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emily freeman

@emilyfreeman.bsky.social

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Co-founder and CEO, Freeman & Forrest. Bestselling author of DevOps for Dummies and international keynote speaker. I’ve led Community, DevRel and Product Marketing at AWS, MSFT, and startups. I was editingemily on Twitter.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 12d

Have you tried to get a 10-year-old to pack for a two week trip or would you prefer to get a root canal because I can tell you where I’m landing.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 19d

I don’t think either of us qualify so I think we’re in the clear. 😂

emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 19d

Lol

emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 19d

Paaarrrrtttttyyyyy

emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 19d

God I hope it’s the rapture tomorrow. That would solve so many problems.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 30

🤣

emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 29

Shoutout to meetings so stressful your Oura ring thinks you’re exercising. 😂

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 15

I wish I loved anything as much as some of y’all love Diet Coke.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 23

I run a very serious company.

Emily and co-worker being ridiculous as a bunny and alien in a video call.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 16

Every time I see a video of a panda I just think, You’re not even trying to survive.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 16

Awww thank you so much. I think it’s the best talk I ever gave, honestly.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 15

I had such a blast working with the @microsoftlearn.bsky.social team!

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 6

Yes! It’s a delight.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jul 6

OH: “Darling, you’re at a Renaissance Fair. It’s… all nerds.” 😂

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jun 24

Me: “I have a story.”

My daughter, sarcastically: “Bless us with your stories.”

Me: 😑

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · Jun 3

A food item came out slightly off of what my daughter wanted.

Me: “Maybe you’ll discover you love it.”

*tries it*

Her: “I did not discover that….Not at all.”

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 23

Two of my favorite humans being brilliant in one retweet.

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Richard Arugula @monkchips.com · May 23

Re-upping this again because it's properly on point.

Chad Fowler @chadfowler.com · May 22

I’ve been saying this in talks for years:
Code is a liability. The system is the asset.
In the LLM + agent era, this has become literally true. 🧵

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 20

LPT: If you would like to lose weight, start a business and then you will just not have time to eat.

emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 15

Freeman & Forrest is a year old! It's been a wild, incredible journey and we've learned so much.

I'm remembering an executive we pitched early on who called us a "small business for shitty little companies."

Anyway, we've paid technical content creators $1.7M. I'm proud of that. fnf.dev/one-year

5 Big Numbers from 1 Big Year at Freeman & Forrest

With one full year under our belts, here are a few of the numbers from this year that we’re most excited about.

www.freemanandforrest.com

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 14

“I get marshmallows. I’ve had a hard day.”

— my child

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 9

I’m far from perfect. I’m learning every day.

But I swear 80% of this is hiring talented humans and then getting out of the way.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 9

I’m not charmed by “perfect” resumes. I believe people with rockier paths have more grit. They’re capable of figuring it out, no matter what “it” is.

And I love it when people say “we” but can identify how they individually contributed to a larger mission. That matters.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 9

I love finding people who have historically been overlooked or under appreciated. People who continue to strive despite not getting the credit they deserve are intrinsically motivated.

They’re gonna work hard no matter what.

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · May 9

If I’ve seen you transition careers or take time away or juggle a bunch of things at once, I know you know how to pivot.

Adapting to change is always hard. I believe people who have experienced big changes in their lives adapt faster to changes at work.

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