Our claims data shows VC-funded companies are volatile to work with depending on where they're at in their funding cycle. I used Crunchbase for this data but it's gone to π© Anyone know of a similar platform that has funding data?
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I've had such an enjoyable week at work. This is because I've:
* had a meeting-free week
* scheduled time to create content
* spent time learning about topics that interest me
I've had time to work ON my business AND be creative. Realising this is key for me to be happy.
Meetings are mostly dumb.
12.02.2026 08:53 β
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YouTube video by Piccalilli
Mindful Design Promo
MINDFUL DESIGN COURSE PROMO DOT MP4 (via my loves @piccalil.li ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...
08.09.2025 16:02 β
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Craft+Work
Upcoming 2025 Events & All You Need to Know About Craft+Work
Booked travel and hotel for keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork... in a couple of weeks. I just checked my calendar and the last time I was in London was 6 years ago π€―
10.09.2025 14:44 β
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Gosh, didn't even pay attention to the fixtures yesterday. Congrats!
11.08.2025 07:54 β
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All I want is a new Tomb Raider game.
11.08.2025 07:53 β
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Craft+Work
Upcoming 2025 Events & All You Need to Know About Craft+Work
After a 6 year hiatus where I wanted to focus on building @withjack.bsky.social, I am going to be speaking at Craft+Work next month! keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork...
05.08.2025 13:25 β
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Next up in my interview series "9 Questions For..." is the founder of @withjack.bsky.social Ashley Baxter (@ashley-baxter.bsky.social).
As I always say, "The questions might be the same, but the insights certainly aren't!"
Read here: keirwhitaker.com/blog/9-quest...
21.07.2025 13:39 β
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Yeah, still finding it a little quiet on here but I'm sooo over X.
13.05.2025 08:56 β
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I looked through 78 payment-related claims and wrote down the 3 mistakes freelancers make when chasing late payments.
13.05.2025 08:55 β
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Especially because building a business in a regulated industry (insurance) requires a lot of sucky tasks that drain you. It's important I do things to nourish my creative energy.
08.05.2025 08:21 β
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Things I am enjoying right now:
* Celeste on Switch. So challenging but rewarding when you get it right
* Jigsaws. An hour or so every day I totally zone out
* The Four Seasons on Netflix
06.05.2025 08:21 β
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2x5 at 145KG. This used to be a weight I'd get in my head about for a single rep. Combination of learning to trust my back and taking my breath at the top (therefore not losing tension when resetting on ground) has helped me rep this weight out.
23.04.2025 12:51 β
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Always liked the idea of invoice insurance, but that's two insurtechs that have now went out of business (Moojo and Nimbla). It's challenging getting people to buy products for anticipatory problems. Freelancers tend to only look for solutions to their payment problems when experiencing the issue.
15.04.2025 09:00 β
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Wow, the new Crunchbase is terrible. It no longer does what I need it to do (and the reason I bought a subscription). It feels like they've used AI for no other reason than it's the current thing everyone is talking aboutβnot because it improves the tool.
07.04.2025 15:07 β
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Anybody got recommendations for a communications consultant (freelance)?
03.04.2025 08:33 β
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Is this helpful? Interesting? If so I'm going to make it a monthly feature.
26.03.2025 13:34 β
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Ashley Baxter
My goal is to help 10,000 freelancers. This is where I'm documenting my progress.
I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments. I'm going to publish February's mini experiment soon and would love if you'd sign up to my newsletter! iamashley.co.uk
11.03.2025 16:54 β
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As someone who deals with freelance hiccups daily, if there's one thing freelancers should do right now to mitigate risk it's have protection for copyright claims AND a method of record keeping for third-party assets and licenses.
19.02.2025 14:39 β
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* Brexit
* IR35
* VC-backed competitors
* Covid
* Cost of living crisis
Some of the events my bootstrapped business has managed to survive and even grow through. Got to admitβthis year has been a rough start though.
18.02.2025 10:49 β
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Wow, was it that long ago? That'sβ¦ kind of depressing π
10.02.2025 16:20 β
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Bonita, my tripawd.
07.02.2025 16:35 β
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Insurance has all of these hidden value added services that insurers are, quite frankly, rubbish at highlighting. One of them is a counselling helpline with qualified counsellors. Freelancers, please make use of this!
28.01.2025 11:31 β
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Thank you, Denise. Let's have a good 2025 together!
16.12.2024 10:54 β
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