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Daisy Alioto
@daisandconfused
cofounder of , third tallest woman at the party
daisy(at)dirt(dot)fyidaisyalioto.comJoined October 2010

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At the tender age of 32 I have learned that the people who require the most "convincing" have added the least to my life personally and professionally.
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My life has significantly improved since I stopped giving away my expertise for free in group chats, panels and 1:1’s with people who have more access to capital than me.
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You’re waiting for her to text you back. I’m waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting, and modern.
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If you wrote for Byline for free and you would like to publish your piece on Dirt I will pay you a $100 syndication fee on acceptance. Get in touch daisy[at]dirt[dot]fyi
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Ben wore his DIRT hat to my 10-year college reunion and any time someone asked what I was doing he would point to it and say “this is her company” 🥲
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If I go to your party and you aren't doing this I will take over your event.
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What factors make someone an ideal guest? @daisandconfused shares how to be a good guest both online and IRL: dirt.fyi/article/2023/0
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thinking about the NYU professor(?) that refused to comment for a Dirt piece because they don't agree with our business model...academics are so unserious
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my love language is gently prying the book out of your hands when you fall asleep reading while simultaneously making sure you don't lose your spot
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we tell ourselves stories in order to live 🤍
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Running Twitter is hard. I don’t wish that stress upon anyone. I trust that the team is doing their best under the constraints they have, which are immense. It’s easy to critique the decisions from afar…which I’m guilty of…but I know the goal is to see Twitter thrive. It will.
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RIP Jorge Luis Borges you would have loved the infinite Starbucks gift card
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i don’t want to jinx it by telling the world but i can’t keep this secret any longer. ive had a starbucks gift card with $12.51 on it for 3 years now. i use it and the balance does not change. i wonder if starbucks will ever catch on
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People keep asking me "how I am doing" during the "bear market". Would you ask a cockroach how they are doing during a nuclear fallout? No, you wouldn't, because you would be dead and they would be alive.
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Sometimes I get pitches with NYT clips attached, Monday's essay was submitted under a pseudonym with the note "I'm Amelia K...I don't have social media." It's one of the best things we've ever published.
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Dirt is for tastemakers and originals only, and that includes investors. DON'T get in touch if: 1. you haven't updated your definition of media since 2003 2. you have to ask "who else is in the round?" 3. you think going to conferences is thought leadership
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I’ve done two interviews this month. One interviewer asked me if I have experience working in media halfway through the interview, the other said I made the hair on his neck stand up. We’re so back.