Christine Lagorio-Chafkin

Author of many articles & one book, WE ARE THE NERDS.
Past: Editor at Large of Inc. magazine.
Co-host of From the Ground Up podcast.

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Here's how you do made in the USA! https://t.co/AySZuFO3nH

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Flexport works with 13,000 businesses on their international cargo, trade strategies, importing and transit--so he has a unique and informed perspective. https://t.co/9Pv9ZKGG04

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I spoke with @typesfast about his predictions for what will happen to U.S. importing if China talks yield a deal--and what happens if not. Plus: How small businesses are coping right now.

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Here's our conversation--and I think he's really honest about the challenges of hiring fast, and about how he fixed some high-pressure meetings within the company. Gift link--enjoy! https://t.co/kFYqmOZ0G3

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As Discord was blowing up during the pandemic, it was also growing fast--too fast, maybe--behind the scenes.

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Despite that I've covered social media, tech, and the way we all talk online for more than a decade, I'd never spoken to Discord's founder and CEO Jason Citron. So I asked him what happened.

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@LukeJKummer I mean, well, one of these things doesn't exist yet...but you can pre-book if you have extra thousands just burning a hole in your account...

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I met the founders of three companies that want to take you to space without the g-forces. Would you do it?

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Six hours of travel, at one of the wonders of the world, and two of them spent hovering in the darkness, marveling at the curvature of our pale blue dot. No vomiting necessary. https://t.co/uJ4ZJd0IFs

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They face regulatory, and technological, hurdles--but have real prototypes of pods, and the hot-air-balloons that lift them.

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Latest on the podcast: @FawnWeaver and the story of @UncleNearest https://t.co/UxAFAWLEcc

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RHONY tea, as they say, from Rebecca Minkoff:

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Mixed results so far! https://t.co/GTjyFCQxo4

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The Biden-Harris administration took a step to “reach people where they are” by activating a Reddit user account.

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The cult economy...but make it preppy. @AliCDonaldson shines in print and on the podcast @Inc https://t.co/TaQeXkOyjU

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EXCLUSIVE: In a first for the CPG industry, Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm is pledging to source seven million pounds of produce from the Equitable Food Initiative. @Lagorio https://t.co/w5LBlZ6Xet

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To fight hurricane conspiracy theories, the Biden Administration has turned to Reddit. ⁦@lagorio⁩ assesses the strategy for ⁦@Inc⁩ https://t.co/62uN0rchgP

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…It took to not just keep Reddit running, but also to transform its abilities. Yes, CEO Steve Huffman deserves most credit—but could it have happened without Sam Altman? Read it @FastCompany https://t.co/MSttotifHQ

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Of all the fascinating sites, the rabbit-hole sites, the message boards and blogs of the aughts, how has Reddit not just endured, but emerged as one of the absolute jewels of the Internet? I spoke with @harrymccracken at about the money, the luck, and the audacity…