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Are You Allowed to Criticize Simone Biles?: A Decision Tree

mcsweeneys · 3 days ago

Ken Norton

Bring the Donuts. Coach to product leaders. I write about product management at https://t.co/97Gbgb5FGj. Before: 14 years @Google (he/him)

Handy reference. https://t.co/qfx0cXnqzN

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parker

@pt

internet enthusiast. calmer than you are, dude.

My two thoughts on this topic: 1) You’re allowed to have whatever opinion you want. F the haters. 2) Still, liter… https://t.co/mMX55V9o4n

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Azeem Azhar

@azeem

Exponential View. 🔮🌟🤔 Born at 324.93ppm

RT @joehas: ARE YOU ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE SIMONE BILES?: A DECISION TREE https://t.co/5br41eSTfK https://t.co/F32MxQUqJV

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Laura Klein

@lauraklein

Principal: Users Know; Author: UX for Lean Startups & Build Better Products; Podcast: What is Wrong with UX; Pronouns: She/Her; laura@usersknow.com

RT @jeanburgess: Are You Allowed to Criticize Simone Biles?: A Decision Tree - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://t.co/C4M6jnVzp0

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Mina Radhakrishnan

@minarad

building https://t.co/Z660qPQOyu. @airtasker board. prev EIR @redpointvc, advisor @cowboyvc, head of product @uber. web junkie and lover of food, fashion, and wine.

RT @ColYou: This is a masterpiece https://t.co/IWWxXy2Gvi

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Playdate Store

shop.play.date · 2 days ago

soleio.cv

@soleio

Software designer turned investor. Facebook, Dropbox, Figma, Vercel, Combine. Wonder junkie. 🃏

Haven’t been this excited about a console since the Genesis released. 🟨 https://t.co/Hl0oMGvTXa

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Jason Santa Maria

@jasonsantamaria

Designer by day, designer by night. he/him

It’s time! https://t.co/DKapSYFi4z

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Linda Dong 🍉

@lindadong

🌙 She/her @Apple Design Evangelist talking design, games and immersive experiences. Not a wilty flower. 🕹 Currently playing: The Sims 4

The first 20,000 units already spoken for in like….how many minutes was that??? Wild. You can still pre-order! https://t.co/gWI3EKMwDb

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may-li 🐯 khoe

@mayli

i wonder what happens if i delete this bio

!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/0f1fHYWOhS

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The Danger of Early Hype in Consumer Social

sarahtavel.medium · 4 days ago

Sarah Tavel

@sarahtavel

At @Benchmark, I invest in consumer, marketplaces (b2c and b2b), & crypto. Formerly product @pinterest. Ball and chain for @cklemke and 👶🏼🐶.

I just published The Hype Subsidy – Why Early Hype is Dangerous in Consumer Social https://t.co/Wfr7JC4P4T

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Rob Go

@robgo

Husband of @ntduke and father of two. Cofounder of NextView Ventures. Seed investor. Formerly @ Spark Capital and @ Ebay.

Great post! “Avoid avoid avoid… GRAB!" https://t.co/FZaRKv1kul

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Nabeel Hyatt

@nabeel

vc @sparkcapital - board of @capellaspace @discord @descriptapp @instawork @sonderstays @_allstripes, @wildtypefoods @ridezum prior bod @postmates @cruise

Great post @sarahtavel - or to put this in language founders will understand this is basically “Hype Debt” https://t.co/Iqk1fovBkO

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Adam Nash

@adamnash

CEO & Co-Founder @ Silverback 🦍. BoD @Acorns @DriveShift. Lecturer @Stanford. Inevitably optimistic. Slightly amusing. Always talking.

RT @sarahtavel: I just published The Hype Subsidy – Why Early Hype is Dangerous in Consumer Social https://t.co/Wfr7JC4P4T

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Airbnb’s new tool makes it easier for hosts to list Wi-Fi speeds for remote work getaways

theverge · 2 days ago

Joe Gebbia

@jgebbia

@airbnb Co-founder. Also https://t.co/PX8RlT8B6r. And https://t.co/QdGHNmULMT

Zoom from anywhere https://t.co/NBF5WJj0Im

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Brian Chesky

@bchesky

Co-founder, CEO, Head of Community @ Airbnb

RT @jgebbia: Zoom from anywhere https://t.co/NBF5WJj0Im

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jongold.eth

@jongold

✨ coach, musician, artist, technologist, force of nature 🎸 https://t.co/Q8WnCEZ6bP 🎨 https://t.co/6T2LKA0ILG 🌍 @cosmiccomlab 🌈 avatar: @this_is_silvia

RT @OlgaGalchenko: So proud and excited to launch my side project into a real life feature at @Airbnb! https://t.co/Lnx1ZFUQvq https://t.co…

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The Anti-Portfolio

newcomer.co · 4 days ago

Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

Board Partner @FirstRound. Technology historian and futurist. Student of business. Teacher. Collector.

RT @EricNewcomer: I spent months reporting out this profile on @BessemerVP Learned some stuff https://t.co/oBtCqo46x9

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Bessemer

@BessemerVP

For the entrepreneurs who want to build revolutions of their own.

Speaking of our Anti-Portfolio and keeping it real, we just added Coinbase: https://t.co/I4TpKzVol4 https://t.co/8JeAQ6BhSa

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Byron Deeter

@bdeeter

Partner @bessemervp w/@twilio @servicetitan @hashicorp @intercom @guildeducation @procoretech @ncino @scalefactor @gainsighthq @canva @docusign

RT @EricNewcomer: Bessemer Venture Partners is a thoughtful firm in a world of loose money. https://t.co/oBtCqo46x9

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Designing Windows 95’s User Interface

socket3.wordpress · 1269 days ago

Michael Sayman

@michaelsayman

Preorder APP KID https://t.co/2opwUSVrRd Product @Roblox, @Google ‘17-20 @Facebook ‘14-17 Peruano/Boliviano michaelsayman@me.com 🇵🇪🇧🇴🏳️‍🌈

RT @GK3: so good, anyone have more stories like this? https://t.co/8kBNXQXBHO

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George Kedenburg III

@GK3

product design @instagram 📷✨ — before: @facebook live and watch parties, @parseit, @prplrckscssrs. i buy too many sneakers.

so good, anyone have more stories like this? https://t.co/8kBNXQXBHO

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The Highest Forms of Wealth

collaborativefund · 10 days ago

Danielle Morrill

@DanielleMorrill

Explorer, builder, free thinker, coach. Past: marketing @gitlab, CEO/cofounder @mattermark (acq’d), @ycombinator alum, early @twilio

Love this post by ⁦@morganhousel⁩ and I deeply agree that “the highest form of wealth is controlling your time”. https://t.co/iraVuK2NiE

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Sachin Rekhi

@sachinrekhi

Founder & CEO @NotejoyApp, a collaborative notes app for you and your team. Writer @ https://t.co/633sa02sap, on all things product management. Dad @ https://t.co/lzXIUbMxUm.

“To me, the highest form of wealth is controlling your time.” 💯 https://t.co/n01TwAAj2y

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Who Owns My Name?

amandamarieknox.medium · 22 hours ago

Josh Elman

@joshelman

I have been very lucky to work on or invest in many products I still use today. Let’s Build!

RT @amandaknox: If you're an @Medium reader, you can find this all here: https://t.co/WFsM5WNnZ1

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Michael Sippey

@sippey

Product builder, avid reader, long time blogger, art nerd, Swiftie. Now: @medium. Then: @talkshow, @twitter, @saymedia, @sixpart and more before that.

“Who Owns My Name?” by Amanda Knox https://t.co/pmtppsRBjW https://t.co/yo9GoivV0V

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Why Bored Ape Avatars Are Taking Over Twitter

newyorker · 1 day ago

AlexisOhanian 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣

@alexisohanian

Back on the Starting Line. Founder @SevenSevenSix Previously @Initialized @Reddit Forever #BusinessDad + #PaidFamilyLeave Advocate ⚽️ @weareangelcity 🎮 @cloud9

RT @chaykak: .@BoredApeYC community: if all 5,000 of you RT this story my editors will be very happy #BoredApeYachtClub https://t.co/1p8TAk…

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David Pakman

@pakman

I invest in tech companies @Venrock, like @DollarShaveClub, @DapperLabs, @flow_blockchain, @rariblecom, @SimbeRobotics and @running_tide. Board Member @Arduino

#NFTs get the @NewYorker treatment. https://t.co/iBonri3fso

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Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real | Quanta Magazine

quantamagazine · 1 day ago

Josh Anon

@joshanon

Product @ Roblox. XR advocate. Ex-Head of Product @ 🤖 co, director PM at Magic Leap, Lytro PM, & Pixar TD. Photographer. Views are my own.

Science is cool. https://t.co/z6VYJivD9D

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David Marcus

@davidmarcus

Leading F2 (Facebook Financial) ⇨ @Novi, FB Pay & all things FinTech @ FB. Co-creator & Board member Diem≋ (fka Libra). Ran @Messenger, @PayPal, and startups

🤯 https://t.co/aHGFt21SyD

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Catch takes hold of $12M to provide benefits that aren’t tied to employers – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 1 day ago

Kanyi Maqubela

@km

lover, not-fighter. building and funding startups: @kindredventures

Decoupling benefits from work is one of the 🇺🇸’s *most* important missions. @CatchBenefits is up for it. Zoom zoo… https://t.co/eVASMvqz7c

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Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao

@marvinliao

Ever curious: Tsundoku, Reader, World Traveler, Investor & Tech/Media exec interested in almost everything! Aspiring Shokunin. https://t.co/LSIQ6nyS2L

There is a major need for this company in the USA. Massive problem and huge market. https://t.co/i943LUMiP2

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Clubhouse is changing our name to Shortcut

clubhouse.io · 1 day ago

Ilya Sukhar

@ilyasu

@matrixpartners. before: @parseit, @facebook, @ycombinator.

I will fund any credible team that commits to launching a social app named Shortcut in 2022. https://t.co/Oy9RAMmrhR

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Hiten Shah

@hnshah

Co-Founder & CEO at Nira (@niradotcom). Follow me for tweets about growing startups into businesses. I’m on my 3rd one. Previously @CrazyEgg & KISSmetrics.

Great write up 👏🏽 @kurt https://t.co/9cdmzJgPCl

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‘The war has changed’: Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe

washingtonpost · 1 day ago

Camille Samuels

@CamiSamuelsVC

Partner @Venrock investing in health. Recovering NYer. Mom. Unabashedly curious about science, wellness, people, current affairs, and other cool stuff

RT @matthewherper: Internal CDC document warns delta infections likely more severe https://t.co/LDB48trWVK

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Adam Nash

@adamnash

CEO & Co-Founder @ Silverback 🦍. BoD @Acorns @DriveShift. Lecturer @Stanford. Inevitably optimistic. Slightly amusing. Always talking.

RT @Bob_Wachter: The CDC document that was discussed in @washingtonpost today https://t.co/59FtxhE5f5 is now on line: https://t.co/141Fz4vz…

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The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2021 Infographic

jetbrains · 1 day ago

Sidebar

@SidebarIO

Every weekday, the 5 best design links curated by a selection of great editors, by @SachaGreif

The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2021 Infographic https://t.co/gGpuqaUTKT

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Sara Soueidan

@SaraSoueidan

Freelance front-end UI & design systems engineer/speaker/trainer • camp @superfriendlyco • 🔜 https://t.co/P1LXpp7Uak

I was pleasantly surprised to see stats for HTML and CSS included in this infographic, but then saw the note just a… https://t.co/xvR7RWpkBk

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Series C funding round announcement

neuralink · 2 days ago

Shivon Zilis

@shivon

Artificial intelligence, biological intelligence, and whatever exists in between and beyond. Made in Canada. Currently at Neuralink.

RT @neuralink: Announcing our $205M Series C funding round https://t.co/O04xknRlWm

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Ken Howery

@KenHowery

Personal account. Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden; Co-founder and former Partner, Founders Fund; Co-founder, PayPal

Excited to support @Neuralink’s mission to treat brain related conditions and link biological and artificial intell… https://t.co/lihHThUSvq

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Space start-up Varda, founded by SpaceX and Founders Fund veterans, aims to build factories in orbit

cnbc · 2 days ago

Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Excited to be continued backers in @VardaSpace's journey to build the world's first space factory 🚀 https://t.co/kAC0Gv2g1N

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Josh Wolfe

@wolfejosh

Co-Founder @Lux_Capital | Trustee @SfiScience Santa Fe Inst | Chair @CiPrep Coney Island Prep (Brooklyn) | Co-Founder of Carson, Quinn & Bodhi w/ @ltwolfe

RT @Lux_Capital: Excited to be continued backers in @VardaSpace's journey to build the world's first space factory 🚀 https://t.co/kAC0Gv2g…

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GGV Capital gave this real estate startup founder a term sheet 48 hours after meeting – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 2 days ago

Jeff Richards 🇺🇸

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $9B global venture capital firm, 2X founder, 4X dad, praying for @Dartmouth 🏀 return to Final Four #golong

Really fired up for @LizPYoung + team @realmscore! Incredible team going after a massive, massive market 😊🚀 https://t.co/7QKjFUY5RY

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Lerer Hippeau

@LererHippeau

Based in New York City, Lerer Hippeau empowers early-stage founders with the capital and tools they need to build ideas into category-defining companies.

Congratulations to LH portfolio company @realmscore on raising their Series A 🔥 https://t.co/rZaM1rO944

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Sunisa Lee Is Representing America in the Tokyo Olympics—and a Community America Left Behind

time · 2 days ago

anildash

@anildash

helping make @glitch • big fan of being a big fan of things • he/him

RT @angvaj: for @TIME, i wrote about suni lee and what it means for us to have a hmong american olympian https://t.co/WiCQaEQGG9

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Linda Dong 🍉

@lindadong

🌙 She/her @Apple Design Evangelist talking design, games and immersive experiences. Not a wilty flower. 🕹 Currently playing: The Sims 4

RT @angvaj: for @TIME, i wrote about suni lee and what it means for us to have a hmong american olympian https://t.co/WiCQaEQGG9

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Pfizer says 3rd dose of its vaccine can 'strongly' boost protection against delta variant

thedenverchannel · 3 days ago

Arlan 👊🏾

@ArlanWasHere

BLACK. Founder & Managing Partner @Backstage_Cap, author IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME, host YOUR FIRST MILLION pod, fan @GeneralHospital, MARRIED to @queergermangirl😍

If it has the chance to save my life and others? You better believe it. And I had a rough time for the 24 hours aft… https://t.co/GHlxM7Maos

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