but I think I'm finally done grieving it. Here are some thoughts on our final years, an effort to honor the team who helped build & maintain FSQ's legacy, and my attempt to finally get some closure. teendrama.substack.com/p/som…
Zara Stone retweeted
My dad was one of the religious leaders invited to Anthropic's closed-door sessions that the NYT just wrote an exposé on.
His NDA was just lifted so his take and more ---->
Ear Hustle documentary in the works - v. cool. variety.com/2026/film/news/e…
Zara Stone retweeted
Real limited edition from @OpenAI
First Waymo Ojai ride! Initial impressions: very large inside, could possibly nap on backseat, decor gives mom carpool vibes. Same magical driverless driving.
SF-based System Labs raises $20 million for their peptide platform. medium.com/@courtsidevc/why-…
Zara Stone retweeted
the highest paid role in tech rn isn't engineering
it's curation.
anthropic, openai, a16z, nvidia. all hiring events & community leads at $200-400k/yr
because in an AI world, trust is built in person. the room matters more than the product demo.
i've been doing this for years lol
> strangers dinners
> art galas
> 2000-person parties
> super bowl pr stunts
pov: the thing i was "slightly delusional" for building is now a whole career ladder
bullish on irl, always been

































