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Product . Board Advising startups, running trails. Past: Product at Goodreads/Amazon, BlogHer Entrepreneur/Founder. Opinions are mine.
Product ManagerSilicon Valleythinkmaya.com/about-mayaJoined August 2008

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It's particularly incredible to watch a 38-year-old mom (Sara Hall) break the American half marathon record and a 37-year-old mom (Keira D'Amato) break the American marathon record on the same day.
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Of course, we don’t always have complete control over ALL our TIME. Young/sick kids, aged parents, work demands … these are all real constraints. Yet, we have 100% control over some portion of our day, and the choices we make related to how we spend that time matters
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In 2021, I read/listened-to more than 70 books. I ran more than 2000 miles. I learned to meditate. I learned to sleep better. None of this would have been possible without putting my mind to it and without investing TIME into it.
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TIME is your most precious resource. Give yourself ALL the time you need in 2022 - to do the things you love, to rest, learn, contribute and grow. Share what is left with people that matter to you, people that nourish you.Normalize saying NO to everything else.
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Ironically, these builders are not new. They have building successful businesses forever. Their stories have not been told since their stories are not as fun as stories of young/white/tech founders
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‘The New Builders’ breaks stereotypes and broadens support for entrepreneurs buff.ly/3oCFY1c - great CPR interview with @sether and @sistahbiz
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Cannot wait to read it!
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📚 RT for a chance to win a SIGNED copy of The Cold Start Problem! 📚 We're giving away 5 autographed copies of @andrewchen's new book. To enter: just RT this tweet. We'll pick 5 winners at random on Dec. 9 at 12am PST. (turn on DMs to get notified)
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That was a great learning session with leaders and Demetria Elmore. We love supporting our Emerging Leaders. #godaddylife #techwomen
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Excellent Customer Support is a priority to us at Vesicash. Here are a few takeaways from our recent conversation with the impressive and pacesetting Customer Support and Products Team at GoDaddy. 👉🏿@ljmesser, @thinkmaya and linkedin.com/in/demetria-el blog.vesicash.com/building-a-str
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Excited and looking forward to this!!
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We love seeing fellow/mentor collaboration! Join three TechWomen fellows of #Kenya (@MemzMemoi, @Ruthkaveke and @Josekamanthe) and two TechWomen mentors (@thinkmaya and Jennifer Martin) for a discussion on #genderequality and the future of women at work. bit.ly/38DXVoq
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5/ we need tech solutions that will empower and drive bottoms up change. Communities that grow and eat together, global accessible education, equitable work environments ....
2/ Biggest areas of obvious opportunity: education, health, food and remote work. Not so obvious: tech in a box, disruptive models for childcare, infra/payments, housing
4/ Don’t ever fight a system from the inside. Focus on your mission, and work hard and you will get to a place where bigger changes become easier. Look at ....
3/Believe that you can do it. Be so good, they cannot ignore you. Choose problems you can solve today, while always keeping an eye on the big vision.
2/ It is easy to confuse impact with stories of impact ....often told by those with power or in a position where they are heard.
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Impact is a result of purpose, focus, action and creativity. Power and position help, but they are not a prerequisite.
True for PMs that can seamlessly move between platform/tech and customer facing product as well.
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Platform engineers are your specialists and product engineers are your generalists. Engineers who can do both well are a select few, and are your multipliers. Aggressively hire them, retain them, motivate them.
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It was an honor to support my fellow and share lessons from my own entrepreneurial journey and
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After creating Digital Meetup, a weekly #tech series, 2019 fellow of Algeria @imiemimouna went to someone who has encouraged her the most -- her @GoDaddy mentor @thinkmaya. They collaborated for Digital Meetup's debut, with Maya presenting on #resilience for businesses. #twimpact
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