Allison Byers
@apbyers.bsky.social
Passionate Leader for Equitable Capital Access🔹Scroobious Founder, CEO🔹Angel Investor🔹Activist🔹Pitching & Fundraising Expert🔹Startup Mentor🔹Mom🔹Emily Chang once said I was a good follow
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Watch what they do, not what they say.
May 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Watch what they do, not what they say.
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Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?
May 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?
Neither of our kids (14 & 11) knew the beans, beans musical fruit rhyme. Like, had never even heard about it. How is that possible?
May 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Neither of our kids (14 & 11) knew the beans, beans musical fruit rhyme. Like, had never even heard about it. How is that possible?
Fundraising advice isn't written for most of us. So I'm writing the book that is.
If you’ve ever felt like the fundraising advice out there wasn’t meant for *you*, my book "Fundraising for the Rest of Us" *is*.
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If you’ve ever felt like the fundraising advice out there wasn’t meant for *you*, my book "Fundraising for the Rest of Us" *is*.
Help shape this book by becoming a beta reader! allisonbyers.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Fundraising for the Rest of Us
A radically practical guide to navigating the opaque, biased world of startup funding. Built for underestimated founders by one who’s been there.
allisonbyers.beehiiv.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Fundraising advice isn't written for most of us. So I'm writing the book that is.
If you’ve ever felt like the fundraising advice out there wasn’t meant for *you*, my book "Fundraising for the Rest of Us" *is*.
Help shape this book by becoming a beta reader! allisonbyers.beehiiv.com/subscribe
If you’ve ever felt like the fundraising advice out there wasn’t meant for *you*, my book "Fundraising for the Rest of Us" *is*.
Help shape this book by becoming a beta reader! allisonbyers.beehiiv.com/subscribe
My dog just barked at my stomach growling.
May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My dog just barked at my stomach growling.
I started a firestorm back when Twitter was a useful place, and I feel it's only right to make this statement here as well.
Black licorice is delicious.
Black licorice is delicious.
May 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I started a firestorm back when Twitter was a useful place, and I feel it's only right to make this statement here as well.
Black licorice is delicious.
Black licorice is delicious.
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💥 A new survey "indicates 20% of leaders at companies who’ve rolled back DEI policies say they are bringing back DEI initiatives, but quietly, not with public fanfare."
wtop.com/business-fin...
wtop.com/business-fin...
Many companies that rolled back DEI policies are quietly bringing them back - WTOP News
More than half of companies that have done away with DEI policies or scaled them back say it was political pressure or public scrutiny that led to the decision.
wtop.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
💥 A new survey "indicates 20% of leaders at companies who’ve rolled back DEI policies say they are bringing back DEI initiatives, but quietly, not with public fanfare."
wtop.com/business-fin...
wtop.com/business-fin...
There goes another women-focused program. Cool timing, Dell.
May 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There goes another women-focused program. Cool timing, Dell.
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Georgia bans organ donation of someone who died w/o their consent—but Georgia’s 6 week abortion ban is now forcing a brain dead woman to stay alive w/o her consent because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she went brain dead.
Even a corpse in Georgia has more rights over its body than do women & girls
Even a corpse in Georgia has more rights over its body than do women & girls
May 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Georgia bans organ donation of someone who died w/o their consent—but Georgia’s 6 week abortion ban is now forcing a brain dead woman to stay alive w/o her consent because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she went brain dead.
Even a corpse in Georgia has more rights over its body than do women & girls
Even a corpse in Georgia has more rights over its body than do women & girls
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Weber: I'm glad you're addressing us instead of speaking to the camera.
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AOC: There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. Hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you. They deserve to see what is happening here..
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AOC: There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. Hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you. They deserve to see what is happening here..
May 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Weber: I'm glad you're addressing us instead of speaking to the camera.
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AOC: There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. Hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you. They deserve to see what is happening here..
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AOC: There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. Hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you. They deserve to see what is happening here..
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Breaking: federal district court orders North Carolina to certify state supreme court election for Democrat Allison Riggs & rejects Republican attempt to overturn election and throw out thousands of votes. Huge victory for democracy & fair elections www.courtlistener.com/docket/69489...
May 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Breaking: federal district court orders North Carolina to certify state supreme court election for Democrat Allison Riggs & rejects Republican attempt to overturn election and throw out thousands of votes. Huge victory for democracy & fair elections www.courtlistener.com/docket/69489...
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The Trump budget in one chart: Cut programs that help families and make America a leader of the world, pour money into kidnapping grad students and deporting toddlers.
May 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Trump budget in one chart: Cut programs that help families and make America a leader of the world, pour money into kidnapping grad students and deporting toddlers.
I went "founder mode" and ended up with shingles in my 30s.
Not metaphorical burnout. Actual, body-shutting-down, stress-induced illness.
I did what we're told to do and tied my identity to my business. I pushed through everything and made it look like strength.
Not metaphorical burnout. Actual, body-shutting-down, stress-induced illness.
I did what we're told to do and tied my identity to my business. I pushed through everything and made it look like strength.
May 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I went "founder mode" and ended up with shingles in my 30s.
Not metaphorical burnout. Actual, body-shutting-down, stress-induced illness.
I did what we're told to do and tied my identity to my business. I pushed through everything and made it look like strength.
Not metaphorical burnout. Actual, body-shutting-down, stress-induced illness.
I did what we're told to do and tied my identity to my business. I pushed through everything and made it look like strength.
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Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
May 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
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There's strong evidence that women's participation in security efforts makes countries safer.
That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it.
One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.
That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it.
One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.
April 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
There's strong evidence that women's participation in security efforts makes countries safer.
That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it.
One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.
That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it.
One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.
Remember when navigation systems were widely adopted, and people drove into lakes because they blindly followed the directions on the screen?
I feel like we're witnessing that with AI-generated content: total reliance and faith in the output, despite what we see in real life.
I feel like we're witnessing that with AI-generated content: total reliance and faith in the output, despite what we see in real life.
April 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Remember when navigation systems were widely adopted, and people drove into lakes because they blindly followed the directions on the screen?
I feel like we're witnessing that with AI-generated content: total reliance and faith in the output, despite what we see in real life.
I feel like we're witnessing that with AI-generated content: total reliance and faith in the output, despite what we see in real life.
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Listening to Brandi Carlile this afternoon. You should too.
April 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Listening to Brandi Carlile this afternoon. You should too.
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Pritzker: As a Ukrainian American Jew who built a holocaust museum… let me say this to Donald Trump: Stop tearing down the constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about combatting anti-semitism.
April 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Pritzker: As a Ukrainian American Jew who built a holocaust museum… let me say this to Donald Trump: Stop tearing down the constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about combatting anti-semitism.
“If one more person tells me to ‘network more,’ I might scream.”
Let’s talk about the unspoken cost of networking when you don’t come from wealth, privilege, or an insider circle. If you’ve ever left a “networking opportunity” feeling more invisible than when you arrived, you’re not alone.
Let’s talk about the unspoken cost of networking when you don’t come from wealth, privilege, or an insider circle. If you’ve ever left a “networking opportunity” feeling more invisible than when you arrived, you’re not alone.
April 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“If one more person tells me to ‘network more,’ I might scream.”
Let’s talk about the unspoken cost of networking when you don’t come from wealth, privilege, or an insider circle. If you’ve ever left a “networking opportunity” feeling more invisible than when you arrived, you’re not alone.
Let’s talk about the unspoken cost of networking when you don’t come from wealth, privilege, or an insider circle. If you’ve ever left a “networking opportunity” feeling more invisible than when you arrived, you’re not alone.
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French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.
Violinist Esther Abrami uncovers 'hidden treasure' of music by women
French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.
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April 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.
This is your reminder to review the pictures on your website. Is everyone a guy? Is everyone white?
If you don't have lived experience as an underrepresented identity, homogeneity might not catch your eye - you have to intentionally evaluate and update.
If you don't have lived experience as an underrepresented identity, homogeneity might not catch your eye - you have to intentionally evaluate and update.
April 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is your reminder to review the pictures on your website. Is everyone a guy? Is everyone white?
If you don't have lived experience as an underrepresented identity, homogeneity might not catch your eye - you have to intentionally evaluate and update.
If you don't have lived experience as an underrepresented identity, homogeneity might not catch your eye - you have to intentionally evaluate and update.
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This — the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s arrest today of a sitting judge — against the backdrop that the President of the United States is, at this same moment, defying an April 10 Order of the Supreme Court of the United States
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This — the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s arrest today of a sitting judge — against the backdrop that the President of the United States is, at this same moment, defying an April 10 Order of the Supreme Court of the United States