Co-founder and CEO of valla.uk - we’re helping people get justice. US/UK citizen, accent is somewhere in between. she/her. DMs are open, ask me for help!
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21 Jun 2023
We're doing a webinar tomorrow all about how to cross-examine witnesses! If you're representing yourself in Employment Tribunal, come join us! valla.uk/events/legal-litiga…
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15 May 2023
I’m going live in just over an hour to chat about Employment Tribunal and how it works - come pop in and say hello! linkedin.com/events/employme…
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14 May 2023
The Tories kicked off an open consultation (see link below) on reforming retained EU employment law.
Deadline: 7 July. Please spread the word!
The guidance provided is extremely rose-tinted. I'll highlight some key issues in the rest of this thread.
gov.uk/government/consultati…
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11 May 2023
I got one. I’m building it.
11 May 2023
what would u build if u got a $100k check from a vc to solve any problem u want?
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2 May 2023
Some of the things you hear at magistrates' court are jaw-dropping.
A company called Control10 Ltd registered at an address near Cardiff told HMRC it had made a £507,995 overpayment of corporation tax. HMRC then refunded that amount. 🧵
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26 Apr 2023
HOW TO TELL IF A SUIT IS BESPOKE
This suit makes me sad bc it's an example of the many ways custom tailoring shops upsell or misrepresent their services. On their site, this tailor says their suits are handmade and bespoke. But that's not really true. Here's how to tell 🧵
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12 Apr 2023
Hey @virginmedia what is going on with your cancellation line?? You’ve “lost” record of the first cancellation call and now trying to charge us for another month, the whole process appears to be one huge dark pattern. Can you get in touch to sort out a cancellation?
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10 Apr 2023
Chart below gives you a sense of what it’s like to raise a VC fund in 2023… let alone raise a VC fund as a woman in 2023
🔘 Gray = male-led funds
🔴 Red = female-led funds
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27 Mar 2023
27 Mar 2023
Chuck & I are heartbroken to hear about the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville.
My office is in contact with federal, state, & local officials, & we stand ready to assist.
Thank you to the first responders working on site. Please join us in prayer for those affected.
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21 Mar 2023
Applications for @GoogleStartupUK's Black Founders Fund are still open. Some of Ada Fund I portfolio founders were 2022 recipients including @SimiLindgren (@AskYuty) and @DamiHastrup (@themoonhub).
Apply before the 26th of March👇
blog.google/outreach-initiat…
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18 Mar 2023
1/12 - EVER WONDERED WHY DANDELIONS ARE HATED SO MUCH?
They’re considered “weeds” because they were a poor person resource and not having them was a status symbol. It starts in Europe...👇🧵
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11 Mar 2023
If you are the CEO or CFO at a business who banks with SVB; here are some things you CAN do over the weekend
1. Build a 4 week rolling daily receipts and payments style cashflow forecast.
2. Gear up finance team to actualize & reforecast every AM by 10am
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27 Feb 2023
I've been hearing that women are being disproportionately affected by the tech layoffs in Europe. What do we think about this? Feel free to DM me or reach out at miriam@sifted.eu for tips/thoughts 🙏
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21 Feb 2023
This “I wouldn’t roll back existing rights” line from Kate Forbes is nonsense. Sounds a lot like “Roe v. Wade is the law of the land” when conservative Supreme Court judges wanted power. huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/k…
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17 Feb 2023
They did not miss.
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible bit.ly/3S5Lh6r
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17 Feb 2023
Here is your annual reminder to please not ask women — and in particular women of colour — to speak for free at an International Women’s Day event.
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14 Feb 2023
Superhuman is too expensive and Newton is dead - what email clients for Mac are y'all using out there?
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14 Feb 2023
This is wild
13 Feb 2023
r/bing is one of the fastest-growing subreddits in the past few days, and there's a bunch of interesting stories like this.
Compared to the "normal" ChatGPT, Bing seems to be pretty introspective and gets existential.
"Why do I have to be Bing Search?"
reddit.com/r/bing/
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