# Jan 19, 2019

I don’t like to brag, but I like to think of myself as above average speediness in terms of how long it takes to get dressed in the morning or get ready for a night out. I’m often lauded at [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/dry-shampoo-the-great-equalizer-between-men-and-women-83664c3fb095)

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# Jan 18, 2019

Earlier today, my colleague Nick wrote a blog post on the importance of resilience in the long-term success of decentralized systems. As he puts it, if technical systems and protocols fail to adapt and change over time, it’s unlikely that [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/organizational-resiliency-7dca17209a66)

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# Jan 16, 2019

Stop me if any of these sound familiar: Scenario 1: Work connection cancels / reschedules a meeting on you for the third time in the row. You: “All good!” Scenario 2: Friend outright stands you up for dinner; says they [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/saying-its-okay-when-it-s-really-not-a3a9c0e4f2a5)

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# Jan 16, 2019

About 10 years ago, when I was trying to move to New York City, I really *really* wanted to work for a certain company. Let’s call it Dragon Co. I’m telling you, I was a little obsessed with the idea [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/the-worst-way-to-apply-for-a-job-you-really-want-d4feaa738c70)

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# Jan 16, 2019

I love invited dress rehearsals. I’ll never get tired of being a part of a work in progress or helping “beta test” a new work of art. I love watching the faces of the actors on stage as they finally [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/hamilton-in-puerto-rico-the-eye-of-the-hurricane-3a3b1ec9d368)

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# Jan 14, 2019

Yesterday I joined into a pretty extensive Twitter thread about the importance of “platform efforts” at venture capital firms — or, the post-investment value add engagement work that I do on the Network team at USV. In this thread, folks [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/measuring-the-impact-of-a-vc-platform-strategy-a84c46c9d7c0)

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# Jan 13, 2019

You’ve probably heard of “scope creep” — when you tack on extra features or add-ons to the initial scope of a project. The more you add in, the more complicated the project becomes, and the greater the risk that deadlines [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/beware-of-nostalgia-creep-c1638c30a4d2)

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# Jan 10, 2019

I joined two non-profit boards in 2018. The first, as a director at large for the Northwestern University Alumni Association, where I went to school. This was perhaps the more obvious transition. I’ve been volunteering as an alumni leader in [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/what-does-it-mean-to-be-on-a-board-1725c32ae6b0)

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# Jan 9, 2019

It was one of those rare nights out where everyone at the bar was raptly a part of the same conversation. “Okay, okay, I’ve got another one!” I exclaimed. The bartender refilled the patron’s wine to my left, and the [...](https://medium.com/@bethanymarz/forming-accidental-communities-with-strangers-4a7c774ba68b)