Pic thanks to @naomitamar I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the quality of posts we’ve got happening on The Fetch blog at the moment. Our city curators and wider ambassador team are doing such amazing things. We’ve had inspirational people from communities all over the globe, tell their story genuinely with well-rounded depth. […]
The new look
Just a teeny tiny post to let you know I’m still here and haven’t forgotten about this place. I’ve been heads down over the past few months on The Fetch and just got back from a mini-work/play trip to Vegas and Portland (two starkly contrasting cities). I’m going to put some thoughts together on both […]
My top five curated email digests
If you know me by now, you know I’m an advocate of email – especially ones made with love, well crafted design and thoughtful content. Asides from our link-based city guides for creative professionals, business folk and tech peeps at The Fetch, here’s some I subscribe to and check weekly. Without ado, and in no particular order: […]
Growth
I was walking through Montgomery BART station in San Francisco last week when déjà vu came upon me. The creamy hexagonal wall tiles (which coincidentally can be admired in Greenday’s When I Come Around video) triggered a long-forgotten one-time avatar from 2010. It was during that summer I’d quit my full-time job in the magazine world to follow […]
10 cool global startup initiatives
A quick, curated list of things I’ve come across this month that are making waves in digital and startup hubs around the world… click the screenshots for the links through. 1) Made in NY Digital Map Launching this week, Rachel Sterne and the City of New York team have delivered another leading city-level tech initiative […]
Which mindset are you?
‘Two Mindsets,’ Stanford, magazine article, 2007
Interview with Thom Chambers about publishing
I’ve been following In Treehouses for a while – a magazine that inspires freedom business – and noticed Thom had launched a new publishing house called Mountain & Pacific. I decided to put some questions to him about what’s happening in micro- and self-publishing, and how to stand-out in a crowded world. I’ve pulled out some quotes below […]
Aussie Startups relaunches
Quick post to let you know that aussiestartups.com has relaunched with a YC Hacker News style board and I think it’s a great idea. The aggregated community-selected approach should do the trick in getting important, relevant and well-crafted content out there to interested peeps. It should also co-exist nicely with the HN due to the […]
Building a community for PlanBig
I recently did an interview for PlanBig, for those not familiar it’s a place for sharing ideas and making them happen. Kind of like a Kickstarter or Pozible without the crowdfunding aspect. The video touches on how to build a community around your brand, so it’s community from a business sense and differs in some […]
Mixed bag
I’ve been meaning to write a few updates and announcements over the past few weeks but things have been a bit hectic. So, for the sake of getting it done – I’m doing a mixed bag post now. The Fetch London First up, The Fetch officially launched in London. That’s right – we’re now covering […]
Attention Australian startup founders
Edit 7/2/12: Enter madeinoz.org! Someone was recently chatting to me about the lack of awareness of Australian startups by VCs (even local ones), with poor national press coverage doing us no favours. I agree with this to a large extent and as result have been posting more about our startups here and also over on The […]
Community management workshop take two
In celebration of the annual Community Manager Appreciation Day coming up on 23 January and after a pretty amazing sell-out 30-person event last November, I’m going to be running another workshop to discuss current happenings in community management. I’m off to San Francisco on the 9 February again so am hoping Tuesday 7 February date suits people! I […]
Kate Kendall 