Make It Fit: NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman On Following Your Mission
The spacesuit was too big for her, as the size “small”
was eliminated by NASA, and officials announced going forward they would only carry sizes M and L to space— not S or XL. Most male astronauts fit the M and L spacesuits; none wore size S.
But this did not deter 5’4” Cady Coleman, retired astronaut who now has two completed space shuttle missions, plus 159 days living at the International Space Station on her resume.
“I was the smallest person ever to be qualified in a spacesuit,” she says.
The most impactful moment was the moment I decided to start Fabric VC. I remember starting to research venture capital after the idea was planted in my head of potentially launching a fund. At that stage of my life I had
been an LP and had been investing with impact, but I didn’t really know the numbers.
I was shocked when I first came across the 2%. If you don’t know. 2% and really less than 2% is the percentage of venture capital dollars that are allocated to diverse-led businesses globally.
How Do You Have the Courage to Lead in Times Like These?
You feel it.
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Eye-Opener of The Week:
Are You Productive?
A new global productivity survey from IFTTT shows that 30% of people see automation and AI as overwhelming to use in daily tasks, even if it promises higher productivity. This is as 40% of those surveyed said they feel overwhelmed with tasks on their to-do lists a few times a week. Still, 32% rarely use AI to be more productive and 27% use it often. More than 80% said they would prefer to take an hour a day off in order to spend it with family, friends or enjoying hobbies.
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