Should female founders have nannies? The 1990s are back. And nurturing economic dynamism.
Jonathan Trimble
Co-Founder, CEO @ And Rising // Building the future's favourite brands
07.06.24 | Issue #12
Weekly Exhale
Being a founder and a parent is an issue. Specifically, does parental leave help female founders build unicorns and do nannies help, or is it a perk too far? My mum needed to leave my dad when I was five, so she brought in a full-time nanny to live with us so she could continue working and providing. Jess - or Bootoo, as I call her - stayed until I was in my early twenties. It wasn't flush back in those days; more survival. So I ended up with a second mum in Jess. She rooted for me at every turn—nothing like her big hugs. It's an interesting topic. Would my mum have been able to be the entrepreneur she was without Jess?
Jess, unfortunately, is not so well. Love you, Bootoo.
It's been an amazing week of news. Please enjoy.
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Market Movements
UK house prices up, signalling market resilience | The Guardian
We need radical reform and to nurture economic dynamism | The Times
Ocado demoted from FTSE | Morning Star
Forget Jesus, it's Jensen. NVIDIA worth more than Apple | MarketWatch
Brand Beat
Your favourite brands no longer want to be woke | Vox
Abercrombie sales surge as 1990s revival spreads | BBC
Dutch coffee brand recruits children onto its board | LSN
Klarna uses AI and cuts marketing agency spend by 25% | Klarna
CBD drink Trip takes to first mega spend TV to build trust | Marketing Beat
Can Balenciaga redeem Under Armour? | Highsnobiety
Anne Hathaway sells out $158 Gap dress | Whowhatwear
System 1's ad of the week is Quorn, puppet power | System 1
Startup Spotlight
Night nannies. A work perk too far? | FT
But, do we need nannies to build unicorns? | Sifted
领英推荐
America's richest self-made women | Fortune
WeWork survives bankruptcy, but will no longer lead | Wired
I thought I was going to die, Depop founder tells all | Sifted
Women's health start-ups have been ignored, but it's changing | Fortune
Tech Tidbits
Google's latest keynote in full | YouTube
Elon Musk raises $6 billion to fund a race against ChatGPT | The Verge
Women sues Netflix for "Baby Reindeer" link | FT
Venture
Identity announces close of funds exclusively for LGBTQ+ founders | Sifted
Squared Circles has $40 million for new school consumer brands | Newswire
Design Driven
Can you taste design? You can. | It's nice that
E45 skincare's new 'inclusive' new identity | Creative Bloom
NHS logo - a trip down memory lane 25 years on | Marketing Week
Happiness
Three clearing breaths ahead of presenting | Spiritual Strategist
How to hate your life less | Mark Manson
Erika Veurnik's view on connecting with people | Platonic Love
People's last words as guidance | CNBC
I hope you've had an inspiring week, and I look forward to checking in with you this time next. This newsletter is distributed by LinkedIn; as a subscriber, DM me or reply at jonathan@andrising.com .
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