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rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jason Combs</a></span></span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="e687" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">One thing I love about Medium is how multifaceted our knowledge base is, and how many writers from all different stripes come to write here. We’re trying to build the world’s best (and best-organized) library of incredible writing, across as many topics as possible. There’s so much of it that sometimes I forget exactly how much expertise, compassion, care, and knowledge we’re home to.</p><p id="873d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">6.8k attendees and I were vividly reminded on Medium Day 2024. I attended six incredible and diverse talks, ranging from sports writing to an exploration of fascia, and learned something new in each one.</p><p id="4b6e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">You know what else is easy to forget? Behind every blog post and story, there’s a real person. At every talk I attended, I was blown away by the speakers’ expertise and experience, how much they cared about their audience, and how open and willing they were to share it all — for free!</p><p id="c8d6" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">All in all, we had 6.8k attendees from 59 countries across the world. It was an incredible experience, and I can’t wait to do it all again next year. I hope to see you there! If you want to catch any replays, you can watch them on <a class="af oj" href="http://mediumday.com" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">MediumDay.com</a> if you registered. We’re also uploading the talks to our <a class="af oj" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/medium" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>.</p><p id="9e97" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">– <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/a870c0c34e46?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zulie @ Medium</a></span></span>, Product Storyteller @ Medium</p><h1 id="6c46" class="ph pi gv bf pj pk pl hv pm pn po hy pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc bk">Medium by the numbers…</h1><p id="13af" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht qd op oq hw qe os ot ou qf ow ox oy qg pa pb pc qh pe pf pg go bk">I love to understand how readers share stories and bring new readers to Medium. For this month’s By the Numbers section, here’s a peek into how readers found stories on Medium.</p><ul class=""><li id="a7fb" class="ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">You shared stories over 700k times on desktop and mobile, including sharing stories over 126k times on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.</li><li id="3fe8" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">Readers came to Medium stories over 9 million times from stories shared on X.</li><li id="aded" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">Readers read stories recommended in their Daily Digest emails close to 5 million times.</li></ul><h1 id="f715" class="ph pi gv bf pj pk pl hv pm pn po hy pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc bk">First-person perspectives from the DNC and back-to-school season</h1><p id="bbe4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht qd op oq hw qe os ot ou qf ow ox oy qg pa pb pc qh pe pf pg go bk">There are some kinds of stories you can only really find on Medium — the stories from someone who was <em class="qq">there</em>, who did <em class="qq">that</em>, who experienced something first-hand and came to Medium to write all about it. (I liked how <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/afe833bdb212?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">John Polonis</a></span></span> <a class="af oj" href="https://johnny-p.medium.com/this-is-what-makes-medium-so-powerful-insightful-stories-like-this-one-about-learned-experiences-352dc4a4c91c" rel="noopener">put it</a>, commenting on <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@adamdemartino/you-cant-eat-technology-325f604fe394" rel="noopener">this story</a>: “This is what makes Medium so powerful — insightful stories like this one about learned experiences. Going out in the world, doing things you’re passionate in, and then writing about it.”)</p><p id="f914" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">For example, many of us watched or read coverage of the DNC this month. <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/22ceabaa20f6?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Isaac Saul</a></span></span>, executive editor at <a class="af oj" href="https://www.readtangle.com/?ref=Medium" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tangle</a>, was there, <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/the-political-prism/reflections-from-the-2024-dnc-1fd0aaea5e85" rel="noopener">taking notes and names</a> to share with Medium readers. One of the most surprising things he noticed? “The DNC rolled out the blue carpet for content creators and influencers, who received private lounges, free food and booze, and loads of access to big-name politicians. Reporters, meanwhile, were stuffed into nosebleed seats, left fighting for credentials, and battled shoddy internet and poor access to politicians.”</p><p id="be5f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">Meanwhile, it’s also back-to-school season here in the States. I haven’t got any college kids of my own, but I still loved writer <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/cc6400ab7fea?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">jen murphy parker</a></span></span>’s <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@jenmurphyparker/the-fun-and-games-of-college-tours-9181c21c57c7?sk=v2%2F73cac13d-bd5c-46be-81b1-5389134c2771" rel="noopener">reflections on college tours</a>, weaving in thoughts on how college seems to have changed in the intervening generation, how hard it can be to let your children go be grown-ups, and a few life lessons along the way.</p><blockquote class="qr qs qt"><p id="c198" class="ol om qq on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“I tell my daughter we will go ask if we can join — there’s no harm in asking…The tour is excellent led by two students who dimensionalize their experience so fully that I feel I’m an enrolled student by the end… And [my daughter] admits I was, this one time, right. And I hope she remembers not just that, but that it’s always worth asking.”</p></blockquote><h1 id="b1b8" class="ph pi gv bf pj pk pl hv pm pn po hy pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc bk">August’s most highlighted passages</h1><p id="a91b" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht qd op oq hw qe os ot ou qf ow ox oy qg pa pb pc qh pe pf pg go bk">“The value of research doesn’t come from elevating people who are already shouting. It comes from finding the people who are not being heard, and adding their voices to the conversation.” — <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/bd42bf455aca?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pavel Samsonov</a></span></span>, problem designer at AWS, in his story, “<a class="af oj" href="https://uxdesign.cc/nikes-25b-blunder-shows-us-the-limits-of-data-driven-ad30b6e3d938" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nike’s $25B blunder shows us the limits of ‘data-driven’</a>” published in <a class="af oj" href="https://uxdesign.cc/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UX Collective</a></p><p id="bb27" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“In short, almost all countries supported by Stripe are now supported with our latest expansion.” — <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/7cf52203990f?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Elvina Fan</a></span></span>, Senior Operations Associate at Medium, in her post, “<a class="af oj" rel="noopener" href="/weve-added-77-countries-to-the-medium-partner-program-827a574fcdf0">We’ve added 77 countries to the Medium Partner Program</a>” published in <a class="af oj" href="https://blog.medium.com/" rel="noopener">The Medium Blog</a></p><p id="2ff6" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“Treat people fairly, give them the benefit of the doubt, and if you need to reprimand someone always do it privately.” — <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/202e3b02c06?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Malky McEwan</a></span></span>, writer and former police officer, in his story, “<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/the-springboard/how-to-challenge-people-who-say-it-was-just-a-joke-1d18943a40f5?sk=v2%2Fb0155cdb-07dd-448d-89b1-345dc9508452" rel="noopener">How to Challenge People Who Say, ‘It Was Just a Joke,</a>” published in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/the-springboard" rel="noopener">E3 — Entertain, Enlighten, Empower</a></p><h1 id="5d32" class="ph pi gv bf pj pk pl hv pm pn po hy pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc bk">10 of the most-read stories in August 2024</h1><ul class=""><li id="d73a" class="ol om gv on b ht qd op oq hw qe os ot ou qf ow ox oy qg pa pb pc qh pe pf pg qi qj qk bk"><a class="af oj" href="https://bluepnume.medium.com/the-shortest-strangest-engineering-interview-ive-ever-done-950e8fa95f4e" rel="noopener">The shortest, strangest engineering interview I’ve ever done</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/97f5eca783db?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Daniel Brain</a></span></span>, CTO and Co-founder of <a class="af oj" href="https://home.onetext.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">OneText</a></li><li id="1e04" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/flutter/whats-new-in-flutter-3-24-6c040f87d1e4" rel="noopener">What’s new in Flutter 3.24</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/7cb43f46877f?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kevin Chisholm</a></span></span>, Technical Program Manager for Dart and Flutter at Google, in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/flutter" rel="noopener">Flutter</a></li><li id="bf73" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@ignacio.de.gregorio.noblejas/grokking-a-new-form-of-reasoning-6785ea89d2ec?sk=v2%2F00337a6c-852a-4212-9d47-7c3b7ac97597" rel="noopener">Grokking, a New Form of Reasoning</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/9b351e8113e9?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ignacio de Gregorio</a></span></span>, tech writer</li><li id="3c2c" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmasked-friend-in-the-fifth-year-of-covid-f2790ccd267d" rel="noopener">To My Unmasked Friend in the Fifth Year of COVID</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/9bfc69c741db?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anna Holmes</a></span></span>, YA / adult fantasy author and disability rights advocate</li><li id="ed1d" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/modern-women/why-would-she-wear-that-to-the-gym-71adae43c3ed?sk=v2%2F31258699-5ab6-4b3f-bd6f-599c537aa2ab" rel="noopener">Why Would She Wear THAT to the Gym?</a>” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/b924152fc1b8?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kelsey Schaefer</a></span></span>, social media marketing consultant and CEO at <a class="af oj" href="https://www.instagram.com/inspired.idiots/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Inspired Idiots</a>, in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/modern-women" rel="noopener">Modern Women</a></li><li id="1f47" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://thebolditalic.com/burning-man-turns-to-djs-to-sell-tickets-aae69a52ef35" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Burning Man turns to DJs to sell tickets</a>,” by <a class="af oj" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-roberts-74138689/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Adriana Roberts</a>, DJ and performer, in <a class="af oj" href="https://thebolditalic.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Bold Italic</a></li><li id="547e" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://blog.prototypr.io/the-ux-job-market-really-sucks-right-now-1433fc82ac53?sk=v2%2Fd8bffd2b-58e6-41e6-81de-f304a5d190f3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The UX job market REALLY sucks right now</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/f6a4f9d80268?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Melody Koh 🤔</a></span></span>, senior product designer, at <a class="af oj" href="https://blog.prototypr.io/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Prototypr</a></li><li id="9861" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://uxdesign.cc/why-everything-is-failing-now-9a84ac7a4d3d" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The problem with growth: why everything is failing now</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/a4fe36bdf3dc?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Joanna Weber</a></span></span>, UX researcher and product developer at <a class="af oj" href="https://www.theadaptavistgroup.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Adaptavist Group</a>, in <a class="af oj" href="https://uxdesign.cc/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UX Collective</a></li><li id="6202" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/yandex/good-retry-bad-retry-an-incident-story-648072d3cee6" rel="noopener">Good Retry, Bad Retry: An Incident Story</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/51b01a39cca8?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Denis Isaev</a></span></span>, engineering director at <a class="af oj" href="https://yandex.cloud/en/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Yandex Cloud</a>, in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/yandex" rel="noopener">Yandex</a></li><li id="ea0e" class="ol om gv on b ht ql op oq hw qm os ot ou qn ow ox oy qo pa pb pc qp pe pf pg qi qj qk bk"><a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/musk-has-won-dei-is-dead-tech-is-bringing-back-the-booth-bunny-f0780878c463?sk=v2%2Fc452d0d8-1308-4065-a7d2-8781c4de2a42" rel="noopener">Musk Has Won — DEI Is Dead, Tech Is Bringing Back the Booth Bunny</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/98b8888f933f?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ronke Babajide</a></span></span>, Manager System Engineering at <a class="af oj" href="https://www.fortinet.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Fortinet</a>, in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs" rel="noopener">Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs</a></li></ul><h1 id="7a42" class="ph pi gv bf pj pk pl hv pm pn po hy pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc bk">Most shared stories in August 2024</h1><p id="c62d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht qd op oq hw qe os ot ou qf ow ox oy qg pa pb pc qh pe pf pg go bk">These stories found readers on both Medium and far beyond it.</p><p id="9673" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@fyoaeuriz/you-cannot-make-someone-love-you-by-loving-them-harder-657c9e788b25" rel="noopener">you cannot make someone love you by loving them harder</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/a6fb799183c1?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">iris ୨୧</a></span></span>, writer</p><p id="9619" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/speaking-bipolar/suicide-is-about-wanting-to-live-the-paradox-of-suicidal-thinking-0b53390dc99f?sk=v2%2Ff9348f84-e0ea-45fc-8b42-a202f9ade474" rel="noopener">Suicide is About Wanting to Live</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/180a9e6c90e6?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">odawni</a></span></span>, mental health writer, in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/speaking-bipolar" rel="noopener">Speaking Bipolar</a></p><p id="0aa1" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@vipra_singh/llm-architectures-explained-nlp-fundamentals-part-1-de5bf75e553a?sk=v2%2F6efd8ff6-1e3e-4507-87cf-31124864755c" rel="noopener">LLM Architectures Explained: NLP Fundamentals (Part 1)</a>,” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/63861d815c3?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Vipra Singh</a></span></span>, Developer Lead, Generative AI at <a class="af oj" href="https://www.capgemini.com/us-en/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Capgemini</a></p><h1 id="731d" class="ph pi gv bf pj pk pl hv pm pn po hy pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc bk">Boosted stories by new writers</h1><p id="a128" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht qd op oq hw qe os ot ou qf ow ox oy qg pa pb pc qh pe pf pg go bk">At Medium, we rely on human curators and community editors to help us find and recommend the stories that make Medium worth paying for. When we find those stories, we give them <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@zulie_at_medium/list/everything-about-the-boost-aea02a8f55f9" rel="noopener">a Boost</a> to help recommend them to more readers.</p><p id="77d3" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">Here are a few of our favorite Boosted stories, written by brand-new writers to Medium.</p><p id="4595" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/rooted-publication/selling-food-as-the-great-inconvenience-in-your-life-093c89c1db83" rel="noopener">Selling Food as ‘The Great Inconvenience’ in Your Life</a>,” by nutritionist <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/90e68d108f3b?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ruby</a></span></span> in <a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/rooted-publication" rel="noopener">Rooted</a>. A great story covering the intersection of food, nutrition, marketing, and history.</p><p id="afe1" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/mr-vance-childless-teachers-are-a-thing-8d7cdf1ccfec" rel="noopener">Mr. Vance: Childless Teachers Are a Thing.</a>” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/128f54ead22e?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kim Stillwell</a></span></span>, an educator of over 30 years. A thoughtful rebuttal to the idea that you need to be a parent to have a stake in our country’s future and a reminder that a woman’s worth goes far beyond her ability to birth and raise a child.</p><p id="3063" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk">“<a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@adamdemartino/you-cant-eat-technology-325f604fe394" rel="noopener">‘You Can’t Eat Technology.’</a>” by <span class="jf"><span class="jf" aria-hidden="false"><a class="ok jg fe" href="https://medium.com/u/95190323feab?source=post_page---user_mention--53fa5474af05--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Adam DeMartino</a></span></span>, the former CEO and co-founder of mushroom startup <a class="af oj" href="https://smallhold.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Smallhold</a>. A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how a farming startup tried to play the VC game by branding as a tech startup and failed because, as DeMartino says, “[w]e could have taken a slower, more sustainable growth path, but we chose the fast lane.”</p></div></div></div><div class="ab cb qu qv qw qx" role="separator"><span class="qy by bm qz ra rb"></span><span class="qy by bm qz ra rb"></span><span class="qy by bm qz ra"></span></div><div class="go gp gq gr gs"><div class="ab cb"><div class="ci bh ga gb gc gd"><p id="2eda" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ol om gv on b ht oo op oq hw or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg go bk"><em class="qq">For more great stories from Medium’s writers and publications, check out our </em><a class="af oj" href="https://medium.com/@MediumStaff/list/staff-picks-c7bc6e1ee00f" rel="noopener"><em class="qq">Staff Picks</em></a><em class="qq">. 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