We are eagerly growing Team S'well and looking for a Director of Sales to lead our Key Fashion accounts. For those interested, learn more here:

Women CAN support women and help them succeed. What a special moment for APPCityLife, Inc. receive an Innovation NM Award in the same year as Babierge . Kerri Couillard was one of our first scholarship winners when Jessica Eaves Mathews and I launched our accelerator for women entrepreneurs, so it is so special to get to celebrate Kerri's company's recognition on the same night as my own team's. . …see more

Lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices is something that needs to change. Having our laws subject to the health of 83-year olds is nonsensical. I would amend the Constitution to change it to 18-year terms. Both parties could get behind this. …see more

Imagine living somewhere where your best people always leave, where the purpose of excelling seems to be to head off to greener pastures. Over time it would be easy to develop a negative outlook. You might double down on pride and insularity.

Wrote my 3rd newsletter on Linkedin this week, all about the flurry of IPO filings we saw last week including: Snowflake Asana Unity Technologies and Sumo Logic . I conclude with some broader implications of what this means for tech and investors. #venturecapital #entrepreneurs #founders #startups #IPO …see more

Published my 10th newsletter on Linkedin this week > https://lnkd.in/gB_EKtj This week featuring: - Simon Taylor from 11FS on better banking models looking at the banking as a service (BaaS) sector. - Babak Nivi's classic post on everything you need to know about startup advisors (including compensation) - Rich Barton on how to pick a name for your startup Matt Levine on the basics of SPACs, what they are and how they work #venturecapital #entrepreneurs #founders #startups #funding #spacs #adviser #fintech …see more

Published my 15th newsletter on Linkedin this week > https://lnkd.in/gB_EKtj This week featuring: - 10 tips for founders doing sales by Micael Oliveira - New trend of embedded edtech by Tina He - How to think differently - How the data stack is changing by ⚡️ Sylvain Giuliani - LPA terms for emerging managers by Chris Harvey #venturecapital #startups #founders #entrepreneurs #tech #sales #edtech #data #emergingmanagers #analytics …see more

What some in society perceive to be different is often met with ridicule, scorn or suspicion and, yet, this sort of treatment is what heightens eccentricities to the point at which all genius explodes or fades. https://lnkd.in/d9jzaEA ? #founder #stevejobs #apple #entrepreneur #genius …see more

I don’t really know why I care so much… what fuels me. Maybe because I’ve just seen first-hand, growing up as the eldest child of four kids to a single parent, how financial oppression works. Sharmadean Reid MBE In this interview, serial entrepreneur Sharmadean Reid talks us through her career to date and why she hopes to drive economic empowerment for those in the beauty industry. https://lnkd.in/gcY6cg2 #femalfounder #founder #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship …see more

I can’t tell you how many times I have to reminder founders about this. So many think the “competition” will kill their business. It’s not true - but their perceived fear of it happening will. Focus all - and I mean ALL - your efforts on what you’re doing and where you want to get to. The surest way to succeed is to keep going. So don’t be distracted. Share your dreams and work your a$$ off to achieve them. I’m rooting for you. {Quote via the great Simon Sinek } …see more

If you haven't already registered, check out TransUnion Africa's launch of our COVID-19 playbook for the Kenya market. Come hear our experts talk about the market dynamics and treatment strategies for consideration in the time of the coronavirus. Chad Reimers Billy Owino Wangeci Wachira Samuel Tayengwa Tim Collins Carmen Williams Jeannine Naudé Viljoen Stephen De Blanche Charlie Wise Nidhi Verma #covid19 #kenya #mpesa #banking #informationforgood …see more

Huge move from Netflix in the streaming service battleground: it just landed global streaming rights to Seinfeld, starting in 2021.

It's official: Sony's next console is called the PlayStation 5, and it's launching in Holiday 2020. Here's the first look of some of the next-gen console's most exciting and innovative new features.

Good news: you can *finally* disable trailers from auto-playing on Netflix. It's super easy, too: (1) In a browser, log in and click "Manage Profiles" from the upper-right-corner's menu. (2) Select your profile. (3) Uncheck "Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices." That's it! …see more

The IMF predicts we will be entering the worst global recession since the 1930s, and are forecasting a downturn on par with the Great Depression. All of these negative predictions can lead to anxiety. What's going to be important is to manage that anxiety, and remember - there is hope. Stay happy & healthy. …see more

The health care sector is multi-faceted and complex. Let’s pivot off tried-and-true training models such as apprenticeships to ensure there’s a pipeline for this workforce to tackle the COVID-19 health crisis and beyond. #apprenticeships #apprenticeship #workexperience #employability #apprentice #australiangovernment …see more

Since it opened at the end of World War I, the Apprentice School at Newport News has graduated more than 10,000 highly skilled shipbuilders, including craftspeople, engineers, and designers. Over this same period, the manufacturing landscape has dramatically changed and is now undergoing a massive digital revolution with the introduction of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, 3-D printing and augmented and virtual reality. #apprenticeship #shipbuilding …see more

Solar energy has a bright future, and it gets brighter with every storm that downs power lines and leaves communities in the dark for days on end. What you need to know to get hired in the solar industry. #solarenergy #careerdevelopment #education #solarindustry …see more

Reflect on why PTSD, as an acronym, no longer works. Ponder www.breakaway learners.com . https://lnkd.in/dq3zZmv . Trauma and our response needs to be revamped. Also visit www.acesconnection.com .

What makes a good gift? A book -- it is a gift that keeps on giving. Consider Lady Lucy's Quest with wooden ornament -- positive message about the power of the possible!! Important to believe in dreams. Good for one's own kids and kids in shelters, hospitals, Toys for Tots and Secret Santas. …see more