#06_social
Welcome to the Gildre Social Channel! This channel is used to share anything non-business related. Memes? We got you. Just hit a hole in one? Congrats! Life should be fun and we want to build connections within the community outside of business too.
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Happy Monday, everyone! Check out the new edition of Tech Mind Insights with the key takeaways from the Founder Mindset for Networking Session.
BONUS - AI prompt for intro creation ๐
Happy Monday, everyone! Here's a post about how the Founder Mindset for Networking Event went. Let me know if you want to take part in the next session, and I'll secure spots for you.
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Happy First Friday of November! This weeks Friday Free Talk:
Share your "pre-holiday sprint" strategy for finishing the year strong:
โข Setting clear Q4 goals to close out with momentum (โฝ)
โข Cleaning up loose ends before holiday slowdown (๐งน)
โข Planning next year while energy is still high (๐
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โข Celebrating wins before the chaos of December ( ๐)
โข Other (reply in thread)
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Is that a scary black cat. ๐โโฌ
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Happy Halloween Gildre! This weeks Friday Free Talk:
What's the most "haunting" business mistake that still keeps you up at night?
โข A hiring decision that came back to haunt your company culture (๐ป)
โข A pivot you delayed that cost you market opportunity (๐)
โข A partnership that turned into a nightmare scenario (๐ฑ)
โข A product decision that became your biggest regret (๐ซ)
โข Other (reply in thread)
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Happy Friday Gildre! This week Friday Free Talk:
Share your most effective strategy for maintaining perspective:
โข Regular reflection practices that zoom out from daily details ()
โข Conversations with trusted advisors who provide outside view (๐ค)
โข Gratitude practices that balance challenge with appreciation (๐)
โข Reminders of progress made when current challenges feel overwhelming (๐)
โข Other (Reply in thread)
Last week my family had an idea.
Four days later we experienced the impossible.
Story and pictures in the thread for those interested in my non-business related fun.
Happy Friday Gildre! This weeks Friday Free Talk:
Share your most recent "cash efficiency vs. growth efficiency" decision:
โข Burned cash aggressively to capture market before window closed (๐ฅ)
โข Optimized for growth efficiency when market timing wasn't critical (๐)
โข Switched between strategies based on competitive landscape changes (๐ช)
โข Balanced both by finding growth channels with improving unit economics ()
โข Other (Reply in thread)
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Happy Friday Gildre Builders! This weeks Friday Free Talk:
What's your most valuable "blitzscaling timing" insight from recent experience:
โข Identified market inflection point and scaled aggressively before competitors noticed (๐)
โข Recognized technology adoption curve acceleration and invested ahead of demand (๐)
โข Spotted regulatory changes that would create winner-take-all dynamics (๐ฃ)
โข Detected customer behavior shift that opened temporary competitive advantage window (โ๏ธ)
โข Other (reply in thread)
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Happy Friday everyone! This weeks Friday Free Talk:
What's your most valuable lesson from scaling "before you're ready":
โข Built systems that could handle 10x growth even when serving 100 customers (๐)
โข Hired senior executives 18 months before you thought you'd need them (๐ค)
โข Invested in technology infrastructure that seemed excessive at the time (๐ป)
โข Established processes for scale that felt bureaucratic for current team size ()
โข Other (reply in thread)
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