As we enter the new year, and the 2020s, let's consider how startups and capital could be approached in a more net-positive way.
I've been thinking a lot about this, and a recent thread from @operaqueenie has a few great prompts.https://twitter.com/operaqueenie/status/1211073100613210112 …
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For the past few years, I've shifted
@Buffer from a prior focused "growth" mindset to more of a "profit" mindset. The purpose of this is to ensure our long-term viability, so we can do more good (for customers, the team, shareholders and society).3 odpowiedzi 0 podanych dalej 12 polubionychPokaż ten wątek -
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Of course, as
@operaqueenie points out, simply shifting from growth to profit is not enough, and not necessarily a more positive focus by itself:https://twitter.com/operaqueenie/status/1211069645282611200 …Joel Gascoigne dodał/a,
Aniyia ( 🗣 Anita without the T) ❤️ @operaqueenieMy concern is this "shift" from growth to profit is one that continues down a path of destruction. That as long as it makes money, all good. I've seen up close how people in the SV ignore, downplay, or spin the morally corrupt implications of how money moves around the industry.Pokaż ten wątek1 odpowiedź 0 podanych dalej 1 polubionyPokaż ten wątek -
I fully agree with this, and I believe we need much more discourse around what other types of focus we could have in our businesses, and how to make those other impacts truly first-class goals alongside financial goals.
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I also agree that capital (especially VC) in the 2010s overwhelmingly had a focus on growth at any cost, and it can be highly destructive.https://twitter.com/operaqueenie/status/1211072591147831297 …
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Aniyia ( 🗣 Anita without the T) ❤️ @operaqueenieThis part really gets me in my feels. THERE IS SO MUCH GOTTDAMM CAPITAL OUT THERE. And HOW we invest it really matters. We're tying this $$$ up in a system that only supports "high growth" business experiments, which often result in social destruction.Pokaż ten wątek2 odpowiedzi 0 podanych dalej 6 polubionychPokaż ten wątek -
Qs to ponder: How can we create motivation and accountability for non-financial goals? How can a company be focused on a mission primarily, rather than defining success through financial outcomes? What other bottom lines can become common-place alongside revenue or profit?
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Environmental impact. How do our business activities help (or harm) the climate? I’m currently considering the environmental costs of: - air travel - cloud infrastructure Also considering, like
@patrickc and@tobi, how we can invest resources in climate change solutions.4 odpowiedzi 1 podany dalej 10 polubionych -
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I’ve been researching this a lot recently for a project I’m involved in. Have you found any good resources for calculating GHG emissions from cloud infrastructure (specifically AWS)?
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This article had a bunch of interesting resources: https://irlpodcast.org/season5/episode3/ …
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Thanks Justin!
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