Elly Truesdell is Partner at Almanac Insights, a fund focused on food related investments. We have a fascinating conversation.

"The new pressures on working parents to be full-time employees and full-time homeschool teachers while protecting their families from the pandemic are leading to exhaustion — with no end in sight."

What’s the ideal gift for a two-year-old’s birthday? How can you repurpose that Amazon box you just got delivered? What’s your creativity quotient? It's a new episode of Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross Martin -- Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box. …see more

During last week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Padmaja Ruparel , #Cofounder , Indian Angel Network and Founding Partner, IAN Fund. The #Indian #startup eco-system has grown tremendously, and IAN has contributed heavily in that evolution. #startups #entrepreneurs #vcs #India …see more

It’s a crowded field, and Apple, Disney, and WarnerMedia are making big bets. This is going to get very interesting, very quickly. Think about this...

What is the best way for brands to get the most out of Twitter ? Ross Martin and I take flight with Stacy Minero , Global Head of Twitter ArtHouse and Sarah Personette , VP Global Client Solutions at Twitter for the answer.

When to quit your job to go fulltime with your #startup ? Get feedback at 1Mby1M #mentoring #roundtable .

When you work alone, it is very easy to just sit at your workspace and not get up. One of the easiest things to do is to set an hourly alarm on your smartphone.

One of the great things about the current state of the Internet is that it allows us to hold moderated Socratic debates on important topics. So… What is your thesis? It’s time for a Socratic debate.

How newborns in hand-made Eagles caps earned a hospital great media coverage in the days before the Super Bowl.

The future is clear. One day, a long time from now, a meta-service will emerge that will offer the convenience of a cable television provider using the public Internet as a transport mechanism. Until that day, I’m sorry to say, the world of content is going to be a complete free-for-all. Think about this... …see more

I'm looking forward to speaking at ISG (Information Services Group) 's inaugural SourceIT conference on December 10 in Miami, FL. Want to join? Use code SHELLY10 to save 10% on registration. https://lnkd.in/e3X6W_X

One of the great things about the current state of the Internet is that it allows us to hold moderated Socratic debates on important topics. So… What is your thesis? It’s time for a Socratic debate.

I recommend watching this video all the way through. Google admitted to The Verge that it is disturbing, "It is designed to be." But there's something undeniably "Brave New World" about it. Leaving aside the creepiness, the premise seems to be built upon the assumption that understanding the past and present is key to predicting the future. History tells us this is at best only partially true. Even if Google one day manages to harness billions of user data points to help coerce the desired behavior from both the individual and the wider population, I suspect chaos theory will kick in at some point: you cannot predict the unpredictable. To quote Dr Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park, "Life will find a way" #futurism #technologytrends …see more

What happens when a company gets knocked to the ground and comes back stronger than before? Ross Martin and I get the answer from Dubsmash co-founder Suchit Dash on the latest episode of Think About This. https://lnkd.in/ese82Fc

We're nearly a week into AppleTV+'s run, and less than a week away from Disney+'s launch. Got a headache yet? Here's how to make sense of the streaming landsca

Are you ready to be introduced to Angels, #VCs , #Investors ? Pitch your #startups here to find out:

On my flight home this weekend, there were several people wearing medical masks. At some point during the flight, all of them removed their masks to drink or eat. At first, I thought this was a bit crazy.

More great advice on working from home from the BBC: think communication, communication, communication, and bookending your day.

From the Shelly Palmer Innovation Series Summit at #CES2020 , Barak Turovsky spoke about how Google Translate, the largest AI project in the world, is dealing with AI bias. Watch his whole presentation here.