Joy

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[Joy @joygracia]

yes i realize the irony that this partiful banner was made by an AI agent

[Joy @joygracia]

Ok hosting a picnic in SF. Talk to a real person instead of an AI agent!

DM me if you want to come!

[Joy @joygracia]

Now that I spent too much money on this I got to host a picnic I guess??

[Joy @joygracia]

Now that I spent too much money on this I got to host a picnic I guess??

[Joy @joygracia]

when your friend is going through a tough time saying " how can i help" goes so so so much further than "lmk if you need help"

[Joy @joygracia]

An unknown fact about me is throughout my life I used Gracia as my last name, but it is actually my last name.

Harjanto is actually my dad’s name. I started using Harjanto in my senior year of high school. I had seen my dad endure stupid shit because he wasn’t born rich. I decided to use it so when I become so disgustingly successful one day, everyone will know that I am my father’s daughter.

[Joy @joygracia]

Sillicon valley loves people who
are hungry. But there is a difference between people who are hungry and visibly hungry. The latter trait can be conflated with aggression. True hunger is measured by how much they have and will sacrifice.

[Joy @joygracia]

What a lovely surprise I got my @joygracia handle!!! thank youuu https://t.co/o9kQseffa9 🤩

[Joy @joygracia]

@briannekimmel @NotionHQ @ASalyers3 signed up!

[Joy @joygracia]

@sameeraculous aww appreciate it!! <3

[Joy @joygracia]

we truly are living in an age of abundance. a plethora of things can be created at a speed like never before. want to make an app? want to figure out which video title works best? all of it is within reach. crazy time to be alive.

[Joy @joygracia]

ok my mind is blown i was able to deploy my site to my personal domain through @ChatGPT in like.. 2 mins

now live i guess?!

https://t.co/sk3Y4n3z8o

[Joy @joygracia]

@tereza_tizkova Omg the audacity?!

[Joy @joygracia]

Meanwhile my Waymo can’t even do a U-turn

[ABC7 News @abc7newsbayarea]

Video shows a Waymo in San Francisco on I-280 speeding past traffic as the California Highway Patrol performs a traffic break. The Waymo is seen trying to go around the CHP patrol cars, even at one point turning its blinker on. For more information, https://t.co/PuIThxj4vj

[Joy @joygracia]

@TaylorLorenz i think about your journey a lot! esp from before you ended up at the times. gives me comfort that everyone grows in their own time!!

always rooting for you and so grateful ✨

[Joy @joygracia]

a little-known fun fact is @TaylorLorenz is one of the reasons i found the courage to put myself on the internet!!

when i was working at the new york times, i randomly slacked taylor. she had absolutely no reason to reply me but she did and we got on a google call! (it was covid)

she told me about her career journey (the twists and turns were really inspiring btw), and credited a lot of her success to posting on tumblr. she even told me that when she first started, she would like her own posts.

i told her i wanted to start posting but was so scared of getting no engagement. she told me to start posting and promised she'd follow me and like my posts (and she did! she subscribed to both my substack and followed me on twitter)

it sounds like a small gesture, but it really helped me get over the mental block of putting myself out on the internet. posting on the internet has changed my life. i'm forever grateful to taylor!!

[Joy @joygracia]

in the bay area tech community, there is a culture of warm intros.

i moved to the US alone and had no idea how to navigate my early career. i experienced my fair share of bad managers. i didn't always have people to advocate for me. it was strangers who replied to my cold email and gave me their time of day even when they didn't need to that changed both my mindset and the trajectory of my career.

for that reason, it is a personal value of mine to always reply to a warm, thoughtful and polite cold outreach.

[Joy @joygracia]

@makanidotspace Wish i was in nyc omg

[Joy @joygracia]

@tereza_tizkova @kylejeong SO EXCITED TO READ CONGRATS TEREZA

[Joy @joygracia]

@jakalinov crazy pic

[Joy @joygracia]

@maximumagi @ChatGPT all codex 😆

[Joy @joygracia]

Was bored while waiting for my laundry so I asked @ChatGPT to build my personal website.

It turned my ramblings into a personal site before my clothes were dry 😍

[Joy @joygracia]

Another cool thing cold email resulted in was
@benln hunting my startup's first product launch.

I sent a cold email on New Year's Eve 2024 while we were preparing for our launch. He replied a few hours later. The launch brought traffic to our site and led us to a group of beta users (!!)

Very very grateful :)

[Joy @joygracia]

in the bay area tech community, there is a culture of warm intros.

i moved to the US alone and had no idea how to navigate my early career. i experienced my fair share of bad managers. i didn't always have people to advocate for me. it was strangers who replied to my cold email and gave me their time of day even when they didn't need to that changed both my mindset and the trajectory of my career.

for that reason, it is a personal value of mine to always reply to a warm, thoughtful and polite cold outreach.