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Aggie Branczyk

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Started a company. Deep tech communication. Having the time of my life. quantum.salon

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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 26

Communication for deep tech startups is tricky. The standard advice is to abstract away the technical details and focus on customer problems.

But in deep tech, that’s easier said than done. And even when it’s possible, it’s often not enough.

quantumsalon.substack.com/p/deep-techs...

🧪⚛️ #deeptech

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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 10d

more from Derek Sivers

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 12d

So, I won’t be able to write anything serious for the Aggie Inc. Substack this week. I’ve gone into focus mode. In the meantime, here are some things I’ve been enjoying recently, if you’re looking for inspiration.

What about you?

aggieinc.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 13d

Just learnt a new term: mistakes of commission.

These are data-rich mistakes, the kind that help you hone your craft.

open.substack.com/pub/lulu/p/t...

The danger of playing it safe: why you need to take PR risks

When you avoid risks, you don’t make fewer mistakes — you make different mistakes.

open.substack.com

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 14d

know your audience

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 14d

wise words from 1908

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 16d

Boop!

How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!) and I like working with…

anniemueller.com

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 17d

nice

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 18d

yes

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 19d

What the heck is the difference between incubators, accelerators and venture studios???

insights.quantum.salon/p/incubators...

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 20d

patience

sive.rs/donkey

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 26d

My favourite note-taking tools and my philosophy around how I incorporate technology into my life.

aggieinc.substack.com/p/my-favouri...

#solopreneur #notetaking #apps

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 28d

Kinda wish you could cash in your citations when you leave academia

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Sep 9

I used to think of VCs as this mysterious group of people, who existed to give you money, if only you managed to impress them somehow. If you do too, this post will help.

quantumsalon.substack.com/p/the-mechan...

#quantumcomputing #venturecapital #entrepreneurship 🧪⚛️

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Sep 8

What’s that saying? Something like “I’ve got something that super duper rich guy doesn’t: enough”

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had a dream where for one reason or another, I was given the task of finding a particular address in a phone book. In the dream, I thought it was the funniest thing ever, but I didn’t have anyone around who I could share the joke with.

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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm doing more recordings these days and think it's time to invest in a new mic. Any suggestions for a good podcasting mic?

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Sep 2

One of the best things about being a solopreneur in 2025 is the sheer number of tools and apps you can use to be productive without hiring more people.

In this post, I wanted to highlight some of my favourite ones!

aggieinc.substack.com/p/some-of-my...

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Sep 1

So I’ve now heard of silicon valley, quantum valley, and hydrogen valley. What other valleys are there out there?

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sometimes I have trouble explaining to my tech friends why physicists have trouble adjusting to industry.

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hot take: I think companies sometimes underestimate how much it matters whether people feel proud to say where they work.

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 31

Can you imagine if Planck chose a less cool sounding name, how different our industry might be today.

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 30

Some advice, on how to take advice, from Derek Sivers.

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 29

Anyone else love how on a mac, the eject disk menu item is right above the erase disk menu item?

Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · Aug 22

We still have our dvd player hooked up. When we’re feeling nostalgic, we go down to the local library and rent out some dvds for an old-fashioned movie night 🍿