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Quora is like the warren buffet of social media companies... old and clunky, but also kinda wise I'm not on quora regularly, but do enjoy the occasional peruse

Remember random sh*t about people that seems really trivial and bring it up later. It makes people feel special and seen. E.g. if you're in a team meeting or group context and someone mentions that they were late because they were taking their daughter to soccer practice, next time, you can ask, "How's your daughter liking soccer? Is her team crushing it this season?"

As an ex-product manager at Google, I used to think being part of a strong team was everything. But once I started building my own newsletter this year, I realized that being your own boss is the ultimate freedom. You live life on your own terms, and if you want to build a strong team around you, you get the best of both worlds.

5 Tactical things that have helped me: 1. Telling the rest of the team this new member is onboarding and to make an effort to welcome them 2. Creating an onboarding doc for the newest team member with mission, metrics, relevant docs, etc. 3. Setting up 1:1 meetings every day until the new member feels comfortable to cancel 4. Finding them an onboarding "buddy" who they can talk to since they...

Wow that's awesome, congratulations! I'm actually starting a newsletter of my own (it's called Bite Sized Beta) and would love to hear any advice you have on what worked for you in growing your audience!

- Read 49 books - Improved my mile time from 10 min a mile (slow) to 8:30 (slightly less slow!) - Launching my newsletter Bite Sized Beta!

1. Al, founder of Bite Sized Beta, a 5 min newsletter on entrepreneurship, tech, and productivity that helps you learn from the best and stay sharp 2. Starting this damn newsletter! 3. Used to be a PM at Google and Meta, so happy to help consult on scaling products, PM process/optimization, interviewing and hiring great PMs, etc.

This one on why we care so much about what people think of us: https://bitesizedbeta.medium.com/why-do-we-care-what-others-think-of-us-aafc842ce40b