Sally SimmsOn dust — how we attend to thingsA reflection on care, attention, and expressing experiences that I rediscovered today — written hastily in August 2015, two apartments and…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Sally SimmsCentering our lives around work is breaking our ability to connect with each otherMillennials are centering their lives around work — deriving their life’s meaning through it, “turning to their employers for community”…Feb 21, 2019Feb 21, 2019
Sally SimmsinGroup ProjectWhy does everything in our lives feel like work?Earlier this week I cried at dinner as I talked about what my work takes out of me, though I love it. My companions, fellow high-achievers…Jan 11, 20191Jan 11, 20191
Sally Simms6 things femme founders need to knowI’ve spent the last two years starting a complex software company as a solo female founder. It has changed me, my worldview, and my way of…Oct 4, 2018Oct 4, 2018
Sally Simms8 things a founder does that don’t feel like “work” — but areOne of the best and hardest things about entrepreneurship is realizing workdays that don’t look like “work” are often the most generative…Oct 4, 2018Oct 4, 2018
Sally SimmsinGroup ProjectInnovation Is A Collaborative Landscape, Not A Competitive OneThe common narrative of innovation is competitive. The image is a footrace — innovators sprint to push the cutting edge, chasing new ideas…Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Sally SimmsinGroup ProjectAutomating Intuition is Annoying but it’s a Good IdeaWhy is a handmade chair so much more beautiful than a mass-produced one from Walmart? Why are people better than computers at so many kinds…Feb 8, 2018Feb 8, 2018
Sally SimmsinGroup ProjectThe Google Memo is Good for Women at GoogleAs an ex-Googler, a woman, and the founder of a bias-fighting enterprise software company, for the past couple weeks I’ve been getting a…Aug 17, 2017Aug 17, 2017
Sally SimmsOn hosting Hatch at Buster HQOriginally posted to the Buster blog.Jan 20, 2016Jan 20, 2016