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Christopher Ming retweeted
Should you join an early-stage startup?
A thread šŖ”
Quick background:
In February 2021, @reforge raised a $20 million Series A.
A few weeks later, I clicked the āEnd Meetingā button and finished my last day.
Christopher Ming retweeted
Folks have asked if the interesting Washington Post article (below) shows #WFH reduces productivity?
No.
Productivity growth (plotted quarterly below from 1947) is very noisy. Indeed, this averaged 0.2% post-pandemic vs 0.2% the year pre-pandemic.
washingtonpost.com/business/ā¦
Christopher Ming retweeted
The foundation for all progress:
Monotonous consistency.
So find a way to fall in love with it.
My little hack:
Every time I put in another rep, I picture myself leapfrogging the millions of others who quit on that exact step in their journey.
Christopher Ming retweeted
If @taylorswift13 can 100% cross over from country --> pop, then you too, are capable of incredible things
Christopher Ming retweeted
Looking forward to finally seeing this in @chaptersbooks. Dublinās northside needs Chapters and the man himself would approve.
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Congrats!
The best money Iāve ever spent to further my career was @reforge
ā½ļø Iām excited to announce @reforge has raised a $60M Series B led by @insightpartners! š
All the details -> reforge.com/blog/reforge-raiā¦
A little more of the story... š§µš
Christopher Ming retweeted
If you need a little joy today...
@TheyGotAcquired is featured in The New York Times' On Tech newsletter from @ShiraOvide.
I really respect the NYT, so for them to notice the work we're doing just three weeks after launch feels pretty special.
nytimes.com/2022/03/01/technā¦
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Every good founder knows that picking a VC is about more than money
When evaluating VCs, consider:
1. Knowledge value - their operational / strategic insight
2. Financing value - can they fund your B
3. Network value - who they know
4. Signaling value - their logo equity
More:
Christopher Ming retweeted
A š§µ on how I set up content operations for @TheyGotAcquired, which launched this week.
I think of content ops as three distinct pieces:
š§āš¦± People / hiring
āļø Tools / workflow
āš½ Content
My approach to building it š
Christopher Ming retweeted
Fun to see this new company by @alexisgrant featuring the details of how companies get acquired
I subscribed to her newsletter
What does the launch of a media company look like?
Here's what we had going on when we pressed GO for @TheyGotAcquired yesterday.
#buildinpublic
Christopher Ming retweeted
Iāve learned over and over that youāre rarely ātoo lateā to macro trends.
For example: I thought I was too late toā¦
Remote work in 2016.
Crypto in 2017.
Indie hacking in 2018.
Sleep trends in 2019.
Podcasting in 2020.
Boy was I wrong. And I'll be wrong again.
Christopher Ming retweeted
Oliver finally getting the recognition he deserves š he likes to wear a bucket/helmet out and about sometimes in case he is called to help on a fire that breaks out somewhere
When you quickly need a photo of your shop for something so you google it and this pops up and you really want to a) click the link & b) send this as your promo photo. #HandyGutterTips #WearABucketOnYourHead
Christopher Ming retweeted
Iāve been trying to articulate what it is exactly that resonates with me with the murder of #AshlingMurphy because the more we talk about broad daylight, the more we feel like we may tread into victim-blaming elsewhere. What it is, for me, is that whilst women shouldnāt have to..
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With all the craziness of building a startup, itās easy to forget that at the end of the day, @joinLeland was created so that more people could send and receive texts like this.
Just the beginning.
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Very comprehensive review of Haughey by Michael Heney in @dubreviewbooks. He has his criticisms but my view of reviews is once you enter the bear pit you take your chances. drb.ie/articles/the-smartestā¦
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It would look a lot more like @reforge
Christopher Ming retweeted
This is my favorite part of what I do, helping folks get straight cash money (or bitcoin) for what they are passionate about.
