Fundraising in this economy as a first time fund manager is already a Herculean feat -- now add pregnancy and a life-threatening brain cancer scare. Kudos Kristina Simmons -- one of the grittiest i know ❤️ +(and +A investor, I can firsthand vouch).

If you can nail these 4 tactics you're ahead of 90% of startups on comms:

Best part: I can now think of hundredsss of women deserving of this ✊ Inc. & Lindsay Blakely cc Yumi

As they say you can take the girl outta the newsroom...but... Here's my latest for Inc. - How Disney's storied cocktail napkin is helping us navigate an ever-changing commerce landscape inc.com/evelyn-rusli/h…

Cold, vendor pitch e-mails that pretend to be in mid-conversation, mid-scheduling is a certain form of evil, yes?

Operation Sunflower, thanks to ShipBob, GEODIS, Frazer Kinsley, Hello Bello and so many ✨ brands has now sent over $1.5M in aid to the families in Ukraine - proud to be part of this effort & our children's book w. the amazing OG Mickey forbes.com/sites/rebeccas…

There's always a lot of talk about making tech a more equitable place - but Ashley Mayer and Coalition Operators are actually driving innovation through a new model that brings talented, diverse operators direct to cap tables. Proud to be a founding operator 🥳 -- big things to come

Community has never mattered more❤️ It's a Dream to work with THE Allyson Felix and the brightest lights of the WNBA (@DianaTaurasi, Sylvia Fowles, Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart Maya Moore, Nneka Ogwumike) - thanks for joining our food fight Yumi frontofficesports.com/allyson-felix-…

Yeah, this is totally normal. Bloomberg

As snoop say, let’s get more “🥦🥒🥕🍎🍌🍊” to families in need in Ukraine. World Central Kitchen OG Mickey Love the love Snoop Dogg 🥰

We published a book to help parents talk to kids about war w. an audiobook narrated by the icon 👑 OG Mickey - limited edition hard copies now avail with all proceeds going to World Central Kitchen Ukraine relief efforts ❤️🌻 — avail in English and Ukranian

From a humble ask earlier this month, we have received commitments from over 40 amazing startups. So much already en route. Feeling inspired -- a reason to believe in the v. best of the startup community.

My friend Amed Khan has been in Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict helping refugees, his stories from Kyiv to just outside Mariupol have been absolutely heart wrenching. The last reporters have left the city, but the horror continues. foxnews.com/opinion/surviv…

We’re helping to organize a large donation of essentials to reach babies and families still inside Ukraine — where need is the greatest— if you are a company with at least 2 pallets to donate pls dm me ❤️❤️❤️❤️ instagram.com/p/CaqoksYrmlo/…

Just learned that startups founded solely by women raised just $6.4 billion in 2021. For those keeping score, that's less than half of what WeWork raised before going public. (Oh, and '21 was a record year...) ::screams into pillow::
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