Building a startup that helps startups start-up ๐Ÿฅด Life = ๐Ÿฆธ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿง  Leading startup expert, speaker, advisor, rebel ๐Ÿค™

Bristol, UK
Joined April 2012
Community has become a bit of a buzzword lately but... how do you build one without f*cking it up? ๐Ÿค” This weekend I took some time to write this piece to help with that โœ๏ธ ash-phillips.medium.com/commโ€ฆ
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Replying to @Meetup
@Meetup @meetup_support @bendingspoons this month, attendees have nearly skipped free events with us because they were pushed to buy Meetup Plus on registering, which is an organiser upgrade. They think they have to pay to join. Long-time Pro organiser here. Can you fix this?!
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Feels like it's either back UX, or a dark pattern to grab ยฃs from users who don't realise they can be on the app for free. I'm wondering how it's affecting our attendance and network growth (and yours!) as a result...
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Spineless interview this morning on GMB @SDoughtyMP - talking in political circles to give non-answers. Poor show of any form of leadership. No wonder the people don't trust their representatives anymore. Contradictions and waffle. Horrible interview.
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I'm 36. Solo founder from the UK, based in Bristol. Looking to connect with more founders, startup folks & indie hackers!
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Hello new friends! Sharing this here โ€“ if you've got a cool logo, I'd love to rock it! xitter.cf/asherphizzle/status/21โ€ฆ
Welcome new ppl! My recent post got a bunch of new followers so I thought I'd post this next... brandmylaptop.com/ash With a global network of 25k+, LinkedIn at 10k+, 150+ events a year, plus ~360 days of public working, it's not only fun but great ROI too. Get involved!
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Welcome new ppl! My recent post got a bunch of new followers so I thought I'd post this next... brandmylaptop.com/ash With a global network of 25k+, LinkedIn at 10k+, 150+ events a year, plus ~360 days of public working, it's not only fun but great ROI too. Get involved!
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Billion dollar company: "Hey can you share our tool with your community" Me: "Sure what's your budget?" Billion dollar company: "We don't have one but here's a discount code or affiliate link"
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Me: "Ok cool but I won't be able to prioritise the time for this just FYI" Billion dollar company: "Hey why aren't we getting clicks?" Me: "Because activating marketing campaigns take time & money and you gave me neither"
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Imagine asking Zuck "can you just put this on Facebook and I'll pay you if I get some clicks?". Why do we expect the same of small, indie, community orgs that exist to help others [and not manipulate global policies]? Smh...
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I'm sorry but investors gave this person how much money? Do they just ignore gut feel in DD now? This is the scariest trailer I've seen and it's a documentary, not a horror movie ๐Ÿ’€ youtu.be/GGJSRFWALTI?si=T5xvโ€ฆ
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Ash ๐Ÿš€ retweeted
Startup founders should remember that nobody really knows what theyโ€™re doing at the beginning.
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Hey team, flight next week with a ~7 hour layover at Glasgow. It's a self transfer so I'd like to check in early and use the lounge while I wait. How do I do this? I couldn't check in any earlier than 3 hours with Icelandair today so wanted to get ahead of it! @GLA_Airport
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Any freelance @circleapp community managers on here?
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Your startup may be a ChatGPT wrapper, but the VC you're pitching is just a family office wrapper โ€“ remember that ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ˜Œ
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England choked so fucking hard after the first goal. Became a voluntary cuck to our own loss. Embarrassing to just sit back like that. Didn't want it.
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Ash ๐Ÿš€ retweeted
AI memes are getting ridiculously good ๐Ÿ˜‚ This Mr. Bean remake with Sam Altman and Tim Cook was made with Kling 3, and itโ€™s absolute gold.
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How have we just conceded to Horrid Henry??? #engnor #worldcup
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Replying to @marksandspencer
@marksandspencer why are you selling me out of date, stale crisps???
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There you go, more of the same on the shelf still - of the ones I bought yesterday
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