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🎉 Happy holidays from my family to yours - be it Christmas (like my family), Hannukah (like Josh’s family), Kwanzaa (like some friends), Festivus (like other friends), or any special day(s) you celebrate at the end of the year! How are you celebrating the holidays?
Here’s what we’re up to…
🥖 Mon (sis) is celebrating getting into PA school by baking goodies. Love her story.
👨🏻💻 Josh (hubby) is coding for our matching tool + learning Flutter/Dart.
💅🏽 Mami (mom) is watching vids on Tik Tok + thinking about becoming a Tiktokera
🎖 Sal (bro) is finishing his time with the Army and taking cybersecurity courses.
🐶 Choco (baby) is using his cuteness to get 4 walks a day. It’s working.
📺 I’m vegging out on Netflix + re-reading F*ck No! by Sarah Knight. Thx Claire.
✨ Lolita Taub
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🎁 PS If you’re still gift shopping, our community’s Holiday Gift Guide has you covered.
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Forbes | Embrace the power of women investors
Next Big Thing by Nikhil B | Read the pros + cons of solo vs traditional venture partnerships
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Writing out loud by Wendy X | Learn about the 10 Investor Archetypes
Founder Institute | Use this Founder-Advisor agreement template
Crunchbase | Learn from Female Leaders’ Lesson Learned in 2020
Alpaca | Get help building your company with this master agency list
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Flybridge | Build a community-driven co with The Community Playbook
Medium | Here's a community-driven company cheatsheet
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