Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Our claims data shows VC-funded companies are volatile to work with depending on where they're at in their funding cycle. I used Crunchbase for this data but it's gone to 💩 Anyone know of a similar platform that has funding data? 000
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I've had such an enjoyable week at work. This is because I've: * had a meeting-free week * scheduled time to create content * spent time learning about topics that interest me I've had time to work ON my business AND be creative. Realising this is key for me to be happy. Meetings are mostly dumb. 020
Reposted by Ashley BaxterScott Riley @scott.is · 08/09/2025MINDFUL DESIGN COURSE PROMO DOT MP4 (via my loves @piccalil.li ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...youtube.comMindful Design PromoYouTube video by Piccalilli 52811
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Booked travel and hotel for keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork... in a couple of weeks. I just checked my calendar and the last time I was in London was 6 years ago 🤯keirwhitaker.comCraft+WorkUpcoming 2025 Events & All You Need to Know About Craft+Work 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 05/08/2025After a 6 year hiatus where I wanted to focus on building @withjack.bsky.social, I am going to be speaking at Craft+Work next month! keirwhitaker.com/craftandwork...keirwhitaker.comCraft+WorkUpcoming 2025 Events & All You Need to Know About Craft+Work 030
Reposted by Ashley BaxterKeir Whitaker @keirwhitaker.com · 21/07/2025Next up in my interview series "9 Questions For..." is the founder of @withjack.bsky.social Ashley Baxter (@ashley-baxter.bsky.social). As I always say, "The questions might be the same, but the insights certainly aren't!" Read here: keirwhitaker.com/blog/9-quest... 002
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I needed those words. world.hey.com/jason/go-do-...world.hey.comGo do businessBusiness isn’t something you learn in books. Or posts. Or threads. You can’t read your way to the right hire. You can't consume enough content to produce a product. You have to do. You learn business ... 020
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 13/05/2025I looked through 78 payment-related claims and wrote down the 3 mistakes freelancers make when chasing late payments. 021
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Another good post from @justinjackson.ca which has made me want to pay more attention to the activities where I feel "most like myself". justinjackson.ca/zone-of-geniusjustinjackson.caFinding your "zone of genius"I've been thinking about my personal zone of genius. Here's what I've learned about building a life that aligns with your natural energy patterns. 211
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I just published April's mini experiment. I write about creating and optimising landing pages and look back at the first quarter of mini experiments. iamashley.co.uk/aprils-mini-...iamashley.co.ukApril's mini experimentI want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results. This month I focused on creating landing pag... 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Things I am enjoying right now: * Celeste on Switch. So challenging but rewarding when you get it right * Jigsaws. An hour or so every day I totally zone out * The Four Seasons on Netflix 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 23/04/20252x5 at 145KG. This used to be a weight I'd get in my head about for a single rep. Combination of learning to trust my back and taking my breath at the top (therefore not losing tension when resetting on ground) has helped me rep this weight out. 020
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Always liked the idea of invoice insurance, but that's two insurtechs that have now went out of business (Moojo and Nimbla). It's challenging getting people to buy products for anticipatory problems. Freelancers tend to only look for solutions to their payment problems when experiencing the issue. 000
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Wow, the new Crunchbase is terrible. It no longer does what I need it to do (and the reason I bought a subscription). It feels like they've used AI for no other reason than it's the current thing everyone is talking about—not because it improves the tool. 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Anybody got recommendations for a communications consultant (freelance)? 000
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Is this helpful? Interesting? If so I'm going to make it a monthly feature. 000
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments. I'm going to publish February's mini experiment soon and would love if you'd sign up to my newsletter! iamashley.co.ukiamashley.co.ukAshley BaxterMy goal is to help 10,000 freelancers. This is where I'm documenting my progress. 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Our mum died at the start of the year, just as my sister (a dress designer) got the keys to her new shop. I want to show you all my sister's shop because the achievement got lost in hospice visits, funeral planning etc. I am so proud of my sister. 📍Fitzroy Pl, Glasgow 020
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 19/02/2025As someone who deals with freelance hiccups daily, if there's one thing freelancers should do right now to mitigate risk it's have protection for copyright claims AND a method of record keeping for third-party assets and licenses. 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025* Brexit * IR35 * VC-backed competitors * Covid * Cost of living crisis Some of the events my bootstrapped business has managed to survive and even grow through. Got to admit—this year has been a rough start though. 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025I want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results. This was January's mini experiment: iamashley.co.uk/januarys-min...iamashley.co.ukJanuary's mini experimentI want to get back to growing With Jack after a year of distraction by running lots of mini experiments and being more intentional with measuring results. But January has been weird. The start of the ... 032
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Insurance has all of these hidden value added services that insurers are, quite frankly, rubbish at highlighting. One of them is a counselling helpline with qualified counsellors. Freelancers, please make use of this! 000
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Nothing boils my blood more than companies trying to get out of paying freelancers. This is why I'm the right person to build @withjack.bsky.social. 040
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 11/12/2024I just published "A difficult business year (but I'm optimistic. for 2025)". iamashley.co.uk/a-difficult-...iamashley.co.ukA difficult business year (but I'm optimistic for 2025)2024 was a poor year for With Jack. It's the most underwhelming 12 months since launching in 2016. Growth slowed and I saw an increase in churn. I can correlate this to a few events. Being able to pi... 110
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 11/12/2024One of my hobbies is strongwoman. Yesterday I pulled 160KG and it moved like butter 🤌 This is comp weight and we're still 6 weeks out. 010
Ashley Baxter @ashley-baxter.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Hi 👋 I'm here because I read @justinjackson.ca's blog post. The "It reminds me of how Twitter felt in 2010-2012" line sold it for me. justinjackson.ca/twitter-blue...justinjackson.caLeaving Twitter for BlueskyAfter 15 years and 50,000 tweets on Twitter/X, I'm moving to Bluesky, which (in the last month) has become 1,000x more fun than X. 110