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While technology trends evolve and change, the need to connect with others and build a community has remained a constant. In this fun chat, Zach Hawtof, Co-Founder and CEO of Tightknit [https://www.tightknit.ai], shares his experience with community building and how organizations who use Slack can benefit from a deeper story here. Along the way, we touch upon a bunch of topics from NYC vs. SF, product management, the importance of SEO, authenticity (and AI-based authenticity), and a whole lot more.Zach's Links---------------------🌎 Tightknit: https://tightknit.ai/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhawtof/ KIRUPA:---------------------🗞️ Sign-up to Kirupa's newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat❓ Discuss this further: https://forum.kirupa.com-------

While public speaking consistently ranks as one of the most terrifying things people will ever need to do, some people like Dan Chuparkoff make it their full-time profession. In this fun chat, we talk about Dan's career progression towards becoming a keynote speaker and dive into all the ins/outs of what life as a professional speaker is like.Dan's Links---------------------🌎 Website: https://danchuparkoff.com/ [https://danchuparkoff.com/]🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanChuparkoff [https://www.youtube.com/c/DanChuparkoff]💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuparkoff/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuparkoff/]📚 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danchuparkoff/ [https://www.instagram.com/danchuparkoff/]-------🗞️ Sign-up to Kirupa's newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat [https://www.kirupa.chat]❓ Discuss this further: https://forum.kirupa.com [https://forum.kirupa.com]-------

Today, I talk about Startups and Life as an Entrepreneur with Henry Kirk . Henry has the unique experience of working at large companies, working at his own startups, and jumping between them a few times. Today, he is the cofounder of Studio.init() which he started with a bunch of his colleagues from his time at Google. Over the next hour, we have a wide-ranging conversation on a variety of topics such as the general day-to-day of running a startup, wearing multiple hats, how to hire talented people in a world where the candidates are always an AI assistant away from having a perfect answer, how to work effectively with multiple cofounders, and a whole lot more. Links: --------------------- 🌎 Studio Init: https://www.studioinit.com/ 📚 Henry on Twitter: https://x.com/henrytkirk ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to Kirupa's newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat ❓ Discuss this further: https://forum.kirupa.com -------

Dan Gookin is probably one of the most prolific tech writers and content creators this planet has ever seen with over a 100 titles to his name. He is also the first author of the legendary For Dummies series of books, helping spawn one of the most successful and recognizable brands to ever find its way to a bookstore. In this chat, we cover everything from his love of writing, his interest in technology, his routine for to creating informative and humorous technical content, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Collection of links from the show: --------------------- 🌎 Dan's Website: ⁠https://dangookin.com/ 📚 All of Dan's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APZGIG ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to Kirupa's newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat ❓ Discuss this further: https://forum.kirupa.com -------

Helena Zhang [https://www.helenazhang.com/] is the creator of Departure Mono [https://departuremono.com/], an excellent monospaced pixel font. She is also the creator of the instantly-recognizable and unique Phosphor icon library [https://phosphoricons.com/], used by many well-known brands. In this chat, Helena and I touch upon the ins and outs of font design, her sources of inspiration (spanning movies, books, pop culture, and more!). This is a highly visual talk where we dive into and out of a mind map Helena created, so definitely watch on a screen if possible. Collection of links from the show: --------------------- Helena's projects: • Departure Mono: http://departuremono.com [https://t.co/2fjVu5rMBV] • Phosphor icon library: http://phosphoricons.com [https://t.co/c4tHZAoyCg] Movies/TV: • Oblivion interfaces by GMUNK: https://gmunk.com/OBLIVION-GFX [https://t.co/zBIwrzjGN8] Type specimen sites: • Grilli Type minisites: https://gt-pantheon.com [https://t.co/UbZuLuiNrC] (more available from https://grillitype.com [https://t.co/QXlMZ5u2MO]) Dithering • Ditherpunk article: https://surma.dev/things/ditherpunk/… [https://t.co/zhTuas7Nyo] Pixel fonts: • Silkscreen: https://kottke.org/plus/type/silkscreen/… [https://t.co/WfFmKyqmSr] Pixel art: • Habbo Hotel: https://habbo.com [https://t.co/5LcMWoln1G] • Gather: http://gather.town [https://t.co/TU7hwDfAUx] • eBoy: https://eboy.com [https://t.co/IdMeyLPYig] • World's highest virtual building by Mr. Wong: http://mrwong.de/myhouse [https://t.co/CmMlFrtDln] • DeeKay: https://instagram.com/deekaymotion/?hl=en… [https://t.co/c1f0HEd1jW] • MEK.txt: https://x.com/michaelmicasso [https://x.com/michaelmicasso] • YUDHO: https://x.com/YUDHO_XYZ [https://x.com/YUDHO_XYZ] • 6VCR: https://x.com/sixveeceear [https://x.com/sixveeceear]