Eric Parker

Pragmatic Optimist CEO @cofounderOS @MakeStartups @_Clubhouse #BeTheNode #MakeStartups

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

I Didn’t Realize Fear Was Holding My Vision Back | Eric Parker https://t.co/5q3oxKPtcm
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[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

I’ve lived through the Savings & Loan crisis, the Dot-Com bust, the Great Recession, and COVID-19. In every case, the people that succumbed to defeatism got what they they envisioned, BUT so did the people who focused intently through it.

Which person are you?

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

The thing that fixes this country is more capitalism, not less.

Our problems today are the result of a culture that has lost its appetite for risk. America is more afraid to lose wealth than excited to create it.

We can cling to past glories, or we can invest in the future.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

Bummer

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

It’s a game again!!
Go Georgia Tech 🐝

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

@richardscroates Sadly, no

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

Everything is going wrong for Georgia Tech this quarter. Need to take breath and start over.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

It astounds me how easily we take relative peace and prosperity for granted, turning a blind eye to the very cruelty that stokes discontent. Every harm we cause, every harm we allow, all echo back to us one day. Resist those who preach power over service.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

ChatGPTs egregious use of the em dash is making a thing I love too cumbersome to use. After adding my disdain of the em dash to memory and starting most chats with a reminder, I STILL have to ask it to rewrite every response to remove them for a final copy. Please help @OpenAI

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

@stevesi The question for me is, how do you effectively systematize exceptions into the rote. For startups especially everything feels like a white gloved anomaly.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

It is small men, incapable of broader vision, who seek dominance of others through competition and war. Throughout history, we flourish on the path of open exchange of ideas, knowledge, and trade. Not through the wars, but through the peace.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

Every wrong argument is an essential test in the discovery of truth.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

Help a local startup make it to Vegas and form some connections to grow their business

[innit2winniTgaming.llc @innit2winniTllc]

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Help send us to the convention. This is a great opportunity to obtain sponsorships and gain connections. We are trying to get another $2,500.00 to get us there, a VIP ticket, a room, maybe a after party ticket and maybe some ramen noodles packets for dinner lol always trying to save money where we can. If so, anyone who donates over $100 I will personal shoutout on live stream from the convention!!!🫵🫵
Here is Patreon and PayPal QR code is below. Let's go!!!!
https://t.co/UmEn2PzKGo

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

@blister @discord @ThePrimeagen I they started charging a couple of hundred/month, we would just turn on chat inside @cofounderOS

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

The removal of support for older @googlenest thermostats is unconscionable. Smart device maker arrogance never ends. Don’t sell something if you can’t support it for as long as the devices last it connects to. You can afford to learn from your mistakes.
https://t.co/jDehtPcHjA.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

None of us can carry the weight of our community, our country, our species. All we can do is the right thing, carry the right mindset, and let the chips fall where they may.

[Eric Parker @EP_AIA]

One thing 12 years of #ecosystembuilding has taught me is, some people would rather poison the community well than acknowledge accountability for their own actions.

[Rick W. Allen @RepRickAllen]

Proud to reintroduce the Startup Act with @RepDeSaulnier.

This bipartisan bill supports American entrepreneurs by expanding access to programs that offer training and resources to individuals seeking to start their own businesses.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/S9FfC9offF

[MakeStartups @MakeStartups]

🚀 Big News for Entrepreneurs! 🚀

The #StartupAct was reintroduced today by Congressmen @RepRickAllen (GA-12) and @RepDeSaulnier (CA-10)—a huge step toward ensuring entrepreneurs receive the same support under America’s #WorkforceDevelopment system as job seekers do.

We’re grateful for their continued leadership in recognizing that entrepreneurs don’t just find jobs—they create them.

What is the Startup Act?

The Startup Act proposes key amendments to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to:

✅ Integrate entrepreneurial skills training into workforce development programs
✅ Authorize a three-year, multi-state study by the Department of Labor (DOL) to measure the impact of these programs and report findings to Congress

Last session, the Startup Act was included in the bipartisan Stronger Workforce for America Act, which passed the House after being advanced by the House Education and Workforce Committee.

🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/jVjDxTFLmY