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What Is One Thing That Parents Should Know About Children?

It is about your kids, not you. Try to understand when you are putting your own cares and needs in front of your kids in ways that are not in their best interest. It is all worth it.


What Stops First Time Founders From Seeking Help?

It’s called toxic founder image. Founders want to appear as winners at all times, which prevents them from seeking for help because it could be viewed as a sign of weakness. Investors, on the other hand, eager to help founders who are struggling, also don't want to offer help because that would mean admitting that companies are not doing well. Meanwhile, everyone is comparing their performance to each other, creating a vicious cycle.


How Would Teachers Be Doing A Disservice To Their Students?

A disservice to the students would be to act like the students aren’t capable of having these conversations. Although these topics may be intimidating when talking to students, even younger kids can differentiate between things that are fair and what is equal.


Did Belinda Abide By Tony’s Party Attire?

Yes. In fact, Tony inspected to make sure Belinda followed his request.


What Does Belinda Think Of Peter’s Time With Her?

She thinks that she’s rarely experienced something as delicate during Peter’s time. Also, she felt like she was floating on air with him. Afterwards, she would agree to be his sex slave if he asked her to be.


Why Did Rocky Flintstone Write Belinda Blinked?

Really, Rocky doesn’t exactly answer the question, but he states that it was a rainy day when he finished his income tax form. He was then inspired to write. Belinda was actually based off of his income tax inspector.


What Is Katie’s Advice To Female Leaders And Designers?

Women have to take a part in holding a door for each other. If you are now in the position of power, you should reflect on your experience, and pay it forward. Get involved, share you experience, go to conferences, participate in talks, be seen. Your courage to be outspoken can help others to reach their goals.


Who Is Parker Conrad And What Is Rippling?

Parker’s first company was Zenefits, and all-in-one HR system that would automagically set up your HR and payroll systems. By connecting those systems together, dramatically simplified life for the HR department.

After leaving Zenefits, Parker realized that every functional area in company has a similar problem. HR, Sales, Dev …etc , all have an administrative pain in managing complex and often sensitive employee and business data.

Parker’s new company, Rippling, will simplify this convoluted mess of software and data, by putting it all in one place, and seamlessly managing it for you.


Who Makes Your Principles?

Principles used to come from a religion, but now each individual has to determine your own principles.


How Are Traditional Radio Broadcasters Failing To Adjust To A Podcasting Future?

This is just one example, but radio is released at around -23 LUFS (audio loudness standard), while podcasts require to be much louder, at -16 LUFS and sometimes even more.

It's a simple fix, and it needs to be done, yet it seems many still don't know to do it.

p.s. Editor's note: If you want to auto-master your podcast audio, take a look at Clipgain.io


Smash Pod 1?

a little bit after I graduated college, when I knew that the startup that I was building with one of my friends from high school wasn't going to work


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