The irony of "soft skills" is that they're often the hardest to master. Leadership, communication, collaboration, creativity, and adaptability may not be technical, but they're increasingly vital. Behavioral, social, and emotional skills are what make humans indispensable.

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Today is an exciting day for Productboard. I'm so proud and thankful for this milestone and it's a testament to how well (and fast) we have been building the company with all the hard work from everyone. #productboard #startup #hiring #unicorn productboard.com/blog/series-d-…

When will it stop? #StopAsianHate #StopAsianHateCrimes

People at earlier stage companies complain about a lack of processes and capacity and people at later stage companies complain about too many processes and massive teams. You'll always have something to complain about. #startuplife

The best productivity hack of the year has been the discovery of "Hide Self View" on Zoom. I'm way more present and engaged in meetings. #productivity

Over the next 18 months, we will see an unprecedented number of startups that will shutdown, conduct layoffs, and close down rounds. Here is an overly simplified deep dive:

Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, spoke at the White House on Tuesday about the victims of the mass shooting in his hometown. He also spoke about a need for “responsible gun ownership,” including new gun safety regulations. nyti.ms/3tn6XQ7

This is a fantastic analysis on software from William Blair. Observations if this pullback resembles past: - near the bottom for sw val’n despite growth deterioration coming - enterprise to suffer far less, smb far more (duh) - once bottomed, stocks should rise fast in ntm

7 Productivity Hacks To Get More Done = Psychology Thread 👇

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Monthly global temperature anomalies, 1880-2021 Source: NASA svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4975

Investors and Policymakers: Heed the Lesson Of the UK's Fiscal Blunder. (1/5)

Multiples are down 75% from 12 months ago A lot of change Bessemer

Where is Powell? Where is Yellen? Stop this crisis NOW. Announce that all depositors will be safe. Place SVB with a Top 4 bank. Do this before Monday open or there will be contagion and the crisis will spread.

Today, I turn 38. I've raised millions of dollars, married twice, had a kid, and recovered from devastating injury and depression. Here's 38 lessons I'd tell my 18 year old self:

Uniqlo, H&M, Whole Foods, and now Nordstrom and Saks Off 5th, the list of major retail brands leaving SF keeps growing and the city continues to find itself in a downward spiral.

San Francisco has been approved for an Operation Overdrive designation by U.S. Department of Justice, which will soon unlock new federal resources to combat the City’s fentanyl trafficking epidemic. This designation is welcome news and a strong step forward to combat fentanyl trafficking.

San Francisco is the cradle of innovation for world-changing tech like self-driving cars. Yet city officials have lied about them with fabricated statistics. Why are electeds going out of their way to stamp out tech that saves lives? We have to expose the lies and fight back.

This question comes up a lot, here’s my take. High growth software companies today are trading at ~10x forward revenue overall median closer to 7x. Many growth stage companies raised huge rounds in 2020/2021. Their balance sheet is loaded with 3-5+ years of runway. And even