Sarah Lacy

My kids have like, I will be regularly giving them $80 and it is not pity money. The store is 100% made money. And so we look at supplies, we look at chains. There's small businesses all over America who would be willing to sell friendship bracelets, baked goods, cards, all kinds of things kids could be making. So that's idea number one.

My kids have like, I will be regularly giving them $80 and it is not pity money. The store is 100% made money. And so we look at supplies, we look at chains. There's small businesses all over America who would be willing to sell friendship bracelets, baked goods, cards, all kinds of things kids could be making. So that's idea number one.

My kids have like, I will be regularly giving them $80 and it is not pity money. The store is 100% made money. And so we look at supplies, we look at chains. There's small businesses all over America who would be willing to sell friendship bracelets, baked goods, cards, all kinds of things kids could be making. So that's idea number one.

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Essentially what I failed to build for women for tween girls.

Essentially what I failed to build for women for tween girls.

Well, I think the most scalable way to do it would be to do it as an online thing, but something that happens in the schools. And most schools now are actually using a lot of technical tools, whether it's Khan Academy or other curriculums. It's pretty common right now that there's... private school curriculums that teachers are basically following a framework, pressing play on.

Well, I think the most scalable way to do it would be to do it as an online thing, but something that happens in the schools. And most schools now are actually using a lot of technical tools, whether it's Khan Academy or other curriculums. It's pretty common right now that there's... private school curriculums that teachers are basically following a framework, pressing play on.

Well, I think the most scalable way to do it would be to do it as an online thing, but something that happens in the schools. And most schools now are actually using a lot of technical tools, whether it's Khan Academy or other curriculums. It's pretty common right now that there's... private school curriculums that teachers are basically following a framework, pressing play on.

There's a lot of STEM curriculums like this. So I think you would slot into that model.

There's a lot of STEM curriculums like this. So I think you would slot into that model.

There's a lot of STEM curriculums like this. So I think you would slot into that model.

But let me tell you the problem with that method in today's world. And I say this as someone whose kid was just given 20 raffle tickets that she has to sell. So we're in debt $200 if we don't sell these things. And so what's happening? Well, in... Twenty twenty four. My 13 year old is not going to go door to door selling things that doesn't work. It doesn't work. Why does it not work?

But let me tell you the problem with that method in today's world. And I say this as someone whose kid was just given 20 raffle tickets that she has to sell. So we're in debt $200 if we don't sell these things. And so what's happening? Well, in... Twenty twenty four. My 13 year old is not going to go door to door selling things that doesn't work. It doesn't work. Why does it not work?

But let me tell you the problem with that method in today's world. And I say this as someone whose kid was just given 20 raffle tickets that she has to sell. So we're in debt $200 if we don't sell these things. And so what's happening? Well, in... Twenty twenty four. My 13 year old is not going to go door to door selling things that doesn't work. It doesn't work. Why does it not work?

First of all, people don't know their neighbors in the same way they used to. Um, also we have ring doorbells. People don't answer their doors if they don't know who it is and they don't come. A lot of people don't have doorbells. Like we're not built for a world where kids can go door to door selling stuff. And so then what happens?

First of all, people don't know their neighbors in the same way they used to. Um, also we have ring doorbells. People don't answer their doors if they don't know who it is and they don't come. A lot of people don't have doorbells. Like we're not built for a world where kids can go door to door selling stuff. And so then what happens?

First of all, people don't know their neighbors in the same way they used to. Um, also we have ring doorbells. People don't answer their doors if they don't know who it is and they don't come. A lot of people don't have doorbells. Like we're not built for a world where kids can go door to door selling stuff. And so then what happens?

One of two things, either the kid has parents like me who, and by the way, by the end of this episode, I will sell you a raffle ticket. You Um, but like, so you have someone like me who pings a bunch of people and is like, Hey, Eli's just sell these raffle tickets. Or I just had the idea today. I'm actually going to make her do a sales pitch on video.

One of two things, either the kid has parents like me who, and by the way, by the end of this episode, I will sell you a raffle ticket. You Um, but like, so you have someone like me who pings a bunch of people and is like, Hey, Eli's just sell these raffle tickets. Or I just had the idea today. I'm actually going to make her do a sales pitch on video.