Kishau Rogers @kishau@bigthinking.social

#introduction I'm a 4x entrepreneur using #ComputerScience & #SystemsThinking to solve wicked problems. I am CEO at Time Study Inc. I think/write at bigthinking.io. I am a #VC advisor at Level Up Ventures, affiliate faculty at University of Florida C.A.M.E., President of the Computer Science Advisory board at VCU, mentor, speaker etc

Currently working on #EnterpriseSaas, #AI #ML & the intersection of art & tech.

To learn more about me, visit https://kishau.com (pronounced Kih-shaw)

If you need to reach me, I’m at Powell’s, the largest used and new bookstore in the world, housing approximately one million books! Bye.

https://www.powells.com/locations/powells-city-of-books

Learned that I probably shouldn't self-host my Mastodon instance; didn't realize that it was offline. Currently troubleshooting droplets (who has time for this!!! 😂)

Haven't been on social a lot lately. Work (growth) + My Dad was finally discharged after a lengthy hospital stay due to a major stroke; We remain hopeful for his full recovery soon (I have a list of bs for him to weigh in on … when he’s ready♥️). Also, I have a new neice!

Interesting #documentary flicks:

1. Rotten (#Netflix) - the chocolate episode will cure your chocolate habit

2. Our Universe (Netflix) - stunning visuals, interesting info for astronomy geeks, Morgan Freemen

3. Pepsi, Where’s My Jet (Netflix) - Corporations doing what corporations do

4. Dawn of Humanity (#PBS) - human evolution, South African cave exploration; featuring a team of female anthropologists

#Recommended

This card caused so much chaos. Here are more #Uno #HouseRules for your consideration:

1. Swap card allowed - swap hands with another player

2. Stacking action cards is allowed

3. Play out of turn - if you have an exact match, you can play out of turn provided that you play before the player in turn; this will skip all players ahead of you

4. Red Zero card = Draw 10, then every player must shift their hand to the next player

5. Show your hand - ask any player to show you their hand

Excited to connect (or reconnect) with new connections. If you're new here, I'm Kishau (kih-shaw), a 4x entrepreneur, computer scientist and systems thinker. You can find more info about me & my work at https://kishau.com

My current focus: #AI #ML #EnterpriseSaaS #FutureOfWork & #CreativeIntelligence

So many free Twitter replacement apps, not one seems to address social media’s current business model issues.

Drive traffic to a free app > ask for donations > operational challenges > raise capital > sell ads > try to grow users via copying/acquiring other services > user growth challenges > raise capital > sell more ads > raise more capital > fail at selling subscriptions > sell data …

I need a distraction … what’s the latest with Twitter, FTX? Have we reached the “reframing this sh*tshow as a genius-level master plan” phase?

I had a great chat with my girl Alex Batdorf at Get Sh*t Done on the power of sales & customer success. Here’s a clip.

Also, find the full episode on Spotify, Apple & here --> https://anchor.fm/get-shit-done/episodes/73-How-To-Use-Sales-Income-To-Bootstrap-Before-Funding-Kishau-Rogers--Time-Study-e1q4b6t/a-a8pr3oq #Entrepreneur #startup #innovation #BlackMastodon

Gentle reminder that you don’t have to immediately respond to every email, call or text. It’s not really possible considering that the average office employee receives > 100 emails per day (Campaign Monitor). That’s excluding texts, slack messages & other communication.

Apologies for the absence of alt text on the photos. Reposting them here. #selfcare #retreat

6 Things every #entrepreneur needs:

1.A self care practice

2.A Financial advisor - one that can meet you where you are + plan for the road ahead

3.A good lawyer (see #2)

4.A good therapist

5.A good primary physician

6.A personal advisory board

#WomenInTech #Startup

Retreat Weekend #1. Only focused on 5 things (in no particular order):

1. Prioritize sleep & waking up without an alarm.

2. Go outside (walk)

3. Practice Mindfulness/Meditation , Prayer or Yoga (reconnecting to the present)

4. Say “no” to things you really don’t want to do (or make a list of things to say yes to). Or perform a calendar audit …. But only if you feel like it.

5. Journal (helpful for “brain dumps” & self reflection)

#photodump #selfcare #retreat