Melia (Robinson) Russell
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Melia (Robinson) Russell
@meliarobin
- I've been promoted to correspondent, writing about startups and venture capital at Insider! ✨
- SCOOP 🍿 A Silicon Valley lawmaker and venture capitalists are teaming up to create a startup visa, providing a path for immigrant entrepreneurs to stay. The bill will be introduced on Monday. Details here.
- SCOOP: @expensify's IPO could make nearly all 140 employees paper millionaires, after the company surprised them with a 10% stock grant on listing day. "I think I'll just hold on to it," one employee told me.
- SCOOP: After their boss emailed the company's 10 million customers saying vote Biden, Expensify employees have been under attack from fake customers and bots. But what's interesting, employees say the email has fortified their decision to work there.
- With deals happening every day, PR people are struggling to place funding stories. Well, I’m working on two for next week! Here’s why their pitches worked for me. 1. Offered as exclusives 2. Disclosed valuations 3. Hit on a fundraising trend 4. Told an interesting company story
- Friday news dump: I’ve been promoted to senior tech correspondent at @businessinsider. 🥳 I never thought I could have my dream job while working from the woodsy small town where I grew up, but here I am. #LFG
- Our dog walker is moving. It kills me that Nubs has no idea. I wish I could warn him, comfort him. Best friends should never move away. @kylebrussell @darth
- Covid is sweeping through my family. Four generations hit. I’m taking two weeks off to care for my mini and me — send good thoughts our way 🙏
