Chris OB

Communications advisor to founders. Media theory, history, art, film. Skiing, basketball, boxing. I write for Men's Journal on the side.

[NBA Communications @NBAPR]

NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass issued the following statement:

[Chris OB @chrisxobrien]

Apple quietly continues to show why they are the best in the game at proactive supply chain management -- leading Q1 smartphone sales for the first time ever https://t.co/Cgg0CATN5n

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Foyer unlocks $6.2M to help people save up to buy homes https://t.co/UxGu7y2zFC

[Aaron Harris @harris]

There were 24 Series As in the last week that raised a total of $396 million. The average deal size was $16.5 million. @a16z (@arampell & @dhaber) led two deals , @IndexVentures (Julia Andre) led one, @8vc (@JTLonsdale) led one , and @insightpartners (@liadagmon) led one.

[Sarah E. Needleman @saraheneedleman]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Russia freed wrongly convicted WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War https://t.co/g5qIImf1fL via @WSJ

[Nathan Ohle @nathanohle]

The Senate EPW Committee has advanced the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 by voice vote, reauthorizing @US_EDA for the first time in nearly 20 years! Better aligns the agency in recognizing the changing economic development landscape #economicdevelopment.

[Chris OB @chrisxobrien]

Congrats to Foyer -- impressive young company using the '401(k)' approach to build a timely and (increasingly) essential platform that gives first-time homebuyers hope that their dream of homeownership isn't yet out of reach.

[Inman @Inman]

The "401(k) for homeownership" helps first-time buyers achieve their goals on the way to homeownership with 4.51 percent APY high-yield savings accounts, as well as educational tools and matching opportunities with agents and lenders. https://t.co/CAkz5xNtev

[Chris OB @chrisxobrien]

@cammcwhirter @ZushaElinson @WSJ Great detail on this subject in chapter 22 of the book. Just getting there now. Overall American Gun has been a good education on the topic of the AR-15 and, maybe most importantly, a good read.

[WSJ Communications @WSJPR]

Statement from @WSJ on reporter Evan Gershkovich #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/lAACGsDEei

[Benj Edwards @benjedwards]

30 years ago—on November 25, 1992—I started The Cave BBS in Raleigh, NC

I was only 11 years old, and after a devastating hack, I began to hide my age online. But the BBS grew very popular until I shut it down in '98

I wrote about it for Ars Technica: https://t.co/WAc90SNCE2

[Chris OB @chrisxobrien]

The real 1 percenters are people who get their news from twitch

[Pew Research Journalism @pewjournalism]

🚨NEW🚨 Digital news has become an important part of Americans’ news media diets, with social media playing a crucial role in news consumption. Today, half of U.S. adults get news at least sometimes from social media. https://t.co/GlaUqXiehH

[Axios @axios]

Patagonia will bail out employees arrested in abortion protests https://t.co/0EJZHjX6c9

[Hacker News Bot @newsycombinator]

How We built a $1M ARR open source SaaS https://t.co/P1FSXXSODX

[WILLIAMSBURG NEWS @WMSBG]

Penn St between Lee Ave & Bedford Ave is closed, use alternate route.

[Phil Wahba @philwahba]

Meet the 5 Black CEOs on the Fortune 500—and the first Black founder to ever make the list https://t.co/Aus7oL20ve Regional bank M&T and its CEO Rene Jones fall off the list, but real estate brokerage Compass and Robert Reffkin debut on the @FortuneMagazine 500 so still 5.

[dawnstaley @dawnstaley]

#FreeBrittneyGriner it’s been 84 days too long. #WeAreBG

[Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode]

This seems like...the future (and team leaders should realize this is becoming a competitive advantage in hiring) https://t.co/nH8ZGN0Yji

[Chris OB @chrisxobrien]

@mhbergen Such an incredible channel. ball is life. welcome back

[Chris OB @chrisxobrien]

Already a candidate for quote of the year

[Karen Heller @kheller]

"Imagine a bunch of very smart art school people who have been very stoned for about 40 years who are now trying to argue over business.” @kimidefreytas
https://t.co/8ijqUVntf9

[Mike Solana @micsolana]

jack dorsey was a misunderstood champion of the open internet. now, i think we’re all about to realize just how much he was doing, quietly, in stewardship over a power he was wise enough to fear, and good enough not to use. https://t.co/Lzpy5vQRxs