Good afternoon you all. After a short Easter break, I have time to send out the latest MEMO. I am also working on new content for the Better Human premium subscribers. Before we start, I am sharing an initiative that I am very fond of. Klima is an app that helps you calculate your carbon footprint and then offers you the option to offset your produced carbon. Klima combines practical actions an individual can take to fight climate change today. I know that carbon offsetting is not the answer to climate change, but every little action does help. I use Klima to stay carbon neutral. As a neat additional feature, you can connect with other Klima users to multiply your efforts. If you would like to connect with me, please use the code NGW4KS.
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This article is written by Brie Wolfson, who has worked for tech companies of all shapes and sizes, most recently Figma (Figma for Education) and Stripe (BizOps, Stripe Press). Now, she's working on The Kool-Aid Factory (part research project, part consultancy on the topic of company culture) and writing Founder Fodder, a newsletter about the quirks and quandaries facing startup founders.
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