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Hello! I'm Faris. I'm looking for the awesome. Founder/Genius Steals. Nomadic strategist/speaker. Author/Paid Attention. Husband/@rosieyakob.
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    @faris
    Nov 8, 2022
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    Btw I love you all and if you wanted to keep in touch jic our newsletter goes out to >13k lovely people who say they enjoy it and that
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    Strands of Genius | Rosie Yakob | GeniusSteals.co | Substack
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    faris
    @faris
    Nov 17, 2022
    Replying to @mjnblack
    “For people who believe deeply in the genetic heritability of traits, passing on what they see as their superior DNA can be the ultimate path to influence.” This is…eugenics
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    faris
    @faris
    Apr 14, 2019
    “billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime work culture at many of China's tech companies, calling it a "huge blessing" for young workers.” Sounds more like a blessing for the owners and a tragic curse of a diminished life of quiet desperation for the workers
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    a16z speedrun 🧊
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    Apr 14, 2019
    when we were building Uber China and competing with didi, we talked about their "996" culture all the time -- 9am to 9pm, 6 days per week -- it's a scary thing to compete against. A bit more about this idea from Jack Ma here: reuters.com/article/us-chi…
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    faris
    @faris
    Jun 18, 2019
    The lovely @juliancole and @KyleDucky put this together with a little bit of input from me - enjoy "Strategy: The Essential Reading Guide 2019" docs.google.com/presentation/d…
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    faris
    @faris
    Oct 3, 2023
    Replying to @_Zeets
    “This system reduces search engine quality for users and drives up advertiser expenses.”
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    faris
    @faris
    Oct 27, 2019
    “There is a strong relationship between confidence and being wrong” @BobbyDuffyKings
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    faris
    @faris
    Jul 6, 2020
    “The Government received 24,000 offers of PPE from 16,000 suppliers. It spent a staggering £5.5bn. Surprisingly, three of the biggest beneficiaries were companies specialising in pest control, a confectionery wholesaler and an opaque family fund owned through a tax haven.”
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    faris
    @faris
    Apr 24, 2019
    “Accenture told Hertz it would cost an additional $10m – on top of the $32m it had already been paid – to finish the project.”
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    Accenture sued over website redesign so bad it Hertz: Car hire biz demands $32m+ for 'defective'...
    Rental firm fuming after consultancy 'never delivered a functional site or mobile app'
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    faris
    @faris
    Apr 15, 2020
    Spotted in Seattle
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    faris
    @faris
    Mar 14, 2019
    It’s ok to not have an opinion on something
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    faris
    @faris
    Apr 16, 2019
    Deep breath Don’t engage They don’t need your response You won’t change their mind And you don’t need an argument. My new twitter mantra. Lol.
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    faris
    @faris
    Jun 25, 2019
    Leadership Model #learnfest19
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    faris
    @faris
    Mar 1, 2020
    I'm judging some advertising awards today. Here are some tips. 1. A case study is a story - not a random collection of clips of creative 2. Answer the questions! 3. Results always matter 4. Impressions are not a result metric 4. Consider the audience 5. Be funny / charming
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    faris
    @faris
    Apr 12, 2020
    Replying to @faris
    “Since 2000, US airlines declared bankruptcy 66 times. Despite obvious vulnerability of sector, CEOs of the six largest airlines have spent 96% of free cash flow on share buybacks, bolstering share price compensation of CEO...now want a bailout. They should be allowed to fail.”

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