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World War II (WW2) Veteran Stories: My grandpa's experience
World War II (WW2) Veteran Stories: My grandpa's experience
As Memorial Day in the US approaches this Monday, May 30th, I’d like to share a 3 minute video of my grandpa, Felipe…
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Google's Launchpad Accelerator Program - now accepting applications for June batch
Google's Launchpad Accelerator Program - now accepting applications for June batch
Yesterday Google had a press conference in Jakarta for the 8 Indonesian startups from our Launchpad Accelerator…
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Erica Hanson reposted thisErica Hanson reposted thisWe're halfway through the year, and I realized I haven't made nearly as many angel investments as I wanted to. If you're raising your pre-seed/seed (in any industry), I'd love to meet you. I invest personally or from Next Wave NYC ($50,000 check) Some companies I invested in include Wispr Flow, Superpower, Othership, Pie, Windmill, Zo Computer, Carry, Boardy, Micro, Migrate Mate, Virtu AI, Blindspot, Goodword & many others. Comment below on what you're building!
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Erica Hanson shared thisThank you Rochelle Sonnenberg and Her Tech Community for spotlighting me! It's great that you have built this community for women to connect, learn, and support each other. Being part of and leading women in tech communities has been such an important part of my career journey!Erica Hanson shared thisI'm excited to spotlight Erica Hanson for our next Woman of the Week. What originally drew you into tech, and what keeps you here? I landed in tech almost by accident - a job fair, a resume drop at Google, and a role on the AdWords team. A few pivots later, I found my place in Developer Relations, building community programs and hackathons. Twelve years in, I stay because I love watching people build what they didn’t think was possible - with a community cheering them on. What’s a piece of advice you wish more women in tech heard earlier? Join a community. Learning and building alongside other women changes everything - from confidence to opportunity. Volunteer, connect, and support others; it always comes back around. How has connection with other women shaped your career or confidence? Mentorship and friendship have carried me through every stage from unexpected recognition to layoffs. I’m grateful for women like Natalia Villalobos, Lidia De La Cruz Patricia Wei Ashley Tronson Chelo Canino and many others who showed up, shared opportunities, and reminded me I wasn’t alone. What does vulnerability look like for you in leadership or work? Admitting what I don’t know. Communities like AI Snack Club, founded by Monica Abrams, help me keep learning and stay curious. What’s something people are surprised to learn about you? I played rugby in college - and kept playing in London and Singapore as a way to make friends. Who should I spotlight next?
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Erica Hanson shared thisI joined AI Snack Club as a founding member in February, mostly because I didn’t want to feel so behind with all the latest AI tools and updates. Over the last 4 months I’ve joined Claude Code workshops, vibe coding sessions, coffee meetups, and an event about “The Human Side of AI” with Goodword founder Caroline Dell and moderator Tish Dignam. My baby tagged along to every virtual workshop. Baby Gavin is ready to build. 👶 Here’s what I’ve enjoyed about this community: 🏗️ The workshops include dedicated time to break into small groups and actually build things together. It makes the learning stick. 🧃 The whole concept is "snack-sized" AI learning. It’s digestible, not overwhelming. The Slack channels are active. People share what they are building, ask real questions, and share tips. 💜 Monica Abrams, the Founder, really cares about the women in this community. She enjoys cheering people on as they build something new. The community reflects her: warm, supportive, and full of people figuring this out together. I highly recommend this community to any woman who wants to start building and get hands-on experience with a wide range of AI tools. 🔗 https://aisnackclub.com/
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Erica Hanson shared thisI just became co-lead of CMX NYC with Lauren Indovino and we're kicking things off with something I'm really excited about. Next Monday, June 22nd, we're co-hosting an intimate evening in Dumbo for community builders. We're partnering with Blomma and Fabrik! Here's what's on the agenda: → Fireside chat on community, ambition & career alignment → Live coaching demo → Dinner (included!) Featuring 🌀 david spinks, Silvia Oviedo Lopez, and Gwen Wiscount, moderated by Devin Karbowicz. If you're a community builder in NYC, join us! 🎟️ RSVP: luma.com/bv3opcmp
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Erica Hanson shared thisI went to a NY Tech Week event last week and left with two Knicks Game 4 tickets. That was the craziest game I’ve ever been to. 🏀 I was at Tech Extravaganza, an awesome event hosted by Andrew Yeung and his team Maks Lepokhin & Sangavi Suresh Kumar, and came across Stanley, an AI tool that helps you grow your LinkedIn presence (li.getstanley.ai/). To enter their lottery for Knicks tickets, you had to do a 90-second podcast interview. I spoke about community building in NYC. They quickly edited the footage, put together a video, and built a draft LinkedIn post around it. It was a creative way to experience what Stanley does. Thanks again to Daniel Park, Anson Lin and the Stanley team! Also great catching up with Chris Fong, founder of the Google alumni community, at the Tech Extravangza!
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Erica Hanson reposted thisErica Hanson reposted thisDon't know where to start your AI journey? Join me tomorrow as we kick off AI Snack Club's A1 101 series with our Foundations course !! What I cover: - What is an LLM and which ones to use for specific scenarios - Prompting basics & techniques - The difference between automations & agents - Vibecoding - How to catch AI mistakes and more!! Link in comments or send me a DM 💌
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Erica Hanson shared thisLast week I hosted the 5th Coffee & Career Transitions event for folks impacted by layoffs, job searching, or ready for a pivot. ☕ I’m grateful that I spoke to everyone in the room. A few stories that stood out: → Someone helped get a person they met at the January event hired. → Two attendees kept in touch and met for coffee after the event. → Someone joined Fabrik because of a recommendation from a person in this group. 💜 These moments are why I started hosting these events. Some of the connections that form here keep going long after the morning ends. Thank you to my co-hosts Frank Albanese and Benji Schwartz (co-founders of Tavern Community Coworking which is a membership-based social network with hybrid restaurant/coworking spaces) and Hex & Company UWS for providing a cool venue! Thank you to our amazing volunteers Ashley Chase & Jessica Michel!! Thanks to Airaea for sponsoring! Airaea helps leaders do the inner work to change the world. It helps them get clear on their value and open the right doors. More at: airaea.com/coaching. I haven’t scheduled the next event but you can subscribe for updates here: https://lnkd.in/gjVDKbqx
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Erica Hanson reposted thisErica Hanson reposted this“Community is a long game, but the relationships last even longer.” “Don’t assume people want a community. Ask them and listen.” “Behind every metric is a human story, and that’s where the real impact lives.” Those are just 3 quotes out of the Community ROI podcast conversation with Erica Hanson on the topic of How Community Grows Your Future Customers 🤓 And it's your reminder to go and check the full episode if you missed it before 😉🚀 Go find it in the comments and get so many more insights to grow your business with community 😏👇 #communityROI #communityforbusiness #communitybuilding
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Erica Hanson reposted thisErica Hanson reposted thisHere is why you don't have to assume, but ask the questions that Erica Hanson shared with us during the Community ROI podcast conversation 🤓🤩🤗 Check the full episode in the comments 😉👇 #communityROI #communityforbusiness #communitybuilding
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Pam Kavalam is definitely a super connector!! Because of her, I joined two amazing communities.
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Erica Hanson reacted on thisErica Hanson reacted on thisI just got home from our third coffee meetup, and I need to confess something... Before leaving the house today, I almost convinced myself that this would be the last coffee meetup I organised. I kept thinking, Why am I spending time organising these meetups when I should be focusing on finding my next job, or doing anything else? And then the meetup started. I watched strangers become connections, and the conversations quickly turned into encouragement. People exchanged ideas, opportunities, and advice. At one point, I realized that I didn't start this community because I had all the answers. I started it because I believed no one should go through this journey alone. We'll all find our next opportunity eventually, but the relationships we build along the way might be the most important part of the journey ❤️ Thank you for coming today Kim Ngan Phan 👩💻 Layla Alvey Anita Kőri Lucas Villa Verde and everyone else that showed up today ☺️ P.S. Let me know if you would like to be added to our chat so you do not miss our next meetup. #CommunityBuilding #CareerJourney #HumanConnection #Networking #CareerGrowth #JobSearch #ProfessionalDevelopment #BuildingRelationships #SupportiveCommunity #Opportunities
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Erica Hanson liked thisErica Hanson liked thisNew insanely exciting role at ElevenLabs Developer Community Growth. You're demoing our API/ products on stage at conferences and also technical enough to build the demos. Tag who we should talk to, and if interested in the role yourself, share a link to a talk you gave/ what you've built using ElevenLabs.
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Erica Hanson liked thisErica Hanson liked thisWe're halfway through the year, and I realized I haven't made nearly as many angel investments as I wanted to. If you're raising your pre-seed/seed (in any industry), I'd love to meet you. I invest personally or from Next Wave NYC ($50,000 check) Some companies I invested in include Wispr Flow, Superpower, Othership, Pie, Windmill, Zo Computer, Carry, Boardy, Micro, Migrate Mate, Virtu AI, Blindspot, Goodword & many others. Comment below on what you're building!
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Erica Hanson liked thisErica Hanson liked thisLinkedIn the new Tinder??? No 🫣 Buuuuut, if you show up authentically, you never know the opportunities that can come up anywhere.... yes, even LinkedIn 😆 Watch the full episode via our link in bio to hear the full story of how we met on LinkedIn.
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Erica Hanson liked thisErica Hanson liked thisI'll do just about anything to be IRL. Even a 6-hour bus ride on the regular. Last night's Social Connection Summit at Fabrik was incredible. We heard from... Susan McPherson ✨+ McPherson Strategies + US Chamber of Connection Phil Chu + Seen Jackie Ourman, LMHC-D + Social Connection Collective Rakeea Chesick Gordis + Foundation for Social Connection Mitch Bach Mario Hernandez Saba Ahmed + Tiny Dinner Lenny An Odile Beniflah Mikki Hoffman, PMP The main theme of the night? Social connection doesn't just happen. WE are the ones who have to create the conditions for it. Build the rooms. Bring people together. Start the conversations. Build the community. Keep the connection sparks flying. & prioritize it fiercely. Thank you to ALL 120 of you who joined us - and even took trains and planes to be there! Next week, I’m back IRL in Chicago! The community builders at Fabrik are hosting a bunch of gatherings to bring people together IRL for TechChicago Week by P33! Here's a few I'll be joining: Tuesday, July 22 – Chicago Connection Lab: Solving for Community Wednesday, July 23 – TECHicago: Building for Good Thursday, July 24 – Passport to Founders Thank you to social scientist, Kasley Killam, MPH, for being an inspiration to keep building for connection every time I open my laptop. ✨
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