Dave Stickland
@dave_stickland
President and co-founder of http://popsmith.com & http://franklinspopcorn.com. Serial brand creator. Seattle-based music, sports, and philosophy nerd.
I've gained a couple hundred followers. Intro time: I'm 47, live in Seattle with my fiancee. Once divorced. Been doing ecommerce for 14 years and non-profit work before that. My worldview was absolutely shaped by having bone cancer at 11, and a dozen or so operations later,…
Absolutely insane.
Nick Kurtz just had one of the greatest games in baseball history. 6 for 6 with four home runs, six runs and eight RBIs. He is a 22-year-old rookie.
10 people posted about TW 4 people had issues with it 20 people felt a need to comment on those 4 people 10 more people raised milquetoast defenses of the people with issues 20 more people commented 10 people called for it to end because its silly.
The only way a direct report can manage up (exert control over authority) when their boss is a micro-manager is to reduce communication and withdraw. Not quiet quitting but close. Its easier than confrontation, especially when the employee thinks the boss's direction is wrong
Watched JW4 on the plane home. Dude next to me comments "isn't the blind guy an amazing martial artist for being blind?? How do you train? Such dedication!" Turns out he's only seen Donny Yen in this and Rogue One.
Reading your P/L after you posted your Shopify revenue dashboard.
Don't be afraid to adjust your comps as you get signal. What I thought were the brand paths I wanted to follow is completely different today than where we started.
The father of 80s mainstream smooth jazz fuegelhorn passes same day as Ozzy.
My ode to Garrett's, the greatest popped popcorn to ever exist.
Bro...
I bet it is cool! If only we could hear about it organically Twitter isn’t Reddit, where any commercial activity is basically banned - but we do sort of request authenticity
Meanwhile on his way to San Francisco @TalMoore10 . Same day meetings baby.
Let's go.
When my ecomm friends say "With the tariffs and everything, this isn't what I voted for" My brain:
Let's see em do popcorn in a Popsmith tho
Tesla robot server is so realistic
The problem with being too bullish and optimistic is that you often ignore the warning signs, failing to prepare for an alternative outcome.
Everyone on Twitter is always talking their book. It that still surprises you then you're ngmi.
Say what you want about superhero films but if they want to not only pay you but fund putting you in the best shape of your life for a 5 min cameo in a TV show? Who says no?
Bari putting a $200M valuation on the Free Press is pretty crazy considering she can't shut up about how it and the thinkers involved are constantly being suppressed and held down by the mainstream.
Stainless Steel colorway gave us a nice pop on our email list when we dropped. Now we take the next step and use the freshness to make some ad content. A limited drop is something other premium kitchen brands do, so this anchors us in that world.