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What’s sobering is even a prescient leader like Butterfield was snowed despite that clear evidence.

I tell everyone founder - acquisition is the death of everything you worked for. Acquisitions teams are sales teams with 0 follow on accountability, structure, or goals. They are quite literally there to tell you what you want to hear & get you to believe it’s true. With maybe the exception of Microsoft, it’s not.



Great story! I’m curious what use cases are common for the integration?


Thanks! The most common use cases are data analysis, backups, charts, sharing data with users outside your Notion workspace and using Google Sheets formulas to then update values in Notion


I think your example is actually a counter example.

This is also how most people, regardless of age, learn.

The key is - did you have to warn your son again?

I subscribe to natural consequence parenting within guardrails. People learn from experience reliably, the key is to allow manageable consequences.


Experiences to learn from aren’t created equally though. Getting your steam account stolen is one thing, getting exploited by sexual predators is quite another. Some experiences are good for learning, others may lead to long term consequences or developmental or mental problems.

The point people are making here is that your child is not on an equal playing field with the predator. The predators have an overwhelming advantage.


You’re missing the point.

The issue isn’t the account getting stolen. The issue is my son giving what should be privileged information to strangers on the internet. In this case, the impact was a stolen steam account but it could easily have been much worse.


Fascinating. We’re seeing the same thing. Seeing a few companies opt for Coda as a way to convert some sheets to processes. Here’s what we’ve done with it: https://supsync.com/squared-away/


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Having worked in HR - you are trapped in the ATS system black hole. Never apply for a job cold. Always have an employee refer you in. You will 3x your chances (from 2% to 6%) with that one decision.

Employment isn’t by companies, it’s by teams.

Get your LinkedIn & Twitter game going.

I’ve been where you are. I made $50k more a year by making the decision to hire a career coach.

You’ve got a lot to offer. Giver yourself a real chance.


Richard - thank you for sharing your journey with us.

Your work and achievements are an inspiration, even now.

Sometimes progress really is one person at a time. You & your team changed the lives of millions.

My own social startup failed. It is so hard to watch your dream, all that you are, die.

All I can pass on is that your journey is not done & taking good care of yourself is how you’ll be able to take it.

My sincere wish is that you allow your karma balance to settle.

You deserve to enjoy life, to do work you find meaningful, and to be remembered for your contributions.

You overcame incredible odds time & again. If anyone has proven investment in second chances make a difference, you have.


Your words have moved me. Thank you


I’m not sure your 2nd point is that controversial. Many clear examples of companies manufacturing scarcity in order to create profits - light bulbs being an easy example.


That’s not manufactured scarcity, that’s planned obsolescence. Those are different things.


Yes, sure, but the two kind of go hand in hand. Media copyright, for example, is manufactured scarcity.


KYC is the reason we have an archaic banking system while the rest of the world leap frogs us.

Tough to solve when petrodollars are still the reserve currency globally.


Do tell us which countries have no KYC regulations and are leapfrogging the rest?


Every country I’ve lived in across continents has KYC & AML. Not that it solves corruption, but it’s the bare minimum for functioning societies.


A very good example of how easy it is to assume incompetence when you don’t understand the constraints.


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