Community builder. Menโ€™s work advocate. Pickleball obsessed. Founder at @focusmate, 12M sessions hosted.

Joined January 2009
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Boom. @focusmate has hit 100 @Trustpilot reviews, with this beauty coming in earlier today ๐Ÿ”ฅ Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this amazing community and helped spread the good word!
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Capitalism isn't the problem. People (with no scruples) are the problem. Case in point: @ImpossibleFoods coming for my friend @joelrunyon 's brand @ImpossibleHQ (even though Joel's biz has been around much longer). Capitalism is 100% compatible with human decency.
22 Oct 2024
For the last 3.5 years โ€“ the fake meat giant @impossiblefoods has been suing my company @impossiblehq (est 2010) trying to cancel our trademarks. After their first attempt was thrown out, they doubled down & now are suing me (personally) as well. Here's what's going on ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ
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stoked for my guy @andreasklinger 's fund rebrand to Prototype Capital. great investor, great advisor, great human. proud to have him in our corner at @focusmate .
๐Ÿšจ Hey folks I got something to announce: I am launching a new investment fund brand: Prototype Capital ๐Ÿฆพ A globally-active first-check investment fund. We focus on cool stuff that's technical hard to achieve, but also still new enough to be a bit weird โ€“ globally. Think Robotics in Eastern Europe, AI in SF, Software remotely, OpenSource SaaS, Space-tech in India, Reindustrialization of Europe, AI Agents in Brazil, among many othersโ€ฆ - $100k-$200k - we say we invest early and we actually mean it - with every 5th investment we are the first to commit - only 6% of all ivnestments were after seed - the brand will be a larger umbrella for all kinds of stuff from our own prototypes ๐Ÿ˜ฌ, to streams, to communities, to investinpublic transparency efforts - this is legally speaking a rebrand of my previous solo GP fund so we got track record to proof - we do about 15-20 investments per year Link in thread! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Please RT if you got a sec โ€“ Appreciate your launch support ๐Ÿ™โค๏ธ
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If we want change, we need to positively affirm: ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’–๐’“๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†. The purpose of companies is NOT to grow or make profit! That was always just a means to an end.
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โ€œLead by exampleโ€ in our US-centric work culture often means โ€œwork the hardestโ€. But taking care of yourself, and living life according to one's truest desires, is also leading by example.
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Honestly, it feels really awesome to celebrate our progress and share again on @ProductHunt . Would love your support!
30 Mar 2023
Hi everyone! After 4 years of hard work, weโ€™re launched again on Product Hunt today! ๐ŸŽ‰ Join the discussion to share feedback on what weโ€™ve built and what weโ€™re planning! Weโ€™d love your support ๐Ÿ‘‰ join us here: producthunt.com/posts/focusmโ€ฆ
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a prominent @focusmate mention in the latest @tferriss podcast feels worth celebrating. big thanks to @mattmochary for the love.
1 Mar 2023
NEW podcast episode is up! "CEO Coach Matt Mochary (@mattmochary) โ€” Live Coaching with Tim, Why Fear and Anger Give Bad Advice, How to Perform Personal Energy Audits, The Power of Accountability Partners, Delegation Tips, and More" Enjoy! ๐Ÿ™Œ tim.blog/2023/03/01/matt-mocโ€ฆ
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dope thread!
Thinking of making a #NewYearsResolution for 2023? Hereโ€™s what #science says about whether and how to proceedโ€ฆ ๐Ÿงต
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Fasting for a few days. What's your least favorite thing about fasting? Mine is definitely the *not eating* ๐Ÿซ 
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Taylor Jacobson retweeted
15 Oct 2022
After @TaylorJacobson started to work remotely and could not find an effective tool to help with his procrastination, he created it himself.ย  We spoke to Taylor about @focusmate on our most recent podcast episode! buildingremotely.com/episodeโ€ฆ
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Taylor Jacobson retweeted
โ€œ We are social creatures and we almost service of those pats on the back and itโ€™s really hard to get enough of that when youโ€™re too isolated.โ€ @TaylorJacobson founder & CEO of @Focusmate ๐Ÿ”ŽIf youโ€™re in for some inspiration & encouragement, tune in! digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcaโ€ฆ
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We know we have a shame problem when few people in our lives give us direct feedback or exert clear boundaries with us. These are signs that we are avoiding real intimacy because we believe that deep down that we are unlovable.
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Enduring a situation we don't want to be in, in the name of growth, is not mature. It is avoiding the conflict & grief that may arise by confronting and changing the situation.
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The reverse is true too -- we may find it easier to justify running away than staying in something we know we down that we want, even though it terrifies us.
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Taylor Jacobson retweeted
New podcast ep! In this episode, we chat with digital nomad entrepreneur @TaylorJacobson. He is the Founder & CEO of @focusmate, a virtual coworking that helps you get things done If you're in for some inspiration and encouragement, make sure to tune in! digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcaโ€ฆ
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Taylor Jacobson retweeted
"Winning does not tempt that man For this is how he grows: By being defeated, decisively, By constantly greater beings." โ€”Rilke
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For startup founders with a desire to heal the planet through the power of business, you won't find better investors than @RRword and John Kim at @amasiavc Check out their AxBC course -- the 1st cohort was a huge success and they've worked tirelessly to make this one even better
๐‘ป๐’๐’™๐’Š๐’„ ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’…๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’Ž: Excessively prizing strength and the ability to get by on our own. It is time to start celebrating ourselves and each other for asking for help and allowing ourselves to receive it, in terrifyingly abundant quantities.
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Taylor Jacobson retweeted
10 Aug 2022
โ€œOur society is much more interested in information than wonder, in noise rather than silence...and I feel that we need a lot more wonder and a lot more silence in our lives.โ€ โ€”Mr. Rogers
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