Ultra-portable elliptical trainer.
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Why the 📈?
-Part of growing workout @ home trend
-Super small (fits under a desk or table)
-Proprietary tracking app
-Smart "fit while you sit" branding
-Sizable community of Cubii users
Open source illustration library.
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-Part of growing open source media libraries (music, images and icons)trend
Email service provider that focuses on design.
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-No-frills UI
-Appeals to Shopify stores
-Attractive email templates
-Designed for ecommerce marketing
Venmo for church donations.
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Souped up version of Pedialyte for adults.
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Emerging player in the personal finance content space.
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-Focus on SEO + content
-Free credit scores
21st century version of CliffNotes.
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-Aggressive PPC marketing
-VC-backed
Direct competitor to the Yoast SEO WordPress plugin.
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Email service provider that focuses on design.
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-Designed for ecommerce marketing
Apple cider vinegar in gummy form.
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-Part of "gummification" trend (ie. CBD gummies)
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Much of this I have never talked about.
2/ My goals: I hope it helps founders feel less lonely than I did. Little public content about the challenges of transitioning exists, but I longed for it. I’m not here to provide a playbook- just to share my experience. Hope it might build greater empathy.
Here goes….
3/ Why: When I tell people that I’m transitioning to an Exec Chairman role their first question is always: “why?” Short answer: co. pivot + fertility issues + health issues + a false sense that grit was always the answer = burnout. Long answer: is longer so hang in there with me
4/ Over a 12-18 month period that ended in late 2017 I ran my tank far beyond empty for far too long. You know that sound your car makes when it’s sputtering for more gas? It was like that. Worst year of my life. Since then it has felt like bone on bone.
5/ Here is what happened:
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This is a thread about what happened, why and my emotions about it. For more detail:
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Much of this I have never talked about.
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