Entrepreneur, community builder, writer and advisor
It’s been a busy week since I got back to New York and I’m trying not to forget the new perspective I collected during my trip. Luckily, I stumbled upon this video (~6-mins long) after checking out the relaunched Creative Mornings site. It’s a beautiful portrait about leadership, creativity and values by Tina Roth Eisenberg aka swissmiss. If […]
When I pause, I get to reflect back on how much has happened over the last two years. My life is almost unrecognisable now. When you’re living in the moment – going through periods of immense change, you’re often unanchored to the past. So much so that it’s hard to see progress without reminiscing about […]
In the last couple of years, the popularity of the word hustler has soared. Especially in tech land where you often hear the combination of hacker, hipster and hustler to represent a dream founding team (i.e. development, design and business). I haven’t tended to use the term to describe myself… for one thing, ‘hustler’ seemed synonymous with porn […]
Sometimes I think the only reason I still have an iPad is to look at the photography in The Guardian’s Eyewitness app. Every couple of nights I unwind by flicking through the stunning and timely collection of photos from around the globe. They’re often politically charged, raw and capture humanity from all corners beautifully. Take […]
I was riding the subway today thinking about product and brand evolution. Part of what I love about technology is that it changes so quickly and instead of forgetting about origins, the early days of a product or identity have to be embraced in the story. The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is also good like […]
Humble beginnings in the box… A couple of months ago Ryan Hoover wrote a great post on email-first startups. It really resonated with me as it articulated our journey at The Fetch better than I could. Two years ago when I sent out the first curated digest of events in Melbourne, I received a fair […]
“We’re on a road to nowhere” I can’t believe it’s May. It feels like the last few months have flown. And by flown, I don’t mean in a jovial, enjoyable manner. It’s been uncomfortable. I’m likening it to being chucked in a river and only just keeping up with its current. I was focused for […]
I know, I know, where have I been, right? Can’t believe it’s a month since my last update. And I started the year like a blogging machine. #fail Anyway, there is a reason… I just moved to NYC. Yep, I’m hanging up my minimalist and digital vagabond shoes for a while, and now have a […]
We often place our professional development and advancement in neat little boxes. We have education and we have experience – we understand our goal to be around maximising the two. Outside this, we know it’s important to be connected to people, especially the relevant kind. And when you have that sorted, you have the trifecta […]
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while but I know it will be contentious. I’ll just have to delicately dance it out. And today is the day to post considering it’s International Women’s Day. So, I can’t tell you how much I’ve been glued to reads about women, business and technology over […]
Don’t walk alone I just archived another email… Another request to help someone. Mentor them. Advise them on a new project. Connect with them. Meet for coffee. Try out their beta. Promote something. Listen to or troubleshoot their problems. Usually these requests wouldn’t bother me, but today they do. You see, doing a startup is […]
#Edit: Jun 10 – we are hiring a content manager/editor# #Edit: Feb 25 – we have closed applications for this role for now# Just tried reblogging a post via WordPress and it was a bit of a fail – apologies if you got an email notification! Anyway, you might have seen on The Fetch Blog that […]
Kate Kendall 