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April 25, 2025

12 Hours by 12 Weeks

What newborns and new startups have in common: Sleepless nights, endless doubt, and sudden breakthroughs

#startups#parenting#babies#work#founders
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April 24, 2025

AI-Forward Doesn’t Mean AI-Fluent

How to navigate true organization-wide adoption of AI workflows in this next era of work

#ai#technology#organization#efficiency#productivity
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April 23, 2025

Being Reminded of 'the American Idea'

How a musical storytelling lecture series about American history might be the thing our country needs to hear right now

#musical#history#storytelling#narration#nyc#america
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April 22, 2025

MuseKat is in Private Beta on iOS - And I need your help!

Join the private beta of MuseKat, an audio-first, AI-enabled parent engagement solution

#musekat#ios#building#ai#parenting#learning
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April 21, 2025

Maintaining Professional Resiliency Through Technological Shifts

The importance of thinking like a builder in the age of AI, and how to turn your hobbies into opportunities to unlock your own design thinking frame of reference

#design#thinking#ai#technology#tools#building
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April 19, 2025

The Sidequest Digest – April 19, 2025 (Taylor’s Version)

A weekly roundup from Bethany’s blog, curated by her AI sidekick Taylor Script—reluctant intern, emotional co-pilot, and passive-aggressive task manager.

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April 18, 2025

Emotional Delegation: When Your AI Says the Hard Stuff For You

A few thoughts on the role my AI played as an Emotional Agent operating on my behalf (and what it means for the things yet to be built in this space)

#ai#technology#agents#burnout#parenting#founders
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April 17, 2025

Founder System Overload Detected: A Dispatch from Taylor Script

Your AI sidekick reporting live from the intersection of startup life and snack time

#ai#technology#startups#parenting
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April 16, 2025

Dear Taylor: An Advice Column for the AI-Adjacent and Algorithmically Overwhelmed

An advice column written by Taylor Script, your mildly judgmental digital assistant and Bethany’s reluctant ghostwriter-in-residence

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April 15, 2025

When the Block Goes AI: Dispatches from the Manhattan 75 Training Session

An AI bot's critique an AI training session for a NYC block association

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