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Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

The life of a freelancer
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The life of a freelancer

It’s all about the bills

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December 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

The 15-minute rule
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The 15-minute rule

This is a hill I will die on

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December 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

You can’t surf that wave with one foot on the ground
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You can’t surf that wave with one foot on the ground

A bag of corn chips caused me to go on a long mental journey

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November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

What if removing the mundane and routine makes us dicks?
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What if removing the mundane and routine makes us dicks?

Leave the coact check women alone

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November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Cows don’t know it’s Sunday
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Cows don’t know it’s Sunday

Your bank should understand that

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November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Live demos and a late apology
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Live demos and a late apology

Yes, I am hiding my apology on a Saturday

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November 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Remember the wives?
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Remember the wives?

Wives don’t want “holidays,” they want funding for their startups as well

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October 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Growth or humanity? Why does it have to be a choice?
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Growth or humanity? Why does it have to be a choice?

For all of those with a princess dress in their attic

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October 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

I was introduced as 'The Kara Swisher of payments' this evening and it honestly made my year.

#NotMyWords peeps!

October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

RIP – the conference press room
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RIP – the conference press room

I’ve visited numerous press rooms during my 31 years in this industry.

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October 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Sibos 2025 Bingo!
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Sibos 2025 Bingo!

OK- this is a bit 'Liz' specific at times. But it's MY Substack :-)

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September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

The uncomfortable, comfortable status quo
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The uncomfortable, comfortable status quo

Don’t worry about turning off the lights; they are all motion-sensitive now

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September 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Were you ever one of nine people in the room?
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Were you ever one of nine people in the room?

Where have you planted your flagpole today?

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September 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Have we made a Faustian pact with AI?
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Have we made a Faustian pact with AI?

The Girl, Disrupted Podcast - Episode One

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August 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

No one makes money for nothing
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No one makes money for nothing

Happy end of summer, rant

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August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

It's all about the little things
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It's all about the little things

Some words sound the same – but mean very different things

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August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Trust me, I’m a journalist
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Trust me, I’m a journalist

Good “content” does not emerge from the sad, safe, beige, and conforming

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August 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

Don’t worry darlin’, there are plenty of experienced people around … today

While doom-scrolling on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I fired off a LinkedIn post with a thought that I have been *thinking* about a lot.

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Don’t worry darlin’, there are plenty of experienced people around … today

Be careful what you wish for when you claim AI will take all the jobs

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July 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Liz Lumley

@lizlum.bsky.social

The decentralised Wild West of crypto

When you watch hours of people trying to describe “tokenisation” in 12 different ways, you start to question the “clarity” claim in the marketing materials

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