Isabelle D

Mum of 3, PhD, ex corporate, now co founder of @KinfoApp #BecauseParentsKnow #ParentsPower Occasional tweeter about the above. And EU.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

To you, she was your Queen.
To us, she was The Queen.
She will be with all of us forever.

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

So French so good 🥖

[Gérard Araud @GerardAraud]

What is more French than that? Even if you don’t speak French, wait 15s and you’ll be rewarded...

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

This is wonderful to have won such a grant! More than 8,600 ideas were submitted in this fast track competition to help #uk fight #COVID19 @innovateuk

[Kinfo @KinfoApp]

@KinfoApp has been selected by @innovateuk to receive a grant to help children choose books from their local bookstores during the Covid19 pandemic @UKRI_News #kidlit #innovation #BecauseParentsKnow
Contact us if you are a local bookstore!

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

This 👌🏻

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

TRUE WEALTH

Worriless sleeping
Clear conscience
Reciprocal gratitude
Absence of envy
Muscle strength
Frequent laughs
No meals alone
No gym classes
Good digestive functions
No meeting rooms
Periodic surprises
Foamy coffee
Crusty bread
Ability to nap
Access to a hammock

[Arlan 👊🏾 @ArlanWasHere]

If you would like to invest alongside me in deals, apply for my syndicate, Backstage Crowd. $2k - $5k per person per deal on average, we present a new deal each month or so, you choose which deals you want in on and how much, you participate in returns if and when there are any👍🏾

[Standard News @standardnews]

He's called for a new plan which avoids “a health crisis becoming an unemployment crisis” https://t.co/lBN81zarCE

[Check Warner @checkwarner]

Hearing that there were over 900 applications worth over £450m for the #FutureFund on the *first day*. This £ is supposed to last to Sept. Most apps from VCs which were already prepared before the launch.

I really hope some £ has been ring-fenced for seed & pre-seed. 🤯

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Underappreciated competitive advantage: letting people do x without creating an account.

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

That’s the plan 👌🏻

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

and what about building a solution not a business so one can focus on brining in value not MRR?

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Today's customer acquisition thoughts:

Is it a good idea to build a business that solves a problem in a person's life stage?

IMO, usually not a great idea, but like everything else, it depends and can sometimes be quite lucrative -- more thoughts here:

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

Will borrow that one 👌🏻

[Maren Bannon @Maren_Bannon]

Best opening to an investor update I've seen in awhile:

"I hope you are still finding the strength to wear pants with zippers."

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

Spot on ahah

[Melissa Hunter @himelissahunter]

anyone else’s facetimes with their parents look mainly like this

[Fast Company @FastCompany]

Face shields are even better than masks. Here’s how to make your own https://t.co/C0UnBLlSJL

[Lolita Taub @lolitataub]

🎉I'm partnering w/@arlanwashere on her fundraising from scratch course (it's perfect for new founders) + offering 1-hour calls to the first 10 founders who sign-up for the course by 5/5 (the life-time membership will go from $360 to $900 then). Sign-up!

https://t.co/yh1iEQ943m

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

This 👌🏻

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

I cannot in good conscience mock this man. This is exactly the kind of thing I’d do, especially when being filmed. I’m incompetent with all inanimate objects and I’d be sweating & thinking ‘don’t put it on wrong, don’t put it on wrong’ and inevitably I’d turn it into a blindfold.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Social distancing is working, but we can't let our guard down yet. We are still facing the biggest pandemic the world has seen in a century.

So stay home this weekend. If you must go out, keep 2 metres away from others.

We will only beat #COVID19 if we work together.

[Isabelle D @twitisa]

Ouch, that’s sticky

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The virus can stick around for at least three hours in the air https://t.co/wt6XwLlkJB

[Yari @Yarilatin]

Please help us to help our Venezuelan Doctors

[Google for Startups @GoogleStartups]

Calling all #founders! Tomorrow (4/30) @foundergym and @Backstage_Cap are teaming up to host a free #webinar about business tactics for #startups in today's market. Register here to join the discussion with @MandelaSH and @ArlanWasHere: https://t.co/96W5iSgBv7

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Remember to ask for help. When we are in a moment of fear we sometimes forget to ask for help. We are surrounded by people who are willing and able to help. Leaders especially. It's hard to pivot during crisis, but all we have to do is ask. #togetherisbetter #takecareofeachother