Chris OB @chrisxobrien

Communications advisor to founders. Media theory, history, art, film. Skiing, basketball, boxing. I write for Men's Journal on the side. 10005 Joined February 2009

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NBA Communications @NBAPR

4 weeks ago

NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass issued the following statement:

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Chris OB @chrisxobrien

5 months ago

Apple quietly continues to show why they are the best in the game at proactive supply chain management -- leading Q1 smartphone sales for the first time ever reuters.com/business/media…

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TechCrunch @TechCrunch

2 years ago

Foyer unlocks $6.2M to help people save up to buy homes tcrn.ch/4jrDEV4

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There were 24 Series As in the last week that raised a total of $396 million. The average deal size was $16.5 million. @a16z (@arampell & @dhaber) led two deals , @IndexVentures (Julia Andre) led one, @8vc (@JTLonsdale) led one , and @insightpartners (@liadagmon) led one.

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Sarah E. Needleman @saraheneedleman

2 years ago

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Russia freed wrongly convicted WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War wsj.com/world/russia/e… via @WSJ

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Nathan Ohle @nathanohle

3 years ago

The Senate EPW Committee has advanced the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 by voice vote, reauthorizing @US_EDA for the first time in nearly 20 years! Better aligns the agency in recognizing the changing economic development landscape #economicdevelopment.

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Chris OB @chrisxobrien

3 years ago

Congrats to Foyer -- impressive young company using the '401(k)' approach to build a timely and (increasingly) essential platform that gives first-time homebuyers hope that their dream of homeownership isn't yet out of reach.

Inman @Inman

3 years ago

The "401(k) for homeownership" helps first-time buyers achieve their goals on the way to homeownership with 4.51 percent APY high-yield savings accounts, as well as educational tools and matching opportunities with agents and lenders. inmn.io/45WT5N3

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Chris OB @chrisxobrien

3 years ago

@cammcwhirter @ZushaElinson @WSJ Great detail on this subject in chapter 22 of the book. Just getting there now. Overall American Gun has been a good education on the topic of the AR-15 and, maybe most importantly, a good read.

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WSJ Communications @WSJPR

3 years ago

Statement from @WSJ on reporter Evan Gershkovich #IStandWithEvan dowjones.com/press-room/apr…

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Benj Edwards @benjedwards

4 years ago

30 years ago—on November 25, 1992—I started The Cave BBS in Raleigh, NC I was only 11 years old, and after a devastating hack, I began to hide my age online. But the BBS grew very popular until I shut it down in '98 I wrote about it for Ars Technica: arstechnica.com/information-te…

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Chris OB @chrisxobrien

4 years ago

The real 1 percenters are people who get their news from twitch

Pew Research Journalism @pewjournalism

4 years ago

🚨NEW🚨 Digital news has become an important part of Americans’ news media diets, with social media playing a crucial role in news consumption. Today, half of U.S. adults get news at least sometimes from social media. pewrsr.ch/3QVPxmL

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Axios @axios

4 years ago

Patagonia will bail out employees arrested in abortion protests trib.al/yxnow1x

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Hacker News Bot @newsycombinator

4 years ago

How We built a $1M ARR open source SaaS plausible.io/blog/open-sour…

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WILLIAMSBURG NEWS @WMSBG

4 years ago

Penn St between Lee Ave & Bedford Ave is closed, use alternate route.

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Phil Wahba @philwahba

4 years ago

Meet the 5 Black CEOs on the Fortune 500—and the first Black founder to ever make the list fortune.com/2022/05/23/mee… Regional bank M&T and its CEO Rene Jones fall off the list, but real estate brokerage Compass and Robert Reffkin debut on the @FortuneMagazine 500 so still 5.

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dawnstaley @dawnstaley

4 years ago

#FreeBrittneyGriner it’s been 84 days too long. #WeAreBG

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Lauren Goode @LaurenGoode

5 years ago

This seems like...the future (and team leaders should realize this is becoming a competitive advantage in hiring) x.com/katie_robertso…

Katie Robertson @katie_robertson

5 years ago

New: Staff at @WSJ were told today that the company won't be mandating a broad office return, and instead team leaders will figure out what the "hybrid and flexible" work arrangements should be for their group

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Chris OB @chrisxobrien

5 years ago

@mhbergen Such an incredible channel. ball is life. welcome back

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Chris OB @chrisxobrien

5 years ago

Already a candidate for quote of the year

Karen Heller @kheller

5 years ago

"Imagine a bunch of very smart art school people who have been very stoned for about 40 years who are now trying to argue over business.” @kimidefreytas nyti.ms/3HCLYO5

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Mike Solana @micsolana

5 years ago

jack dorsey was a misunderstood champion of the open internet. now, i think we’re all about to realize just how much he was doing, quietly, in stewardship over a power he was wise enough to fear, and good enough not to use.