{"id":1247127612062924800,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586173367000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:42:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"7/ And finally stay super connected.  \n\nI talk to friends often.  \n\nWe have a rule - unless you want specific advice, we do not talk about the \"virus who must not be named\".\n\nAnd yes, like everybody else who's living solo I'd like a hug.  Hug yourself, hug a tree, be patient.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247127612062924800","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1247126906249646000,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586173199000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:39:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"6/ If fear is paralysing, let it wash over you.  Name it. \n\nPerhaps you are afraid of losing your job.  Your worst case scenario may be that you lose your home and are forced to move in to a small flat (or with your parents 🙃).  \n\nA similar thing happened to me at 40.  It's OK.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":16,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247126906249646080","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1247126014024695800,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586172986000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:36:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"5/ The Zen monks had this right all along - you cannot help others if you do not love yourself first.\n\nSo take good care of you and find DEEP MEANING in sharing your strength and fortitude with others (without trying to \"save\" them)","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":26,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247126014024695808","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1247125631919423500,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586172895000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:34:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ Now flip this around - in a time of crisis, how can I be of help?  Well, you can be a ray of sunshine to people around you, a calming and positive force who brings fun and joy and love. Or courage.\n\nSo now think about what YOU need to do for yourself to be able to do that.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":24,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247125631919423488","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1247125245049409500,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586172803000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:33:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"3/ Ask yourself the following:  what information do I need to do my job, protect my loved ones and help out.  That's really all you need.  Be mindful.\n\nYou cannot influence anything else.  Don't get upset about things you cannot influence.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":32,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247125245049409538","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1247124767867646000,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586172689000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:31:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"2/ There is *zero* benefit to real time information about COVID, unless you're a reporter.  CoV Twitter will drive you mad.  Disengage from the real time circus and consume your CoV news once a day at most.  And turn off the TV - it's TOXIC.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":61,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247124767867645957","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1247124358331543600,"conversation_id":"1247124358331543553","created_at":1586172592000,"date":"2020-04-06","time":"11:29:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"1/ I'm seeing a LOT of \"exogenous anxiety\" paralysing people or creeping into their work and home.  Some basic advice:","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":38,"likes_count":121,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1247124358331543553","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246345997283926000,"conversation_id":"1246345997283926017","created_at":1585987016000,"date":"2020-04-04","time":"07:56:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"🤯 Blows my mind that the US decided to increase its deficit in the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act when the country was booming.\n\nNow we have mega deficits and low interest rates to start the crisis with.\n\nIs anyone else worried about inflation to add to our woes?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":17,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":78,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246345997283926017","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246181611978326000,"conversation_id":"1246180120492216320","created_at":1585947823000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"21:03:43","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"8/ Now please don't confuse this with fear mongering.  This is about being mentally prepared for a fight of unknown length and consequences, and deciding that no matter what, we will not fail.  We will sustain.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":48,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246181611978326025","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1246181266355040300,"conversation_id":"1246180120492216320","created_at":1585947741000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"21:02:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"6/ “This is what I learned from those years in the prison camp. You must never ever ever confuse, on the one hand, the need for absolute, unwavering faith that you can prevail with, on the other hand, the need for the discipline to begin by confronting the brutal facts\".","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":27,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246181266355040259","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246180982484611000,"conversation_id":"1246180120492216320","created_at":1585947673000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"21:01:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"5/ Who didn't make it out?  \"The optimists. Yes. They were the ones who always said, ‘We’re going to be out by Christmas.’ Christmas would come and it would go. And there would be another Christmas. And they died of a broken heart.”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":11,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246180982484611072","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246180751021834200,"conversation_id":"1246180120492216320","created_at":1585947618000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"21:00:18","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ Jim Stockdate: \"despite all those circumstances, I never ever wavered in my absolute faith that not only would I prevail—get out of this—but I would also prevail by turning it into the defining event of my life that would make me a stronger and better person\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":6,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246180751021834243","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246180491255898000,"conversation_id":"1246180120492216320","created_at":1585947556000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"20:59:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"3/ \"His systemic constraints were so severe, and there was never going to be any end to it. His captors could come in any day and torture him. He had no sense of whether, or if, he would ever get out of the prison camp.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":8,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246180491255898112","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246180299211489300,"conversation_id":"1246180120492216320","created_at":1585947510000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"20:58:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"2/ \"Admiral Jim Stockdale was the highest-ranking military officer in the Hanoi Hilton. He was there for seven years, from 1968 to 1974. He was tortured over twenty times. And by his own account, Stockdale came out of the prison camp even stronger than he went in.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":11,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246180299211489289","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1246136704970436600,"conversation_id":"1246136704970436614","created_at":1585937117000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"18:05:17","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"It's not because valuations are down that VC's should start to re-introduce shitty terms like participating preferreds or nasty bad leaver provisions or massive investor consent lists.\n\n#keepyourtermsheetclean","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":["#keepyourtermsheetclean"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246136704970436614","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1246026558281834500,"conversation_id":"1246025484560982016","created_at":1585910856000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"10:47:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"10/ Encourage organic leadership. Your key contributors may not be who you expect them to be. Leadership is earned and will emerge naturally as team members naturally recognise those willing to embrace it.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":6,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246026558281834497","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1246026441604706300,"conversation_id":"1246025484560982016","created_at":1585910828000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"10:47:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"8/ Let your team embrace discomfort. Empowerment means allowing for failure. Be supportive but resist the urge to be a saviour or to take things over. Let your people iterate to a positive conclusion with your guidance, support and input, but let them own it; failures included.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":7,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246026441604706304","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1246026184443547600,"conversation_id":"1246025484560982016","created_at":1585910767000,"date":"2020-04-03","time":"10:46:07","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"6/ Think of your company in terms of end-to-end flows and not discrete tasks, so engineering understands how their efforts impact sales and sales understands the constraints of product and engineering. Acting as one has never been more important.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":9,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1246026184443547649","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1245748343814439000,"conversation_id":"1245748343814438915","created_at":1585844524000,"date":"2020-04-02","time":"16:22:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"SaaS founders - look around corners 👀\n\nClosing Q1, you may be feeling good because your numbers came in close to target 💪\n\nPay close attention to whether your lead pipeline is getting replenished 🧐\n\nLeading indicators of momentum are where it's at.  \nNo room for complacency.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":31,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1245748343814438915","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1245665269856510000,"conversation_id":"1245662409357955072","created_at":1585824718000,"date":"2020-04-02","time":"10:51:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ If you go into full hibernation mode - there's a chance you won't make it out.  Be a bastard at cash management, cut marketing, cut any overheads, implement salary cuts across the board, forego your own salary etc\n\nBUT ...\nDon't stop selling \nDon't stop delivering on product","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":16,"likes_count":94,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1245665269856509953","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1244973410712719400,"conversation_id":"1244972801641119745","created_at":1585659766000,"date":"2020-03-31","time":"13:02:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"2/ ...\n\n3. The hard part about 2. is that not all insiders (especially early stage) have cash available.   The equation becomes a Mexican standoff.\n\n4. Founders are going through hell, just have to keep going.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":48,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1244973410712719365","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1243679481203695600,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585351269000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:21:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"17/ Per company assessment yields a surprising picture - a majority of our companies are not currently seeing a major impact and a few are accelerating.  I don't know how long this lasts.  The point is that the data does not tell you what you'd necessarily expect right now.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":35,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243679481203695617","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1243678920374988800,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585351135000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:18:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"16/ The companies most at risk are those who have recently starting investing into growth and are into that weird \"Series B gap\" where you start tooling up for scale and are heavily reliant on hitting growth forecasts.  A tough place to be right now  given the uncertainty.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":103,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243678920374988804","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1243678080889208800,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585350935000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:15:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"14/ In the face of such uncertainty -- VCs will look at existing portfolios first and look at (a) crisis impact company by company (b) financing risk on the existing portfolio (c) valuation risks.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":55,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243678080889208833","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1243677689137057800,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585350842000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:14:02","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"13/ We are anticipating a deep dive that will last 12 months or more, followed by a tough period of stagnation before a return to growth.  As I said, these are planning assumptions not forecasts, and they will be overrun by facts week after week.  Hope this tweet ages badly.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":30,"likes_count":170,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243677689137057792","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1243676757015879700,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585350619000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:10:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"7/ What we can reasonably assume is that it will deeper and longer than 2008, probably harsher than 2000-2003 and probably, hopefully, nowhere near as bad the Great Recession.  \n\nGovernment response, agile manufacturing and health / biotech mobilization should ensure that.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":133,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243676757015879681","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1243676155615547400,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585350476000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:07:56","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"5/ Neither do we trust the numbers coming out of China, or think that any of the South Asia countries are out of the woods yet.   We will see.  There is too much we don't know.  The best hope lies with science (notably, cheap testing).","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":80,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243676155615547396","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1243675892385267700,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585350413000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:06:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ Analysts are paid to produce numbers, and so numbers they will produce, but we do not believe that any macroeconomic model can cope with the current situation, in the same way that the 2008 crisis broke the \"dream machine\" of risk models that underpinned credit derivatives.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":83,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243675892385267714","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1243675763695587300,"conversation_id":"1243674766155943937","created_at":1585350383000,"date":"2020-03-27","time":"23:06:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"3/ My job is to manage a fund.  As such my first take is to form a view on the depth of the crisis.  The difficulty is that no one can model this thing.  Any forecast we make is more likely to reflect our own appetite for risk and view of the future than anything else.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":7,"likes_count":104,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1243675763695587335","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1242856904155713500,"conversation_id":"1242855976543404032","created_at":1585155151000,"date":"2020-03-25","time":"16:52:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ Exit horizons have dramatically expanded overnight and valuations on existing startups will come down ... so VC's will look hard at how fast they invest their funds to \"buy time\" before raising the next one","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":2,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1242856904155713541","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1242856629168726000,"conversation_id":"1242855976543404032","created_at":1585155086000,"date":"2020-03-25","time":"16:51:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"3/ Also remember that the headline number of a fund is just that.  That cash is not sitting in the bank -- it has to be \"called\" from fund investors (Limited Partners).  And limited partners are reeling from the shock.  They want cash outlays to slow down.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":6,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1242856629168726016","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1242856327304687600,"conversation_id":"1242855976543404032","created_at":1585155014000,"date":"2020-03-25","time":"16:50:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"2/ There's * A LOT* we don't know right now and the information is coming fast and furious.  We don't know how long or how deep the crisis is going to be.  We're trying to figure out impact on specific sectors.  We don't know how far valuations have got to fall...","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":1,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1242856327304687622","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1242201595061981200,"conversation_id":"1242201595061981184","created_at":1584998913000,"date":"2020-03-23","time":"21:28:33","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"How do I get a 14-yo old gamer started on learning to code?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":107,"retweets_count":5,"likes_count":91,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1242201595061981184","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240737217376641000,"conversation_id":"1240737217376641025","created_at":1584649779000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"20:29:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"I’m getting off Twitter for a while.  Focus on making sure our companies are funded, the extended family is fine and figure out how to help others outside immediate circle.\n\nThis real time cycle is not helpful.\n\nGoodluck y‘All.  Let’s get to work.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":94,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1240737217376641025","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240626132938117000,"conversation_id":"1240626132938117126","created_at":1584623294000,"date":"2020-03-19","time":"13:08:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"We need universal basic income for next few quarters.  I’ll happily get taxed for it.  Let’s do this.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":45,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1240626132938117126","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1240317982989041700,"conversation_id":"1240317982989041664","created_at":1584549825000,"date":"2020-03-18","time":"16:43:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Three questions for founders to articulate clearly right now:\n\n1/ how does the crisis affects your business?\n2/ how are you positioned to capitalise on a recovery?\n3/ How capital efficient can you be to weather the storm?\n\nThese answers will evolve constantly through the chaos.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":65,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1240317982989041664","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1239755973973205000,"conversation_id":"1239753404244733955","created_at":1584415832000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"03:30:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"6/ I’m shocked and I’m angry.  This smacks of decision by committee and a complete lack of courage.  \n\nThe NHS will collapse under the weight and way too many people will die.  \n\nPeople we love.   \n\nIt’s so fucking predictable.  \n\nOne for the history books 🤮","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":15,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1239755973973204992","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1239755200266752000,"conversation_id":"1239753404244733955","created_at":1584415647000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"03:27:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"5/ This basic disregard for (a) the clear need to buy time to allow the NHS and the country to gear up and (b) the basics of compound maths is too smart by half and will cost the country dearly.  \n\nIt’s basic management stuff.  Buy time to get ready.  Take the hard actions early.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":8,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1239755200266752000","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1239754575776809000,"conversation_id":"1239753404244733955","created_at":1584415499000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"03:24:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ Oh, I forgot.  We don’t have cheap tests either, so let’s stop testing.  And tracking.\n\nAnecdotally, the virus is everywhere.  I know of 5 cases close to me.  The real numbers are bound to be wild already.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":10,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1239754575776808960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1239753687792320500,"conversation_id":"1239753404244733955","created_at":1584415287000,"date":"2020-03-17","time":"03:21:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"2/ Shortages of beds, ventilators, basic supplies in the NHS = check.\n\nIt doesn’t take a genius to realise we need TIME to mobilise resources.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":9,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1239753687792320512","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1230619426111836200,"conversation_id":"1230619426111836161","created_at":1582237509000,"date":"2020-02-20","time":"22:25:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Great culture inside VC firms is as at least as elusive as the unicorns we’re looking to back 😂🙈🦄","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":58,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1230619426111836161","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1230234319949615000,"conversation_id":"1230234101988417536","created_at":1582145693000,"date":"2020-02-19","time":"20:54:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"1/ sloth - they got rich, they lost their sense of mission or never head one to begin with, they don’t feel accountable","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":15,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1230234319949615104","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1230234101988417500,"conversation_id":"1230234101988417536","created_at":1582145641000,"date":"2020-02-19","time":"20:54:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Assume venture firms have generally talented people (yeah, OK 😂).  \n\nWhat’s going to let VC groups down and make them underperform?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":60,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1230234101988417536","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1229678304309006300,"conversation_id":"1229678304309006337","created_at":1582013128000,"date":"2020-02-18","time":"08:05:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Assets under Management = a useless (vanity) metric for VC firms.  What matters is current active funds.  Usually one fund is being deployed into new investments, one is making active follow-ons and is the middle of value creation, and one/two (three? 😱) are managed down / out.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":107,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1229678304309006337","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1228335578678165500,"conversation_id":"1228335578678165505","created_at":1581692997000,"date":"2020-02-14","time":"15:09:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"If your existing investor is waiting for you to run out of cash so they can recap you, they are *toxic* and you owe them noting beyond pro-rata / whatever the docs say.\n\nSo don’t be a sitting duck waiting for things to happen TO you.  \n\nMake things happen BY you.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":171,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1228335578678165505","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1226462922286694400,"conversation_id":"1226252385863032833","created_at":1581246521000,"date":"2020-02-09","time":"11:08:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"🙏","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":1,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1226462922286694402","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1226456052167827500,"conversation_id":"1226252385863032833","created_at":1581244883000,"date":"2020-02-09","time":"10:41:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"I guess that requires a footnote - he’s hiding behind “drain the swamp” to punish and silence his critics and consolidate power.   Hence the 🤐.  I also retweeted Seth Abramson who’s not exactly a trump fanboy.  \n\nTake your time before getting outraged.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":2,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1226456052167827456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1225850232384184300,"conversation_id":"1225850232384184322","created_at":1581100445000,"date":"2020-02-07","time":"18:34:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Reducing startup success to luck misses a key dimension IMHO, in that:\n\nSuccessful startups are usually incredibly adept at adapting in real time to market changes. \n\ni.e. they thrive in chaos. \n\nThis ain’t binary.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":8,"likes_count":67,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1225850232384184322","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1225844578953171000,"conversation_id":"1225844578953170945","created_at":1581099097000,"date":"2020-02-07","time":"18:11:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"OH: “a successful ideology is not configured to be true; it is configured only to be easily transmitted and easily believed”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":8,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1225844578953170945","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1225703890034856000,"conversation_id":"1225703890034855936","created_at":1581065554000,"date":"2020-02-07","time":"08:52:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Really smart person I know ended up after 15 years with a really awful investment track record \n\n... for one simple reason\n\nHe was anticipating the future correctly but would always be a few years too early.\n\nHigh upside delivered too late doesn’t deliver returns.  Tough game.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":140,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1225703890034855936","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222794155958722600,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580371819000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"08:10:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Yes haha I didn’t want to leave :-). Can I work here too ?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":1,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222794155958722560","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222793446769025000,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580371650000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"08:07:30","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"7/ it reminded me that\n\n(A) we lose much sticking to digital communication only \n(B) alignment around brand, culture and mission is a powerful collective, sustainable asset\n(C) grabbing markers and drawing on walls is fun \n\nSimple, powerful stuff.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":144,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222793446769025024","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222792008156307500,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580371307000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"08:01:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"6/ it was like being inside a living organism, where the company’s mission and culture was expressed on the walls and the whole space functioned like a giant collective brain.  It felt both exhilarating and incredibly effective.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":55,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222792008156307456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222791554974339000,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580371199000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"07:59:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"5/ Now I’ve seen companies use their physical space before but never quite like this - boards were annotated with comments, everything was color coded, capturing mood, progress, importance.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":43,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222791554974339072","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222791137032839200,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580371100000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"07:58:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ Here and there was pictures of the product’s users and contributors, with their names.  They were there on the walls living their lives with their families, their friends, their dogs.  A constant presence and reminder of who the company serves.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":33,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222791137032839171","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222790765589348400,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580371011000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"07:56:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"3/ Across the company small side rooms, each theme was expanded into boards and kanbans, interspersed with graphics, schematics and visuals.   By simply walking across the space you understood what each team was working on, what was working and what wasn’t.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":44,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222790765589348352","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222790072656892000,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580370846000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"07:54:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"2/ The obeya (big room) has crystal clear representations of the companies foundations, strategic pillars and priorities that gave an instant visual representation of the whole business.  OKR were in plain sight as were performance graphs.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222790072656891905","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222789260337721300,"conversation_id":"1222789260337721345","created_at":1580370652000,"date":"2020-01-30","time":"07:50:52","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"1/ Visited a startup yesterday that uses Kaizen / Lean aggressively; every wall of its office was covered in visuals mapping priorities and progress - I found it incredibly refreshing and invigorating\n👇","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":112,"likes_count":587,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222789260337721345","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1222202890980405200,"conversation_id":"1222202890980405250","created_at":1580230851000,"date":"2020-01-28","time":"17:00:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Always mildly amused by investors seizing on stats that indicate that more capital efficient companies are more successful (as in: they produce higher multiples at exit). \n\nWell, D’oh!   No shit 😂\n\nClassic example of misusing a statistic to promote a certain view of the world.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":13,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/1222202890980405250","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
