Jay Flores

he/him/his ·content director at • photographer · minimalist · lgbtq allied · music lover - lastly: remember to love and be kind ❤️

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

Normal is boring, don’t be boring

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

Unnecessary rules ruin customer experience and reduces revenue opportunity @BRLObeer

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@elonmusk Here’s a thought, be kind, don’t be homophobic, transphobic, a racist, islamophobic, antisemitic. Don’t marginalize and say things about others that might incite others to cause them harm. Simply be a decent human being and love and respect so you too can be loved and respected.

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@BEH0LDINGEYE 😮‍💨

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

“Mbappe is a God”

- 6/7 year old British boy in Paris

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

Faroe Islands 🇫🇴

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@the_gpc_ This isn’t an easy question for me it depends on the type of lens

Prime: 50 f1.2 (canon)
Zoom: 28-70 f2 (canon)
Telephoto: 70-200 f2.8 (canon)

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@the_gpc_

[theglobalphotocommunity @the_gpc_]

Mornings in Berlin 📸

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@andrewjclare Let’s do mobile and also take it back a few years, shot these in 2017 on my iPhone 7

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

#NewProfilePic

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@the_gpc_ Here’s a Berlin favorite

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@elonmusk Two birds one plug 😂

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

Occasionally a 17 year old will write, asking for entrepreneurial or business advice.

Oftentimes they’re early bloomers and already have something going on. Others are chomping at the bit once they get out of high school. It’s great to hear from them.

But my advice is generally that they don’t need advice. You don’t need advice at 17. You need experiences. You don’t need to be told what to do, you need to be told to do.

Now, that in itself could be construed as advice, but it’s really not meant as that. It’s anti-advice, if anything. Don’t listen. You’ll learn out there, not in this email.

At 17 you have more time than you’ll ever have to just fuck around and find out. Anything else is just getting in the way.

There’s no unlock, no sage advice from some oldster that’s going to make a lick of difference at 17. The doing, and the self-discovery, will give you all the advice you need until you really hit a point where the stakes matter and the right suggestion could mean everything.

Until then, wander. Be 17.

[Christian Reber 🇪🇺 @christianreber]

Ideas I'd love to discuss to reset our economy in Germany and achieve prosperity for everyone:

1️⃣ 0% income tax for everyone for a minimum of 10 years

2️⃣ Lifelong 0% income tax for mothers of 4 or more children

3️⃣ Aggressive push for affordable housing nationwide

4️⃣ Removal of social safety nets for healthy citizens under 60

5️⃣ Import highly qualified workers at scale

6️⃣ Instant visas for wealthy individuals and families moving to Germany

7️⃣ Extreme cost reduction in politics (75%+)

8️⃣ Enable speed runs in schools and universities (let overachievers get degrees faster)

9️⃣ Centralized world-class education system

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

HubSpot is at $2.3 Billion in ARR (!)

There's a lot to be impressed with, but #1 is that it is >still< growing its new customer count 23% a year

Even at 200,000+ customers

Even at $2,300,000,000 in ARR

This is the #1 KPI for me in SaaS. Net new customer growth.

When you have that, you will find a way.

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@stallboerger For me it all depends on the marble and what’s the use case. I’m not particularly fond of marble as kitchen tops. I prefer concrete, wood and granite as they provide more durability.

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@benjaminhtr1 @linusrogge @finnthormeier This project was painful for sure but we thank you and @linusrogge for the work and dedication you put into it. 🙏🏼

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

I've consulted. I've advised. I've served on boards. I've done client work. I've written books. I've spoken on the circuit. I've blogged for years.

I have to say, I've found no greater professional joy than working with a tight group of people to ship and support our own products. And for those products to find people willing to trade their own hard earned treasure for a little bit of ours.

Betting on an idea — and seeing it through — is enormously fulfilling. The creative and intellectual stimulation is beyond compare. Especially when you're the first customer for anything you make.

When I was a consultant doing work for hire I thought it was the peak. I got to bounce from client to client, sign big contracts, do a lot of work, cash large checks, etc. But then you realize most of what you do is never implemented. Yes, you got paid for it, but it was just advice, recommendations, and suggestions. Words on pages that were received, but not really read. Designs in files that were delivered, but never really deployed. There was nothing there in the end. You didn't get to make any bets, you just played with someone else's chips.

You thought you were changing things. Changing them. But it wasn't change, it was an exchange. You handed it over, they handed you something in return, and that was that.

I'm glad I went through it, otherwise I wouldn't have known it.

Been giving other people advice for years? Give yourself the advice and see if it's any good. Meet the market.

Go make something. Join a team that's making something. Put your fingerprint on something that won't just sit on the shelf somewhere.

[Jay Flores @_jayflores28]

@linusrogge @samthomasdesign 200K in 2024?