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Blog 1-on-1 Coaching Courses Vendetta SearchCareers Education Mailbag New here? Archive My Jewish college kid is protesting the war in Gaza. And I’m proud. Diversity In the last 48 hours many of Y’s friends have been arrested for being part of an anti-war encampment at their college. I am shocked by the large number of college encampments across the US, but I knew this was coming because Y (who goes by they) has been discussing it for months. We are […] Read more April 28, 2024 / 41 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-04-28 14:35:13 2024-04-28 14:46:39 My Jewish college kid is protesting the war in Gaza. And I’m proud. What explains the outsized success of autistic applicants to college Diversity Z went to a Duke recruiting weekend where accepted kids can get a feel for the university. He hung out with some kids who decided to go to Harvard and Stanford, and a bunch of kids who decided on Duke. What was similar about all of them? They talked openly about having autism. At lunch […] Read more April 25, 2024 / 4 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-04-25 13:26:44 2024-04-25 18:13:48 What explains the outsized success of autistic applicants to college How to get funding from deluded, self-congratulating investors Entrepreneurship From 1997 to 2012 just 1% of VC funded companies had female founders. Three of those companies were mine. People tell me it’s much better for women now, but statistically, this is BS. I raised money for a startup recently, and here’s what I found works best for female founders: Read more April 21, 2024 / 5 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-04-21 00:37:04 2024-04-23 17:27:20 How to get funding from deluded, self-congratulating investors WNBA is totally annoying, here’s how to fix it for Caitlin Clark’s arrival Managing up Professional women’s basketball is a cesspool of mediocrity full of women gatekeeping so the sport can’t change. Fortunately, incoming rookie Caitlin Clark is worth more than the entire WNBA due to her sponsorships. This means that unlike other players, Clark doesn’t work for the WNBA she works for her sponsors and her fans. Read more April 13, 2024 / 7 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-04-13 19:29:32 2024-04-14 16:09:48 WNBA is totally annoying, here’s how to fix it for Caitlin Clark’s arrival Why am I subscribed to Penelope’s Substack? Quitting I had email FOMO. I could be making a million dollars a year from my subscriber list! I read email marketing advice like it was porn — people say it can happen but I don’t think it really does happen. Read more April 9, 2024 / 4 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-04-09 12:54:50 2024-04-09 16:40:56 Why am I subscribed to Penelope’s Substack? How my son got into Duke Collegegrad school The worst criticism I’ve ever received from an editor is it sounds like ChatGPT wrote this.” But as soon as Melissa told me that I thought: she’s right. Unfortunately, she said this about the post I wrote about my son getting into Duke. So I’m trying again because I need to tell you that he […] Read more April 1, 2024 / 30 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-04-01 01:30:30 2024-05-02 09:11:49 How my son got into Duke How to be a better listener: Lessons from the Interruption Queen Diversity My son met a Ukrainian girl over the summer, and after telling me it was a summer fling because she barely speaks English, he started learning Russian and seeing her all the time. The relationship became a race – could she learn English before he learned Russian. Her school is in an enclave of all […] Read more March 27, 2024 / 10 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-03-27 16:47:29 2024-03-27 18:08:02 How to be a better listener: Lessons from the Interruption Queen The British royal family has ended Quitting Update, March 22, 2024. In a video released today Kate Middleton said that following recent surgery her doctors found cancer, and she’s now undergoing chemotherapy. I think a lot of what I wrote below still stands. But I have so much admiration and respect for Kate and that extends beyond my need to be right. […] Read more March 21, 2024 / 28 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-03-21 00:23:57 2024-03-22 13:49:16 The British royal family has ended How to get control of your life (and respect to Kate Middleton) Self-management Last month I spent tons of time going to the hospital for cancer tests. Which means I got clarity about what was really important: getting dressed for doctor visits. I felt way too tired to stick to my regular routine of promising to post on my blog and then not doing it, but I didn’t […] Read more March 14, 2024 / 27 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-03-14 11:22:50 2024-03-14 11:22:50 How to get control of your life (and respect to Kate Middleton) Playbook for stage xx cancer World Trade Center It might be cancer. I have two more doctor appointments on Tuesday and maybe even more after that. My mom is coming to Boston to go with me so I am not going alone. My brother comes three days later. Read more February 18, 2024 / 43 Comments https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png 0 0 Penelope https://blog.penelopetrunk.com/cdn/home/pt-logo.png Penelope 2024-02-18 13:17:06 2024-02-18 15:10:32 Playbook for stage xx cancer Page 1 of 156 1 2 3 › » Subscribe to my blog Contact penelope@penelopetrunk.com © 2023 Penelope Trunk Scroll to...