Leslie Hitchcock10 memories x 10 years at TechCrunch (Part I)Sharing my career update has caused a pleasant avalanche of TechCrunch recollections to emerge, so I thought I’d share a smattering of my…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Leslie HitchcockWhy I won’t move back to AmericaMy mother, who lives in North Carolina, is asked with regularity if I will ever move back to the United States. Her answer is a very…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Leslie Hitchcock‘Working on something ✨new✨’After a global health crisis and a stealth period of ‘working on something new,’ I’m finally ready to write about what I’ve been working on…Mar 27, 20231Mar 27, 20231
Leslie HitchcockBlackout Tuesday & meOn 6 March 2023, for the fifth time, I turned off my email to be part of Blackout Tuesday #12. I first encountered this initiative in 2021…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Leslie HitchcockSubstack and Shifts in Media HabitsI’ve been obsessed with media since I was young. When adults asked me the dreaded ‘What do you want to be when you grow up’ question, my…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Leslie HitchcockRaising a Conscious Kid: Alternatives to Dr SeussI’ve had to realise that a huge part of raising a conscious kid is confronting the racism in my beloved childhood books. Many authors I…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Leslie HitchcockPersonal Heroes of American Black History Month: Marguerite Harper ScottFebruary is Black History Month in the United States. To honour and celebrate Black Americans I know or admire, I am sharing a series…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Leslie HitchcockReading with Intention: My Top 5 Books Read in 2020Reading is my thing. I’ve always been a reader. Some of my favourite childhood memories are reading chapter books before bed with my…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Leslie HitchcockTrying to raise a conscious kid: JoJo & Gran GranMy husband and I had every intention to avoid introducing television to our son until he was 2. It was going great until a global pandemic…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
Leslie HitchcockDear Trump Supporters in my LifeI know we don’t see eye-to-eye and we haven’t for a very, very long time. I’ve done my best to keep quiet about our political differences…Jul 23, 2020Jul 23, 2020