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April 27, 2014
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A talk I gave internally to our Developer Evangelist team at SendGrid about saying 'No' to things.

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Transcript

  1. Yo

  2. None

  3. Minimalism

  4. No

  5. Yes

  6. ?

  7. You have the right to say, No.

  8. Defend your life.

  9. Use your talents.

  10. Assert what you want.

  11. Choose your stories.

  12. Take your time.

  13. Be honest.

  14. Scarcity complex.

  15. Live in the now.

  16. Silence.

  17. No

  18. Be brave.

  19. 3 NOs for every 1Yes.

  20. TAP TO SAY NO WANNA SAY “I’d rather not be

    on this date with you”

  21. -