Pumped to go to Austin for the first time tomorrow with Calvin Waddy, III (+ Buzzbassador 🐝) for #SXSW! As a new(ish) TX resident + tech startup founder, this feels like a rite of passage 😛 Going to stop by Inc., Shopify/Shop, Techstars, & whatever else we can squeeze in 🚗

5 years in the Shopify ecosystem and I finally made it to a shopify event IRL 🫶🏻 not surprised at all that @shop’s pop-up was the best one I’ve seen so far at #sxsw - creative, interactive/engaging, awesome free merch & the whole thing looked 🔥

Top tier daily workout location. Never gets old. ☀️

I’ve been tracking my sleep with ŌURA for about a year now and the #1 takeaway is all these researchers are 100% correct when they say you need no less than 7 hours of sleep. I feel such an obvious, consistent difference when I get 7 hrs of sleep vs 6.5 or 6 hrs. 😵‍💫

CPG companies should start putting an “As Seen On TikTok” label on their products that pop off on TT or get posted in #tiktokmademebuyit Then retailers can have an “As Seen On TikTok” section (like they used to have As Seen On TV) 🔥

Giving credit where it’s due: being a Forecastr customer is paying for a great product and getting a free master class in how to have absolutely stellar, consistently above-and-beyond customer support for B2B SaaS. Hats off to the team, I’m taking notes ✍🏻

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It's time for another conference where I meet internet friends IRL for the first time, which means it's time to get ready to hear "woah I didn't know you were so tall" 100 times in 3 days 🤠

Meet the future of American innovation: our 2023 Black Founders Fund and Latino Founders Fund recipients! From Alabama to Wisconsin, learn how the 46 startups are driving change and economic opportunity: goo.gle/44iHlo2 #FundBlackFounders #FundLatinoFounders

#PortfolioNews Buzzbassador 🐝 was selected as one of 24 startups out 1000s of applicants to receive a $250K non-dilutive investment from Google via their highly selective Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 🚀🔥🎉

Started at MSU's E-Center, this Bulldog business has received $250K from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund! 👏 Calvin Waddy '18, now a Google top emerging founder in tech, founded Buzzbassador 🐝 with Shelby Baldwin '19, a 2022 Reveille 25 honoree. 🔗buzzbassador.com/post/google-in…

Six #BlackOwned & #LatinoOwned #Texas startups were awarded $150K from Google for Startups Black Founders Fund & Latino Founders Fund. The funds provide non-equity cash awards to promising startups led by Black and Latino #entrepreneurs. Read more here --> ow.ly/XwGY50PeeXv

A business that launched in our E-Center is one of only 24 companies across North America selected to receive a $250K award from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund! Join us in congratulating the Buzzbassador team on their success! 🔗 bit.ly/3K105R1

Thank you Dallas Morning News for highlighting Buzzbassador 🐝 and Calvin Waddy, III! We are so proud to be joining the Google for Startups family alongside 2 other inspiring Dallas-based founders.

A little late to bring this news to the bird app but here we are! Last week, we announced that Buzzbassador 🐝's newest investor is none other than Google 🚀 So excited to join the Google for Startups family and for all the doors this program will open for our team and customers!

Really loving Hey Carson's new Shopify app review platform. The format is really well done, a lot more detailed, and reviews can be left by agencies in addition to merchants. It's almost like a G2 specifically for Shopify Apps. Also, peep Buzzbassador 🐝 in trending 👀🎉