Michael Svatek (@MSvatek) profile picture
Austin, TX
Joined March 2008
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Wonderfully inspiring day speaking about the impact of #data at @UTexasMcCombs today. Thanks to Prof. Rajiv Garg for inviting me to MIS375 today to speak with the students. The future is bright!
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Hey @aunder , any way to track and report on how many boxes of Girl Scout cookies are sold through @SlackHQ channels? Our internal #RivetWorksCookies channel is moving some product...!
Huge congrats to @kperdew and @unleashcraig on closing @MoonshotsCap first fund! Great team and could not agree more with the thesis. bizjournals.com/austin/news/…
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My “pay” is in options, which only matter if stock goes up & I sell. Will use that to make life multiplanetary, help education & environment on Earth w my foundation. Just don’t want us to be sad about the future. xitter.gq/norbertelekes/status/1…
CEO-to-worker pay ratio AT&T: 366x IBM: 341x Intel: 211x Netflix: 133x Amazon: 59x Facebook: 37x @ElonMusk, Tesla: 0.9x (Bloomberg, 2018) #3usiness #CEO
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You probably have... But if you haven't, you should. Enjoy. And thank you Mary. lnkd.in/exi6qy5 lnkd.in/esr4QPQ
This is exactly why we started Rivet. To create direct relationships between brands and consumers. Removing the strategic dependencies businesses have on media including social and broadcast. It's mounting... lnkd.in/esRGQPY lnkd.in/e4t2Zkc
In case you're still considering social your primary digital channel. You will want an owned-content platform. You will want to own the customer relationship. You will want to not cede those to Instagram, Facebook, and Google. lnkd.in/eHQ27iT lnkd.in/egr-vYJ
High impact executives are typically first functional experts. Exceed expectations as a team member in Sales, Cust. Service, Marketing, Finance, Engineering or Product. Use that solid functional foundation to earn greater and greater scope, responsibility. #MondayMotivation
For anyone running or considering founding a company -- zero to millions (users / transactions / dollars / etc) is incredibly gratifying yet unsettling at the same time. Stay eager, aggressive, humble, and hard working. What a time!
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One of the great things about Spotify is that I can't accidentally stream Taylor Swift.
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Very happy to see @Bazaarvoice going private! Big proponent of that strategy, it's the right thing for the biz. Congrats to mgmt + board for making that decision.
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Props to ATX councilman @JimmyFlannigan for taking a stand for long-term fiscal responsibility xitter.gq/JimmyFlannigan/status/…
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Long road to reusabity of Falcon 9 primary boost stage…When upper stage & fairing also reusable, costs will drop by a factor >100.
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Collecting donations via hurricane image and video site. Please forward along: harveymap.com/ #hurricaneharvey #harvey #harveymap
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"Alexa, play Aaron Copland". Try it, you'll like it.
If you're in a big company and you're deferring making a decision because, although you know it's right, you're afraid of losing your statu…
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Macro maybe, micro not so much. Open enrollment for us this month and healthcare premiums are up 18% xitter.gq/joemccann/status/88082…
Medical CPI seeing a sharp decline, meaning, healthcare costs are dropping. ACA working. Requires patience.
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Hiring two amazing devs to join us in scaling the company and winning! Senior Full-Stack Developer: who enjoys scal…lnkd.in/esykzmH
Michael Svatek retweeted
Truth.
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Why? Because fundraising! xitter.gq/wimgtr/status/87396578…
Why does everyone suddenly call a simple algorithm "AI" ? It's a computer program, not some magical new intelligent being !
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