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Unpopular opinion: Kids shouldn’t sleep in their parents beds. Ever. At any age. Even for a minute.

Adi Utarini dan timnya menyuntikkan bakteri ke telur nyamuk Aedes aegypti (yang amat sangat kecil), lalu melepaskan nyamuk-nyamuk itu dalam jumlah banyak di beberapa kawasan di Yogyakarta. Hasilnya, di kawasan itu demam berdarah turun 77%. https://t.co/Mm4X87fwHd https://t.co/OuR2f9Yy2x

“You have a degree in physics. You are now thinking of dropping out. No one will ever hire you. Don’t do this” These were the words of a friend, a friend who meant well, in Sep 2003. I had called him because he had changed careers after physics. And I thought he’d understand.

One of the easiest ways to build community as a small brand: Send a personal email (text only) to every customer thanking them for their purchase, and about who you are.

I spent a majority of my life battling bad habits, including an alcohol addiction for over 20 years. I didn't know it at the time, but it was slowly killing me.

Why are customer acquisition costs increasing for all companies, from Fortune 500 to startups? A thread.

I stand corrected. Will use Arabic’s 12 layers of friendship from now on :’) https://t.co/PcVniHWdiv

1/ Tenacity is the most important trait for building a company. It is not intelligence, creativity or salesmanship, but sheer determination. Wake up every day and push the ball forward.

6 Ways Marketing is like Dating 1. First impressions matter 2. You have a type = target audience 3. You have to differentiate yourself 4. You have to be authentic 5. Being first to mind matters 6. You don't propose (ask for the sale) on the date What would you add?

"Education isn't something you can finish." -- Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992) https://t.co/Iv9t7HpnVP

📚 Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content 👤 Ann Handley / @MarketingProfs 🔗 https://t.co/kC7c66rcIV

Many founders think the best first step in exploring an idea is building an MVP. But often this is a waste of time and money. There's a better way - the Minimum Viable Testing framework. Really excited to share details on the First Round Review - https://t.co/msxJ6tW9VH

OK let's try something fun. I just minted a new NFT called "5 Minutes of Fame" on @opensea This is a 1 of 1. And it's not just a picture, it has actual utility built in. Here's how it works:

Every job will be automated until four remain: engineer, entrepreneur, investor, artist.

How to disrupt small business: Use Jobber, Ring Central, Salesforce, GSuite, Slack, Zoom, Docusign, and Gusto. Don’t take cash. Process quotes online. Employ a fully remote back office. That’s it. Oh and answer the phone when a customer / vendor / partner calls.

5 startup related books in my wishlist: 1. Hooked: how to build habit forming products (reading) 2. Misbehaving: The making of behavioral economics 3. No rules rules (by CEO of Netflix) 4. Shoedog (by creator of Nike) 5. Twelve & a Half (by GaryVee)

Family Treasure 1) Get a blank book 2) Ask each family member over 50 to write down life advice that their descendants in 500 yrs should know 3) Keep passing it down You now have a family treasure that gets more useful over time.

1. Subject line "{Your company name} + {Their company name}"

Lembaga negara yang menyimpan data warga silih berganti alami kebocoran. https://t.co/xjm9aLwINn

kemarin waktu kelas andragogi, aku dapet kalimat bagus banget dan nempel banget buat aku dari dosennya. "kalian gak perlu ngebuktiin apa-apa kalau kalian pinter. kalian gak perlu ngebuktiin kalau kalian hebat. di mana pun titik kamu sekarang"

There is lot more to natural languages than text: tone, accent, expression, prosody, timbre, pitch..... "Textless NLP" represents speech through a stream of discrete tokens, automatically learned through self-supervised learning, directly fed with raw speech waveform! A new era. https://t.co/qMBoaZQJto

Little known secret: Most Facebook advertisers only have 1 or 2 ads that generate ~90% of their sales Here's what's working for top performing accounts:

Remember when TopGear faked the Tesla Roadster running out of battery mid-show and Elon pulled the car logs to prove they were liars? Ah, good times.

inggris: fall jawa (1): https://t.co/WrNuz0litF

#1 Talent Once you get past a million in ARR, your job changes. It turns into finding the best people for the job: >hiring >recruiting >managing >leading talent

Harvard is done with fossil fuels Harvard Management Co, which runs the school's massive $42 billion endowment, has no more investments in companies that explore for or develop fossil fuels and “does not intend to make such investments in the future," President Larry Bacow said.

Restore the past vs stabilize the present vs accelerate the future

1. 12 Rules for life Narrated by the author @jordanbpeterson, this phenomenally simple yet powerful book will challenge a lot of your beliefs. https://t.co/Ethlm3tsEn

I ask Allah for 1 million dollars, He may not give me 1 million dollars, but may save me from situations that would cost me 1 million dollars. And that's just basics of his hidden blessings. God's plan > My plan.

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) tidak mengaum seperti kucing besar kebanyakan, tapi mengeong dan mendengkur seperti kucing rumahan. Cheetah adalah hewan darat tercepat dgn kecepatan lari mencapai 128 km/jam. 🎥: https://t.co/h5VOlUR7bT Selamat gini hari, Terran. https://t.co/SU1czLE9h9