Renaissance Collective

Curated community of smart generalists helping each other navigate careers in tech. One part social club, one part professional network

[Michelle Ruiz @_michelleruiz_]

Twitter spaces is just like a @RenCo_Community group call but without the hyperactive chat box on the side.

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@MindmavenHQ Thanks for sharing these with our community!

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@androowoo @TheOhHenry @nifferkin Andrew, we missed you!!!

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. @TheOhHenry said the schedule was too ambitious…” - @nifferkin, on the RenCo retreat. But we got in miles of running, hiking, boating, yoga, hot springs, meals, laughs, late night dance parties, cocktail making, and mahjong with fresh fruit pies. https://t.co/w0uVLAu3kl

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We love it when our members amplify each other's successes! Melda interviews Omar on founding legalOps @stripe: "Who do we want to be as a company? What values around content reflect that? “we view freedom of speech as X...”
More here: https://t.co/k0UAFKgr0a

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we couldn't agree more👏

[DK @dksf]

generalists make organizations anti-fragile

[Michelle Ruiz @_michelleruiz_]

We are excited to host @TesaAragones (CMO at @discord) on 6/4 @ 3PM EST with @RenCo_Community! Tesa will share stories and lessons from over 25 years of success at managing iconic global consumer brands including Nike, VSCO, and Discord. DM for invite!

[Ryan Johnson @ryanmjohnson]

Looking for a people-oriented generalist hire to work closely with me on the top people priorities at Culdesac. Those include training & development, compensation, recruiting, employee engagement, and more. Background can be in People/HR or business operations.

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@mcruizcmu @6Gems We would love this! Long term relationships are optionality for anything you want to do in life.

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@nseldeib @allymarkovich +1 to @nseldeib -- you're incredible, Ally!! Thanks for calling out the Twitter trolling <3

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A thriving community is a company's most valuable asset. How do you create a strong community? Join us tomorrow for a chat with @TheTeaGuns, founder of @Commsor and learn how to find community-market fit, community-qualified leads and community-led growth. h/t: @jeune_sage

[Chris Lonardo @chrislonardo]

@HarryStebbings we've basically been doing this at @RenCo_Community , weekly, for a few months, and it's been amazing. there are tricks to making it work, but it's so necessary.

[Highlighter 📚🖤 @highlightideas]

Talking NFTs & digital art with a technologist, two art philosophers, and Dapper Labs lawyer via @RenCo_Community!

ft. @dksf, @ehatmat, Stan Chen, and Steve Krause

https://t.co/AVXSWSbOsD

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World-class mom and product leader (Stripe, Google, Fluxon) @jenniferjhuang joins us tomorrow for an Operators You Should Know moderated by @nseldeib! Details 👇

[nadia @nseldeib]

Delighted for @jenniferjhuang to join @RenCo_Community as a special guest for tomorrow's “Operator You Should Know” event.

[DK @dksf]

* Slack limitations for communities.
* Collaborative conversational wikis.

@RenCo_Community's newsletter touching on some interesting community themes we've been talking about with @jjacobs22 @cpaik and others recently.

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Thanks @helen_min! We’re grateful for your wisdom on how impactful smart generalists can be, especially for teams that need driven self-starters, and curious, agile problem solvers. Thanks for sharing the story of our members @nseldeib, @calanthiaaa. and @johnnybyonny 🤗

[Helen Min @helen_min]

A "smart generalist" should be every startup's first marketing hire, but so many start with specialists instead 😩

You need someone who will write the growth playbook, not blindly run it. Rigorous experimentation without bias is key at the start.

https://t.co/7SKqdPqYLt

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We all know feedback is critical to improving. But asking folks to take time out of their days to give you feedback feels awkward. Our advice? Borrow a line from our new member onboarding team! Make your ask funny, delightful, and irreverent. Thx @Leonlinsx and @vhernandez992! 🤣

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7- @cartainc's leadership on ensuring employees know and understand equity comp: "We've put out a shareholders' bill of rights & are trying to build a culture of transparency. I think co's should tell you what you're getting, fully diluted. We can actually post policy changes."

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Highlights from our conversation w/ @reedmcbride, head of biz dev at @cartainc, hosted by @aashaymody and @vhernandez992 on @highlightideas!

1- Reed's path from big law to biz dev, at the time when Carta had amazing product market fit, "but wanted a real second and third act":

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6- Changing mindsets on pre-IPO liquidity (question from @Crubenfeld): "I think we're a good model for it. 5 yrs ago, there was not a strong sense that liquidity was necessary in late-stage companies before, before IPO's; that has changed."