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I spoke to Kat (katalunia.eth) who is behind a project called ETH Evacuations which is taking donations to pay for families to get out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Kat is a product manager and startup builder, most recently Head of Product at Zora and travelled to Gaza in June 2023 to be a mentor in product management for the community at Gaza Sky Geeks.She is accepting ether and other tokens on the Ethereum mainnet, Optimism, or Base so that she can get the money directly to those who are on the ground. I myself donated already to the cause which you can find social proof for here.Donate here- https://ethevacuations.xyz/donateDonations address - 0x8D5bF23b181EA94d3104d4192acb52427E54875AMore about how evacuations from Gaza works - https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/02/13/feature/politics/the-argany-peninsula/Mutual Aid Gaza Open Collective - https://opencollective.com/mutual-aid-gaza/projects/emergency-fund-gsgSign up to be a Gaza Champion - bit.ly/championgazaIf you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit and Discord to join the discussion.Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
Join us where we welcomed the Women behind Manara! 'Manara' deriving from an Arabic name meaning light- Laila & Iliana truly are beacons of light. With a mission to unlock the human potential of the Middle East and North Africa, Manara are building a community committed to diversifying the global tech sector while uplifting the economies of the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on Palestine and women. Laila Abudahi is CTO and Co-Founder of Manara, a social impact start-up connecting talented developers from the Middle East and North Africa to global job opportunities. Manara focuses especially on Palestine and female developers. Lalia was born and raised in Gaza, where she graduated with a degree in computer engineering from Al-Azhar University, she hacked her way from Gaza into becoming a software engineer at top tech companies in Silicon Valley, working at Nvidia as a senior software engineer building autonomous vehicles. Iliana Montauk is a Polish-American who started studying Arabic at the age of 17. She has worked at Google and Upwork, where she was a product manager in charge of the supply side of the largest talent marketplace in the world. Before Manara, she co-founded and directed Gaza Sky Geeks, a startup accelerator & tech hub in Gaza run by Mercy Corps and funded by Google. While she was there, she ran the largest crowdfunding campaign in the history of the Arab region and increased women's participation in talent pipeline activities from 25% to 49%. She holds a BA from Harvard and is a Fulbright Fellow. Tune in to find out more about the amazing work Manara is carrying out.
Today on Tech Sisters Stories we're excited to have Iliana Montauk and Mai Temraz from Manara. Manara is a social impact startup whose mission is to unlock human potential and diversify the global tech sector while uplifting the economies of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), with a focus on Palestine and women. Iliana is the co-founder and CEO of Manara and Mai is the Program Manager. They've both previously worked together at Gaza Sky Geeks and they're both Fulbright Scholars. Key Lessons from this Episode Manara's vision is to become a platform that creates community connections and supports people at every stage of their career 12:00 What makes Manara graduates so special 14:20 Confidence is a huge challenge for people who come from non-traditional backgrounds 16:30 Leave a Review: https://buff.ly/3t60ZlT Show Notes and Transcription: https://buff.ly/3CcWQ3z
„You probably will have situations where you know, like you'll miss up on things. You miss things up, but that's fine that's life. What's good is that you capture these and you're present to them and you choose what you want to do because choosing to make to do something even if it's not good. Like you will be more comfortable knowing that you chose it not reacted this“ - Iyad Altahrawi How do you react in situations you can't find a solution? How do you learn from setbacks and see the opportunity in your life that you have a choice? So I want you to imagine 2 scenarios: 45 people, one house in the Gaza strip and a war that feels like it might never end. The other picture is standing in a room of highly intelligent fresh graduates from Harvard University in the US while working on the Coca Cola 360 Activation Plan in public affairs and communication. These two scenarios are just a few years apart for Iyad. I am very excited to have Iyad Altahrawi on my mic for episode 39 of the chapters of my life podcast. He is the startup's program manager of Gaza Sky Geeks, the first and only startup accelerator in Gaza. I met Iyad back in 2018 where I was impressed by the determination and passion of his Gaza Sky Geeks teams which he mentored and coached. His life book called "Trying Experiments "is all about his journey overcoming impossible situations such as war and how to self-reflect and create opportunities throughout his living abroad in the US and Germany. Throughout 3 chapters, we explored his ambitions to foster the Palestine entrepreneurship scene and how to create a ribble effect through coaching and mentoring. In other words, his passion for seeing obstacles as opportunities and how to support a community around him. Also, just a heads up, you will notice halfway in the conversation, we faced a very typical problem in Gaza Strip, such as a power cut. Even so, we continued shortly after; it's another reminder that no matter what obstacles are there, the solution to overcome starts with a positive mindset. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Never give up, always look up! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Trying experiments CHAPTERS: 1. Foundation 2. Search 3. Reflection and Progress SHOW NOTES —————————————————— Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/iyad-altahrawi/ LinkedIn https://www.instagram.com/iyadalt/ ——————————————————
Hear from Ryan Sturgill, the former director of Gaza Sky Geeks, on the realities of running a tech hub in an occupied territory and the power of learning not to take 'no' for an answer.Palestine is a country too often associated with conflict. Home to the world's longest-running occupation, headlines from the region tell a story of poverty, unemployment and violence. But one organisation wants to change the narrative. Gaza Sky Geeks is a startup incubator and accelerator that also houses Palestine's first full stack coding academy. Founded in 2011 by Mercy Corps, with seed funding from Google, Gaza Sky Geeks hopes to seed a digital economy that can sidestep trade and border restrictions and unlock new opportunities for Gazan youth.Ryan Sturgill joined Gaza Sky Geeks as director in 2015, before leaving in May 2021. In this episode, he looks back over six years of running a tech startup in an occupied territory, sharing the lessons he's learned, the power of Palestinian hustle, and the challenges that lie ahead for his successor.For more on Gaza Sky Geeks visit their website, or follow them at @GazaSkyGeeks.Note: this interview was recorded in April 2021, before the conflict in June which killed more than 250 people in Gaza and over a dozen in Israel, and destroyed thousands of homes.The Impact Room is brought to you by Philanthropy Age and Maysa Jalbout. Find us on social media at @PhilanthropyAge.
An interview with Ghada Ibrahim of Gaza Sky Geeks, FAC's sister organisation in Gaza. We talk about the challenges and joys of learning and teaching others code in Gaza. Code Academy web page: https://gazaskygeeks.com/code/ Volunteering with Code Academy form: https://forms.gle/PHeUMVaiUCD2PifP9 Music by Glenroy-Terence FAC20. Track: Encounters With Acid - Tee Circus. Some media articles involving Ghada and what the team at Gaza Sky Geeks do: - Entrepreneurship Under Occupation; https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/07/25/entrepreneurship-under-occupation-my-gaza-startup - Female forces driving the Arab World’s tech revolution; https://www.vogue.in/content/meet-the-female-tech-innovators-of-the-middle-east - Gazan women in IT: doing what you love; https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/latest/news/2020/02/06/gazan-women-in-it-doing-what-you-love - Wireless in Gaza: the whizz-kids making code not war; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/05/wireless-in-gaza-the-code-school-bringing-hope-to-the-strip - Coronavirus: The women fighting back against Covid-19 in Gaza with hackathons, meditation and yoga; https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/coronavirus-gaza-palestinians-covid19-middle-east-cases-tech-a9505681.html - Coding in a conflict Zone; https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-45758264/coding-in-a-conflict-zone
Host Allana Nelson kicks off the Education mini-season with Simon Mtabazi of the Human Development Innovation Fund and Nour Elkhoudary of Gaza Sky Geeks to explore innovation in digital education technologies and designing user-centered education programs. Our guests share how they work to overcome specific barriers to digital education and initiatives empowering learners across Tanzania and Gaza.
In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from Ioana Belu, a student on our MSt in Social Innovation programme, and Dr Belinda Bell, the Programme Director for Cambridge Social Ventures.They spent time last year working together to mentor young entrepreneurs from Gaza. The group of young people work with and are supported by a tech hub organisation called Gaza Sky Geeks.
The Colour of Innovation is a podcast brought to you by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In this show we cover stories of innovation from across the Arab States. In each episode we examine some of the most pressing development challenges in the region, through stories from people on the ground, social innovators, experts, and our colleagues exploring new solutions. In this last episode of Season 2, we look at how a new generation of Palestinian professionals are making the most of opportunities in the digital economy. Recorded prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the topic of how remote, online work can alleviate the massive youth unemployment challenge facing the Arab region is more pertinent than ever. As the technical lead for the socio-economic response to Covid-19 in the UN system, UNDP and its country offices worldwide are mobilising to address the impacts of the pandemic on economies and communities. In Palestine, the UNDP Accelerator Lab has been busy supporting micro- and small- and medium-sized enterprises while exploring transformative pathways to inclusive economic development. We talk to Musheera Jais, who is freelancing as a voice-over artist from the Gaza Strip, about her experiences and what new opportunities e-work has provided. We then discuss the digital landscape in Palestine with one of its pioneers, Laith Kassis, who tells us about some of the emerging technologies that hold most promise of dignified employment. Finally, we speak with the UNDP Deputy Special Representative in Palestine, Geoffrey Prewitt, about how UNDP can best support the tech sector and provide a way for regional economies to link to the Palestinian talent pool. For more information follow the links below: Gaza Sky Geeks: https://gazaskygeeks.com/ EnterVentures: http://www.enterventures.ps/ UNDP PAPP: https://www.ps.undp.org/ UNDP Arab States: http://www.arabstates.undp.org/ UNDP Accelerator Labs: https://acceleratorlabs.undp.org/ UNDP Innovation in the Arab States: http://inno4arabstates.com/ SAWTI: https://www.facebook.com/SAWTIpalestine/ Credits: Host: Ben Thompson Coon Producers: Jennifer Colville and Ben Thompson Coon Sound Engineer: Benjamin Lehti Guests: Musheera Jaish, Laith Kassis, Geoffrey Prewitt
The Colour of Innovation is a podcast brought to you by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In this show we cover stories of innovation from across the Arab States. In each episode we examine some of the most pressing development challenges in the region, through stories from people on the ground, social innovators, experts, and our colleagues exploring new solutions. In this last episode of Season 2, we look at how a new generation of Palestinian professionals are making the most of opportunities in the digital economy. Recorded prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the topic of how remote, online work can alleviate the massive youth unemployment challenge facing the Arab region is more pertinent than ever. As the technical lead for the socio-economic response to Covid-19 in the UN system, UNDP and its country offices worldwide are mobilising to address the impacts of the pandemic on economies and communities. In Palestine, the UNDP Accelerator Lab has been busy supporting micro- and small- and medium-sized enterprises while exploring transformative pathways to inclusive economic development. We talk to Musheera Jais, who is freelancing as a voice-over artist from the Gaza Strip, about her experiences and what new opportunities e-work has provided. We then discuss the digital landscape in Palestine with one of its pioneers, Laith Kassis, who tells us about some of the emerging technologies that hold most promise of dignified employment. Finally, we speak with the UNDP Deputy Special Representative in Palestine, Geoffrey Prewitt, about how UNDP can best support the tech sector and provide a way for regional economies to link to the Palestinian talent pool. For more information follow the links below: Gaza Sky Geeks: https://gazaskygeeks.com/ EnterVentures: http://www.enterventures.ps/ UNDP PAPP: https://www.ps.undp.org/ UNDP Arab States: http://www.arabstates.undp.org/ UNDP Accelerator Labs: https://acceleratorlabs.undp.org/ UNDP Innovation in the Arab States: http://inno4arabstates.com/ SAWTI: https://www.facebook.com/SAWTIpalestine/ Credits: Host: Ben Thompson Coon Producers: Jennifer Colville and Ben Thompson Coon Sound Engineer: Benjamin Lehti Guests: Musheera Jaish, Laith Kassis, Geoffrey Prewitt
Zahra Shah is from the UK and is on a mission to grow Iraq’s tech ecosystem and build talent among youth, so that they can solve local issues using technology. She is a Program Manager for Re:Coded, whose purpose is to provide opportunities for young people affected by conflict to enter the tech industry and become entrepreneurs. Zahra is a ‘tech humanitarian’. She has previously worked at Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s first accelerator and coding school, the UN, and various startups based in London and Amsterdam, including Groupon. In this episode we speak to Zahra about her mission in helping displaced and conflict affected youths to enter the digital economy and become entrepreneurs. We talk about her work with the UN, how technology can help in solving many humanitarian issues, Gaza Sky Geeks, living and working in Iraq, women in tech, her tips for entering the tech industry and so much more! We really enjoyed our chat with our fellow Londoner. We learnt a lot about how technology and a startup ecosystem can greatly benefit a generation of conflict affected youth to step in to the digital space, something that we didn't know existed before we spoke with Zahra If you liked this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Android or Spotify. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook.
Dalia Shurrab is the Communication and Social Media Coordinator at Gaza Sky Geeks. We talk about the challenges of running the first tech hub in the Gaza Strip and the status of women's rights in Palestine.
Gaza Sky Geeks, an organization founded in 2011 with Mercy Corps and Google.org as partners, aims to create opportunities in Gaza for young people. Dalia Shurrab is their social media coordinator and joins Jared in Washington DC to talk about their mission, and also funding challenges they've faced under the Trump Administration. Host: Jared Rizzi [Twitter: @JaredRizzi] Guest: Dalia Shurrab, Gaza Sky Geeks Assistant Producer: Elana Morris Additional benefits for fans of At The Table are available through Patreon.
Zahra Shah is from the UK, she is on a mission to grow Iraq’s tech ecosystem and build talent among youth, so that they can solve local issues using technology. Zahra is a Program Manager for Re:Coded, whose purpose is to provide opportunities for young people affected by conflict to enter the tech industry and become entrepreneurs. Zahra is a ‘tech humanitarian’. She has previously worked at Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s first accelerator and coding school, the UN, and various startups based in London and Amsterdam, including Groupon. In this episode we speak to Zahra about her mission in helping displaced and conflict affected youth to enter the digital economy and become entrepreneurs. We talk about her work with the UN, how technology can help in solving many humanitarian issues, Gaza Sky Geeks, living and working in Iraq, women in tech, her tips for entering the tech industry and so much more! We really enjoyed our chat with our fellow Londoner. We learnt a lot about how technology and a startup ecosystem can greatly benefit a generation of conflict affected youth to step in to the digital space, something that we didn't know existed before we spoke with Zahra If you liked this episode, please give us a 5 star review on Apple Podcast Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook If you want to get in touch, e-mail us at info@onefootinthesink.com
The state of travel, the explosion of travel technology, venture capital, and the future of the industry from the perspective of investors in the travel space… Thomas Sparico, Founder/Managing Partner of Brand New Matter and Gillian Morris, Founder of HitList [Episode 33] join John Matson, Bess Chapman, and guest host Brandon McKenzie for a MouthMedia Network Live event recorded in front of a live audience at Experience by Knotel, an interactive space located in the heart of Noho in New York City (666 Broadway) designed to showcase the experience of working in a flexible, adaptable, always energized environment. Sponsored by Knotel – Your agile business deserves an agile space. Knotel will find, customize, and operate your ideal office while you focus on your business. Discover more at www.knotel.com In this episode: The fundraising landscape in travel, how it feels like someone else is getting all the money A lot of investors have been burned in the travel industry Location matters such as NY vs. SF Knowing where to look, right people to talk to B-to-B, B-to-C , and is B-to-C is the graveyard? Liking people, liking business, taking data drven justifiable approach Developing strategic and meaningful relationships What Brand New Matter looks for in a company and founders Strategic vs. nonstrategic money Taking dumb money and how it affects a cap table Q and A Thomas Sparico is the Founder & Managing Partner of Brand New Matter (BNM) Ventures. BNM Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies. His current investments include Leaflink, Bizly, VenueBook, Seatboost, AirportSherpa, LYNQ, Beachy and Buster. He is an advisor to several travel industry companies including Rocketrip and Curacity. Tom is a career entrepreneur, inventor, operator and investor with 22 years of experience. He was part of the founding team at priceline.com and a named inventor on over 100 patents at Walker Digital Corp. He was the founder and CEO of Internet Travel Enterprises, led the acquisition and turnaround of Hickory Travel and the turnaround and subsequent sale of ECS to Onyx Centersource. Gillian Morris is the founder and CEO of Hitlist, named one of the 50 Best Apps of 2016 by TIME. Before entering the start-up world, Gillian worked as a consultant, journalist, and educator in Turkey, China, the Gulf states, and Syria. Her work has appeared in/on the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Buzzfeed, CNN, CNBC, TechCrunch, The Next Web, and LifeHacker. She is a proud mentor with the School of Leadership Afghanistan and Gaza Sky Geeks and serves on the board of Data4America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to bringing data and conversations to advance the understanding of policy.
Gillian Morris is the founder of Hitlist, an app that sends travel listings based on your time, destination and budget preferences. Have you always wanted to go somewhere but wanted to wait for the best time for your budget? The app will even alert you to travel deals on the destination of your dreams. The idea for Hitlist came to Gillian while she was living in Istanbul. Frustrated that her friends weren't visiting, she started sending them airline deals, and made the observation that if she sent them airline deals, they were more likely to travel more. Those same friends then started asking Gillian to provide discount fare alerts to other cities. After another travel-related search engine business idea didn't take off, Gillian taught herself to code through Code Academy. And then, with the help from the developer community, she wrote a first script for Hitlist. In today's episode of I Want Her Job: The Podcast, Gillian shares how she iterated her idea, what her day-to-day life is like running Hitlist, and we also discuss why she considers travel one of the best "side hacks for peace building." We also talk about a meaningful way to drive social impact while gaining priceless perspective and learn more about her experience volunteering for Gaza Sky Geeks, the first tech hub in Gaza. If you enjoy this show, please share with a friend and leave us a review on itunes. If you have ideas for future shows, you can reach us at podcast@iwantherjob.com.
Travel app with intelligent filters help you find trips that suit your time, destination preferences and budget… Gillian Morris, Co-founder and CEO of Hitlist (a mobile app which sends users personalized, proactive alerts when there are cheap flights – profile), joins John Matson, Peter Crysdale and Marc Raco in the MouthMedia Network Studios in New York, powered by Sennheiser.Optimal timing, a price graph, and an organic rate of growth Morris discusses how the app alerts you, and how Hitlist monitors 50 million flights of data a day, and helps to save time and money and get you traveling more. How other flight search engines are about if you want to book right now and know what you want and where to go, but how booking at optimal times can save a lot of money. Driving the purchase so customers know the right moment, the price graph, how Hitlist has a use case, the way the organic growth rate is going up, being at a million users, and pride that they didn’t have to raise a lot of money. Deals and value, targeted inspiration, and a wide open space for innovation The genesis of the company from a spreadsheet solving Morris’ own problem, like Tinder for cities, how people will pay a premium for convenience, and that deals mean good value, not the cheapest. How Hitlist has moved into idea of lists and collections and specific trips, narrowing down to date or destination ideas (such as specific holidays) for targeted inspiration. The revenue from affiliate booking, deals to places like Iceland that has subsidized airlines or travel to bring people into the destination, jetBlue’s innovation, people who get into travel startups for loving travel instead of solving a problem – how the right businesses are not getting built. And there is a wide-open space for things not getting addressed right now.Last minute Turkey, an Iranian Secret Service, and good grammar Off the Beaten Path covers least planned, last-minute trip from Istanbul to the coast of Turkey, going from terror to legitimacy, good grammar, going places that are changing, being followed by an Iranian secret service person, and Gaza Sky Geeks.
Laura Bennett, Elizabeth Shassere and Johnny Pawlik returned to the radio studio.Elizabeth and Laura recently traveled to Gaza and mentored entrepreneurs at a bootcamp for the Gaza Sky Geeks programme. They were two of only seven mentors selected from all over the world – and gave their expertise as volunteers.We discussed the specific challenges that entrepreneurs face in Gaza; how Laura and Elizabeth were able to support participants; and how previous programmes have enabled startups to secure investment. The bootcamp's inclusive approach was praised too, with Elizabeth and Laura noting how it puts many tech events to shame.Both Laura and Elizabeth hauled luggage to Gaza containing useful items: including many and varied pieces of technology, and 35 copies of Rob Fitzpatrick's book, The Mom Test, which Laura describes as invaluable to startups. Have a listen to learn why.Also on the programme: Johnny Pawlik of Mantra Media. Operating in Sheffield, London and now Japan, Johnny explained how the business is growing and winning new clients, internationally – he's just returned from Kyoto – and in the UK. Make sure you listen to his comments about empathy in business and observations about doing business in Japan.Timings:0 - 7:30 introduction and updates.7:30 - 32:25 Laura Bennett and Elizabeth Shassere.32:25 - 46:15 Johnny Pawlik.46:15 - 48:42 wrapping up and some forthcoming events.
New interviews with Elizabeth Shassere and Laura Bennett about the Gaza Sky Geeks programme and with craftsman Richard Osborne, of From the Workshop.Elizabeth Shassere and Laura Bennett will be traveling to Gaza in September, to mentor startup teams competing for a place on the Gaza Sky Geeks accelerator. Google for Entrepreneurs founded Gaza Sky Geeks in 2011 to build a startup movement in a frontier market with strong potential.Elizabeth talks about the entrepreneurs in Gaza (she participated in 2015's Gaza Sky Geeks) and some of the challenges they face. Laura explains why she and Elizabeth are volunteering in support of the programme and the value that volunteers can bring to an organisation such as Gaza Sky Geeks – and discusses some of her earlier experiences running a social enterprise in Peru.Richard creates beautiful objects – take a look at his map-based coffee tables on his website – and is using Kickstarter to raise awareness of his new project, a beautifully crafted box with an engraved map of the buyer's chosen place on the front. He also runs a business designing and installing climbing walls for children.Timings:0 – 3:30 introduction and updates3:30 – 20:23 Richard Osborne20:23 – 45:05 Elizabeth Shassere and Laura Bennett45:05 wrapping upThis is episode #125 of Business Live, first broadcast on Sheffield Live FM Radio on Friday 12 August 2016.
Iliana Montauk the co-founder and chief operating officer of Gaza Sky Geeks, the first startup accelerator in Palestine launched with support from Mercy Corps and Google in 2009. Before arriving to Gaza sky geeks, Iliana helped launch Wamda’s Research Lab. She has previously worked at Google, the Monitor Group, which is now part of Deloitte Consulting, a startup that failed, and a microfinance nonprofit. She graduated from Harvard in 2006 and claims to speak five languages. Lets listen into Iliana Montauk talk about founding Gaza Sky Geeks from Startup Grind’s Global Conference earlier this year. Quick question. How many emails do you have in your inbox right now? A hundred? A thousand? Twenty thousand? If your email is anything like mine used to be, the answer is too many. But here’s the thing—even though I knew I wanted to do something about it, I didn’t know how. I knew I’d miss something important if I just deleted them all, and there were too many emails to go through one at a time. Thankfully I found SaneBox, and I can’t recommend it enough. SaneBox sorts through your email and moves all of the trivial stuff into a different folder so the only messages in your inbox are the ones you actually want to see. There's also this amazing thing called BlackHole. Move an email into that folder and you’ll never hear from that sender again. It’s so rewarding. Visit sanebox.com/startupgrind today and get an extra $20 credit on top of the already free two-week trial. Check it out today and let me know if you love reaching inbox zero as easily as I do nowadays. Again, that’s S-A-N-E-B-O-X.com/startupgrind