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Non-Founder Women in Tech Startups for Employee Experience Podcast

Looking for non-founder women in tech startups to come on my podcast Hey everyone! I recently launched Non-Founder Crew, a podcast dedicated to helping startup employees understand the unwritten rules of working in tech that nobody tells you about. Things like equity compensation, tender offers, what actually happens during a liquidity event, and how to advocate for yourself when you're not the one at the top of the org chart. I'm a woman who has spent over a decade working at different tech startups, including as an early employee at a company that later went on to IPO, so this stuff is pretty personal to me. I started this podcast because I kept running into the same knowledge gaps over and over and couldn't find resources that spoke to the employee experience specifically. I'd love to have women from this community come on as guests. So much of the startup advice out there is told through the founder lens, and honestly, through a pretty specific demographic of founder. I want Non-Founder Crew to reflect the full range of people who actually do the work at these companies, which means going out of my way to include voices that aren't the typical white male in tech perspective. If you're a non-founder woman working at (or who has worked at) a startup and you have thoughts on any of this: Navigating equity, raises, or layoffs What it's actually like to be an employee during an acquisition or IPO Office politics, career growth, or knowing your worth Anything else the startup world doesn't talk about honestly ...I want to hear from you. You can check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/e6puV71JRP4?si=f\_4l1JzvMYZ2YZZ2 Drop a comment or DM me if you're interested. All experience levels and functions welcome, engineering, ops, marketing, finance, you name it. Let's build the resource we all wish we'd had. Thank youuuu!

Introverted African AI Builders for Freelance Case Study

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙣. ➡ The best networker. ➡ The most confident speaker. ➡ The person who could command attention. Success in business often looked like this: • Speak confidently • Lead meetings • Network constantly • Sell aggressively 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕? 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 “𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍.” But something fascinating is happening right now. AI is quietly rewriting the rules of productivity. We are entering an era where one individual can operate like an entire company. 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝑰 𝒇𝒐𝒓: ➡ Marketing ➡ Sales copy ➡ Market research ➡ Financial modeling ➡ Customer service ➡ Product documentation ➡ Social media management 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. And this environment favors something incredibly powerful: Deep thinkers. Introverts naturally excel at: ✔ Focused work ✔ Deep problem solving ✔ Independent thinking ✔ Long periods of concentration ✔ Learning complex tools AI becomes their permanent collaborator. No office politics. No personality pressure. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐭. Recently, I noticed something fascinating while interacting with fresh graduates in Uganda. Many young professionals — especially in marketing — are choosing AI-powered freelance models. They manage: • Multiple company social media accounts • Content creation • Digital marketing campaigns • Analytics reporting All from a laptop. No office rent. No large teams. No bureaucracy. Just skill + AI leverage. And interestingly… Many of these high-performing freelancers are introverts. The same personalities the traditional workplace often underestimated. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔. From personality-driven productivity to capability-driven productivity. And in the AI era… Quiet builders may outperform loud performers. The real question for African businesses is no longer: “Will AI change work?” It already has. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠: Are we creating environments where talent — regardless of personality type — can use AI to compete globally? Because the next billion-dollar companies might not come from large teams. They might come from: One focused individual. One laptop. And the right tools. If you're an introvert building with AI… I'd love to hear your story. What tools are you using right now? #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #AIRevolution #DigitalEconomy #AfricaRising #Leadership #PRINCE2 #AfricanEntrepreneurs

Op-Ed Contributors on Middle East Crisis Impact for Africa

🌍 The Middle East is on fire. And whether you're in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, or Johannesburg — you need to understand why it matters to YOU. When missiles fly over Tehran, oil markets shudder. When shipping lanes through the Red Sea are threatened, the cost of goods in African markets spikes. When geopolitical fault lines shift in the Middle East, African nations — many already navigating debt, inflation, and fragile economies — feel the tremors in ways our headlines rarely connect. We've done the work so you don't have to. We've curated a comprehensive, blow-by-blow breakdown of the Middle East crisis — the context, the key players, the regional ripple effects, and most critically, what it means for Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Trade routes. Energy prices. Foreign policy. The diaspora. All of it, in one place. 👉 Read the full coverage and commentary here → https://lnkd.in/dXifXspp This isn't just global news. This is everyone's story: me, you, your neighbours and that one person you are looking forward to meet too. Click it. Read and bookmark 🔖 it now! Got a unique take? If you have an angle, analysis, or lived experience on this crisis that deserves a wider audience, I want to hear from you. I'm (and Oluwafemi Mayowa Olusola (BA, MA in English Language, CIE in Eng) too is) actively considering Op-Eds for publication in this section. Reach out in the comments or slide into my DMs — fresh, well-reasoned perspectives are always welcome. Share this with someone who needs the full picture. 🔁 One last bonus: If you scan that QR code 👇🏾 👇🏾 👇🏾 👇🏾 you can hear from me Every Monday and Friday while Tolulope Popoola, arpa gists you on hot business intelligence every other weekday. #MiddleEast #Nigeria #Africa #Geopolitics #OpEd #GlobalAffairs #AfricanPerspective

Defense Experts Needed—US-Iran Military Power Analysis

Iran's military can match the United States? Let's examine the data. Using GlobalFirepower's 2026 comprehensive military comparison database, I broke down every major category: active personnel, defense spending, aircraft, naval fleet, tanks, submarines, armored vehicles, and aircraft carriers. The numbers tell a stark story. While Iran maintains a respectable 610,000 active personnel and 2,675 tanks (their strongest category at a 1.7:1 ratio), the gaps widen dramatically in every other dimension: → Military aircraft: 13,032 vs 551 (24:1) → Defense spending: $831.5B vs $9.23B (90:1) → Aircraft carriers: 11 vs 0 But military power isn't purely quantitative. Iran's asymmetric capabilities — extensive proxy networks across the Middle East, advanced drone and missile programs, and growing strategic partnerships with Russia and China — present challenges that raw numbers don't capture. The question for defense strategists and geopolitical observers: In a direct conventional conflict, how long could Iran sustain operations against US military superiority? And does that question even matter in an era of hybrid warfare? I'd genuinely like to hear perspectives from those working in defense, diplomacy, or international relations. What does this comparison miss? 📲 Follow me on IG/TikTok/YT: @alisadikinma 🌐 Portfolio: https://alisadikinma.com #MilitaryComparison #Geopolitics #DefenseStrategy #NationalSecurity #USIranRelations

UK School Leaders & Safeguarding on Legal Smartphone Ban Policies

Today the House of Lords is back on familiar territory, debating whether smartphones should be banned in schools as part of the wider Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the growing push to reshape children’s relationship with phones and social media. Behind that headline is a much more nuanced reality: A new House of Commons Library briefing shows that in England there is still no statutory ban, but schools are expected to prohibit mobile and smart device use during the day through their behaviour policies, while Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are each taking slightly different routes on restriction and local discretion. The research is equally uncomfortable. UNESCO, OECD, WHO and others link phones to distraction, behaviour issues, bullying and mental health concerns, yet some international data suggests simple bans do not automatically translate into better results or wellbeing. In my article I look at this through a risk lens and the “5 Ts” of risk response, including an option many leaders are now considering: - Banning smartphones, but still allowing basic brick phones for emergency contact. If you are in school leadership, safeguarding or governance: 1. Where do you stand on a legal smartphone ban in schools? 2. What is your current phone policy in practice, not just on paper? 3. Have you seen any clear shift in behaviour, learning or wellbeing? #mentalhealth #technologyrisk #risktreatment #education #politics

Reporters on Newsroom Accessibility-Northeast for The Word

Editors, reporters, and others in the news-o-sphere: If you haven't been reading the magazine The Word from Equal Access Public Media, you're missing out on great interviews, analysis, and opinions on accessibility (and more) in journalism. Check it out at https://the-word.news. I have been taking off the editor hat a little more to report and write a bit more. On that note, I'm actually looking for reporters who might be interested in letting me interview them for a couple pieces I have in mind. Yes, this right here is a journo-request seeking other journalists. •Do you work at a news outlet and your job is actually accessibility? I'd love to hear from you! I'd like to do the "day-in-a-life-of" the newsroom accessibility coordinator or visuals accessibility expert at a news outlet. Would especially help if you are in the Northeast so I could shadow you in person for a couple of hours so we could really do the "day-in-a-life-of" properly. •Do you cover politics and you go the extra mile in your stories and on social media to make it understandable because you want to reach as many people as possible? To explain the jargon? To really let your news audience know what those elected officials are talking about? To demystify the process and the bills? Reach out to me. I'd love to interview about making politics more accessible. • Are you out there covering the anti-ICE protests? Did you cover protests in the past? Do you have a lot of experience in covering protests? I'd love to talk to you about the best way to cover protests, including how to keep yourself safe. (Also, if you are a neurodivergent reporter out there covering protests, I'm really curious to talk to you.) I am very flexible with my fellow journalists when it comes to interviewing because, well, we're all busy working journalists. I know I personally am wearing quite a few hats. Feel free to reach out to me! [email redacted] or on Signal, stacykess.01. #JournoRequest #News #NewsForJournalists #NonprofitNews

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