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Isabelle Dann @izzydann

Tech comms strategist (startups, scaleups & investors) │ 📚🎮🎨🧜‍♀️🚲 │ Views mine, obviously

Joined May 2010
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Isabelle Dann@izzydann
6 Sep 2022
One of those rare occasions where it’s my own name in print! ✍️ Here’s my first piece for @Entrepreneur — founders who think they have no competitors, this one’s for you 👀 entrepreneur.com/article/433…

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Louis Staples@LouisStaples
4 Aug 2024
these people should be charged with attempted murder because make no mistake that’s exactly what they’re trying to do
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@PolitlcsUK
4 Aug 2024
🚨 BREAKING: Rioters have now set fire to the hotel housing illegal migrants in Rotherham
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Everyday Analysis@EDAnalysis
16 May 2024
I wrote a piece in @jacobin today about Bumble and the capitalisation and digitisation of dating, building on my last @PlutoPress book. jacobin.com/2024/05/daing-ap…

No, We Don’t Need AI to Go on Dates for Us

The founder of dating app Bumble recently predicted we will soon have personalized AI assistants dating each other on our behalf. In an age of already rampant social atomization, the prospect...

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“Businesses that don’t address concerns around generative AI from day one risk consequences, including system failure, copyright exposure, privacy violations, and social harms like the amplification of biases" — @faculty_ai CEO @MarcWarner10 in @TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2023/12/30/co…
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Ingrid@ingridlunden
12 Oct 2023
Remember EyeEm? One of the original the guard of social platforms/apps focused around smartphone images -- a space dominated 'won' by Instagram in the 1st round at least. Now it's with Freepik, a startup outlier (profitable, quietly growing, mostly bootstrapped).
TechCrunch
@TechCrunch
12 Oct 2023
EyeEm, the photo marketplace, changes hands as Freepik picks it up out of bankruptcy tcrn.ch/3rX3j1Q by @ingridlunden
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"If I can get an RDP session on your computer, then it's as good as me pushing you off your chair and sitting down in front of it" — @MarkStockley @Malwarebytes wired.com/story/hacker-honey… Story by @mattburgess1 @WIRED ✍️🤖

A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

Security researchers set up a remote machine and recorded every move cybercriminals made—including their login details.

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In the @taylorswift13 queue 💀
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Tickets are tickets! ✨
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Wrote for @AspectusGroup about Singapore's tech ecosystem & how — just as increased literacy rates kindled communities & economic growth — widening access to digital resources enables more people to shape the impact of technology (if handled wisely) ✍️🤖 aspectusgroup.com/insights/w…
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Rachel Connolly@RachelConnoll14
12 May 2023
I wrote about my (very positive) experience of psycho-analysis, and kind of about being a bit weird in general I suppose ! ft.com/content/0b7e66f9-085b…

I’d never stuck with therapy. Then I tried psychoanalysis

An attempt to understand the only mental healthcare I’ve found effective — without quoting Freud

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Everyday Analysis@EDAnalysis
10 Apr 2023
Join me TOMORROW (change of plan) with @thepopularpod, @izzydann and @BenPeterMoore to discuss whether we are trauma obsessed or trauma averse. £2 at the link: patreon.com/posts/81307225?p…
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"Ultimately, don’t fantasise about what could happen. It’s easy to be misled by appearances and competitors’ valuations [...] When bootstrapping, there’s no room for half-measures." ✍️ Joaquín Cuenca Abela, CEO & co-founder @freepik 📰 @Siftedeu sifted.eu/articles/biggest-b…

The 5 biggest mistakes I've made as serial bootstrapper

Here are the biggest mistakes I’ve made during nearly two decades of bootstrapping startups, and what you can learn from them.

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Sublation Magazine@SublationMag
20 Mar 2023
Tonight, hosted by our magazine editor @Leftist_Gamer, @izzydann, James Smith of @thepopularpod, et al.👇
Sublation Media@SublationMedia
13 Mar 2023
Join the monthly Everyday Analysis reading group hosted by @SublationMag Editor @Leftist_Gamer for £2 a month. This one is next. patreon.com/posts/patrons-in…
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"We consider ourselves to be both prevention and cure. Blockchains are secure by design, but bitcoin is probably the largest single prize for any hacker in the world ever." — David Janczewski, CEO, @Coincoverglobal businessinsider.com/coincove… ✍️ @CallumBurroughs @BusinessInsider

Crypto protection and insurance startup Coincover just raised $30 million in fresh funds. Check out...

The Cardiff-based startup works with digital asset custody businesses like Sequoia-backed Fireblocks through partnerships.

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"Businesses will often have an independent third party to help them back up their data or protect against malware [...] What we’re doing isn’t revolutionary — it’s almost compulsory.” 💬 David Janczewski @Coincoverglobal ✍️ @jacqmelinek @TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2023/02/09/co…

Coincover raises $30M to help protect digital assets from hacks and human error | TechCrunch

Coincover, a digital asset protection company, has raised $30 million to protect people and their digital assets from hacks or human error.

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Sublation Magazine@SublationMag
1 Feb 2023
🔧🛑WHAT IS A STRIKE?🔨🛑 On Right to Strike Day - we're delighted to publish Daniel Bristow's important classic 'What is a Strike?', updated for 2023. sublationmag.com/post/what-i…

What is a Strike?

Why does Right to Strike Day matter?

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Someone asked for my thoughts on Lavender Haze 💜
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"The bragging, hitting some pretty critical infrastructure, and high-visibility targets is a very dangerous game they're playing. LockBit has a big target on its back right now.” — Jérôme Segura @Malwarebytes talks to @mattburgess1 @WIRED 🤖🤑 wired.com/story/lockbit-rans…

The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang

The notorious Russian-speaking cybercriminals grew successful by keeping a low profile. But now they have a target on their backs.

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As ever, top-tier reporting in the FT
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Sophie Thompson@sophxthompson
12 Jan 2023
Sorry to revert to being 15 years old but TAYLOR SWIFT JUST CAME OUT AT THE 1975
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To conclude: Placebo lads were good with @Leftist_Gamer 🎶
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