Your New Year's ??

Happy New Year, folks! ??

Can you believe it's already 2024? Time flies when you're crushing it, right? ?? This week, let's shake off the old and dive headfirst into the new – new dreams, new challenges, new wins (or just the same is ok).

I am planning a personal branding build-a-thon in January for those interested.

Think of this year as a blank canvas ??? – what masterpiece will you create? Whatever it is, let's make it legendary. ??

Cheers to a fresh start ?? and to all the awesome adventures awaiting us. 2024, we're ready for you! ??

Caught my eye…

• Every company is now hiring for a community builder role- Andrew Yeung
• Community-Powered Businesses: The future will be driven by community - Cristian Pinto
• The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of - Mario Gabriele Supplement: Watch this video to learn about Belgium
• The future is community and creativity-first - Joanna Williams
• How will you innovate on the modality of community in 2024?- Jessy Wu
• When you first make a startup, the biggest mistake is building first - Maddie Wang
• One of my main challenges 3 years ago was hiring - Daniel Koss

Resources…

• Do NOT use LinkedIn search to find jobs on LinkedIn- Vijay Chandola
• How Jasmin Ali? gets 1,000+ comments on every LinkedIn post - David Owolabi
• I gave up on looking for a PM internship for the summer- Anjali Bathra R.
• Build Faster, Design Better in Webflow & Figma - Adam Mura
• https://thielfellowship.org/apply
• 7 AI trends driving business in 2024 + Five trends to watch in China in 2024 - IMD

Global Events…

• David Mill and I are hosting a meetup in Feb - Zane Hengsperger

Jobs

• The 2024 HBCUvc Fellowship Program application is OFFICIALLY OPEN - HBCUvc
• Who's looking for their next role in the new year? - Ben Lang
• I post more jobs here

?? Reflective Pause: A Verse to Contemplate

"Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." - Isaiah 43:18-19

As we step into the New Year, this verse inspires us to embrace fresh starts and new possibilities. It's a reminder that no matter the challenges of the past, there's always room for innovation and new paths to be forged. How will you use this new beginning to shape your journey ahead?

How You Can Help…

• Save Sara's dream of graduating from a US university by donating through her GoFundMe - Farhoon Asim
• Anyone want to do a bi-weekly accountability group on writing and publishing an article once every two weeks for 52 weeks?- Ethan Ding
• we're looking for volunteers who would like their hands in Social Media Management - BobaTalks
• GENESIS is getting close to closing out our guest lists for Costa Rica in February 2024 - Andrew Gunderman
• I'm looking for a few accountability partners - Alex Lieberman
• We're looking for founders willing to share their experiences with our @HearstLab community - Katie Bailey

What I Am Working on

• Planning AI and Gen Z summit
• TikTok + IG reels to build The Group Chat Queen accounts
• Reading new articles about community and VC
• Figuring how to cross-post content (should I use a social media tool?)

Got a spark of an ??or a ?? of a suggestion? I'm all ears!

Slide into my DMs right here and let's blend our creative juices. Your insights might just be the secret ingredient for our next big 'Aha!'

Together, we're brewing something special.