KS (Kimberly) Mitchell

Author, Ghostwriter, Freelancer, Master's student #scicomm @EdinburghUni Books available at Amazon - KS Mitchell. [email protected].

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

We need to have field trips for adults. You know, a day where you're sort of dragged to that museum/factory/local attraction and you make fun of it w/your friends but secretly have a good time and spill something on your clothes at lunch and go home exhausted & weirdly fulfilled?

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@conz Oh I think I hit the envelope thinking it was email but just realized that's DMs. Sorry. Will email.

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@conz Hi, Twitter won't let me email. I live in Portugal and my daughters have attended day camp. I also have lots of connections to expat parents (American and others) who send kids to many camps here. The industry is thriving. LMK if you're interested in an article.

[Carmela Simmons Writes @carmelasimmons]

Happy YA graphic novel birthday to THE HARROWING written by friend and award-winning debut author @KristenKiesling with artwork by renowned graphic illustrator @RyeHickman. It begs the question- What would you do? @SCBWIHouston
@BlueWillowBooks
@ncte @nypl

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

For the release of The Mystery of the City of Incas, I'm taking your questions about my books, writing, or me in general (keep it clean). I'll post answers on release day! Comment or msg me your questions! #bookrelease #AskTheAuthor

[Mara Gordon, MD @MaraGordonMD]

Very proud of my latest piece for @NPR

Being a body-positive doctor in the age of Ozempic 👩‍⚕️🩺

https://t.co/CP0uesRbnw

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

I forgot how hard it is to write a book. It's hard. #amwriting

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

How can we feed the world in the face of climate change? Scientists from @susfoodshef modified 72 varieties of rice to find what grows well in harsher climates. The good news? Rice can be adapted for climate change. #foodinsecurity #climatesolutions https://t.co/4uXxvno4xX

[owlsnestpub @owlsnestpub]

Owl's Nest Publishers is looking for a summer intern! Open to college students/high school graduates interested in social media book marketing. Fully remote! Details are on the application here: https://t.co/fjXANargwD

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

Time to quit exploiting scientists. Academic journals have had a chokehold on publishing for too long. #scicomm #OpenScience https://t.co/fTqDqyGxn5

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@_nomadic_soul I just looked up a local counseling center that did the testing and went in. Met with the counselor and she took me through a series of interesting problems...I guess designed to see how you solve them. Went through childhood history, etc. Walked out with my diagnosis at 43.

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

My friend @hbsteadham is a literary agent now growing her list in adult literary! https://t.co/O8eOjlCHDg

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

Despite ChatGPT's sketchy returns over some research, I'm hooked. It's fun to play around with. Getting into https://t.co/rbRydZ2lal too and seeing the possibilities. Looks like their research may actually come with links to sources (thank you!!!).

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@PinaRamona Good dragons and helpful thunderstorms. I like that. Will keep this in mind.

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

So, perhaps writing in the 3rd person is better after all?
Illeism: The ancient trick to help you think more wisely https://t.co/LBzoGhcgEg via @BBC_Worklife

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@ericammarks You had me at farmgirl from Missouri...

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@atgarone Ah I just saw this. Mostly just some press releases, a detailed guide on asphalt sealcoating and a video script in full depth reclamation. FAQs.

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

Amazing story.

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

I started my company 16 years, 3 months, and 5 days ago.

Today, it went public.

But let's rewind for a second...

5,939 days ago, I was a barista at a small cafe called @2percentJazz2, in Victoria, Canada.

I made $6.50 an hour.

Two guys, Chris and Jeff, started coming into the cafe.

They'd sit there all day drinking espresso and typing away on their laptops, using the wifi.

After weeks of this, I asked them what they did for a living.

Didn't they have jobs?

They told me they were "web designers" and this — sitting on their laptops — was their job.

As I dug in, they told me how it worked:

They asked local businesses if they needed a website, then charged them a couple thousand bucks to make one.

They could whip a website together in a few days, and each make $1,000.

Simple.

This blew my mind.

And at that moment, I realized something:

I wanted to be the guy drinking the espresso, not the one serving it.

Chris and Jeff were clearly smart, but I knew some basic HTML and figured I could do the same.

I decided to try it out.

When I got off my shift, I took the bus over to a book store downtown and bought a book called 'Bulletproof Web Design' by Dan Cederholm (@simplebits) to hone my skills.

Then, I googled "freelance web design jobs" and found a tech job board called Authentic Jobs made by this guy in Utah, @cameronmoll.

There were hundreds of posts, mostly from startups in San Francisco, looking for freelance web designers.

I decided to try to win one of these contracts, but I had a critical insight:

Nobody wants to hire an 18-year-old barista to build their website.

So, I decided I'd create a fake design agency.

Using tricks from Dan Cederholm's book, I whipped together a slick looking site and called my "agency" MetaLab (after the <meta> tag in HTML).

The website was very vague as to what exactly MetaLab did, who worked there, or where we were located.

It also featured a cringe-inducing tagline "We Help People Make Cool Stuff."

Like an email spammer, I started sending emails to every single web design job post I could find.

I was met with crickets, until I got an email from a guy named Kavin Stewart (@kavinstewart).

He worked at a startup called Offermatica in San Francisco and told me he needed an interface designed for a web app.

I barely understood what a web app was, but I assured him I could do it.

He proposed a $2,000 USD budget and my eyes went wide.

This was more than I earned in a month, and the project was just a few days of work.

I walked into the cafe the next day and quit my job.

I told myself that if I could just make enough money to wake up whenever I wanted and comfortably make rent, I'd be good.

The rest is history.

But I slightly overshot.

I still own MetaLab, but along the way me and my business partner @_Sparling_ started dozens of companies, then began buying wonderful businesses, including one (Dribbble) — amazingly — from Dan Cederholm, the designer whose book I bought when I first started.

Today, Tiny went public, and as of this moment has a market capitalization of just under $800 million.

I can't even begin to explain how mind boggling this is to me.

This has not been a feat of entrepreneurial genius.

My key skill has been choosing incredible people to work with, both internally and externally, and I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has worked at Tiny and our various companies over the years.

And a special thanks to @simplebits, @cameronmoll, and @kavinstewart for helping with my first step😉

Watch for us on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker TINY (how cool is that ticker?).

https://t.co/tlpgiEO2MU

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

In today's misadventures w/ChatGPT I was once again given incorrect historical dates. When I questioned AI, it doubled down on the incorrect date. I gave it the correct answer and asked it to search until it found this information. I had to ask it 3 times! Check your facts.

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

Just told ChatGPT it had made a mistake in its research and to be more careful. The AI assured me it would. 😂 I've found mistakes in nearly every conversation I've had with AI. Hope you all are double-checking those facts if you're using it for research/writing.

[KS (Kimberly) Mitchell @KSMitchell17]

@Knowable_com I learned the Dewey decimal system and how to use the card catalog. I mean, I guess we still use the decimals but....