Introduction 👋
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and, and) you put the load right on me
When another’s yoke is heavy, we help. The whims of partners, pain of our parents, plight of the planets. We willingly stretch for our children, teammates, classmates and cellmates. We elect responsibilities outside of our own, volunteering a shoulder
Sharing the load can start with a request. An ask begets a task with “Oh, I need a small favor,” “Could you help me out please?” or “If it’s not much trouble…” Other times, instigation needs no spoken demand, as silent signals set off our senses for support.
Aware of a need, we test both our capacity and facility to reach a decision point. Choosing to share a burden, observations and realization evoke compassion and empathetic response. A mystical force places a thumb to our jaw and shakes out a monosyllabic declaration of “yes.”
Humans like to help. Our drivers vary. Are we acting as a principal of justice or reacting to a previously implanted trigger of guilt? Rekindling a scout’s oath or acting on primal instinct to do the right thing? Regardless of impudence and influence, our day carries another promise to keep.
Offer support thoughtfully. Select causes that warrant your time. We are not Hercules or She-hulk, and even Atlas shrugged. Acknowledge your limits to help, the more we take on, the less bandwidth we have to fulfill. A magnet is powerless in a field of iron. Try to do too much, fail at it all. The act of aid is only noble in follow-through and completion.
Favor has a cost, consider it a bartered currency. Requesting support today is repaid in future actions. Ask for another to share the weight, do not offload it. Man grows weak when others do all his lifting. Asking for help is as honorable as the attitude of appreciation and reciprocity it returns.
Catch a Cannonball, now, to take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone-Jack
For the man who Karaoke's the hell out of this song, Mr. Tim Berwind
Startup Victories 🚀
Three cheers to Clearview Social for being acquired and growing the company they love!
Awesome job to DigitalOcean team on going public! Another big win for a Buffalo founder, Yancey!
Oro Sports gets their feet wet with the US Sailing Team @ Summer Olympics in Japan, keeping them as cool as super-sailing cucumbers!
Say mae govannen (that's elvin for hello) to Clover now that they are in Buffalo! We are being invaded by awesome YC Startups!
Cool tech compost helper WeRadiate already raised 80% of their goal on their current fundraiser to make healthy soil!
Rally aquires OurBus to accelerate a new mass mobility marketplace!
Aviate Audio launches a YouTube channel, rocking out and their latest inventions here!
QAS.AI joins the brand new UB Entrepreneurship Incubator! They'll be saving lives in no time!
Call To Action 📣
No Kids Sleep On The Floor In Our Town
10,000 children in the Buffalo area do not have adequate sleeping conditions. Please join Sleep In Heavenly Peace in their mission to make sure Buffalo kids get help!
Startup Spotlight 💡
Sashti Balasundaram - WeRadiate
Learn about WeRadiate's smart-sensor compost system and its connection with agriculture & soil.
Their current fundraiser (in Startup Victories above) supports education, compost learning and access to technology, all contributions tax-deducible! 80% of goal already!
Community Data Compost Map aggregates and visualizes impact of compost facilities all across NYS. Reach out to @WeRadiateNY to be included
Vaccines Available At The Jericho Road Community Health Center
The Bills Have A New Home!
Say Hello To The Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield StadiumSu Sanni of Dollaride shares his immigrant story
Mindsets Learned in Prison Made Me Mentally Unstoppable
Allstar Mentor 😎
Kristi Walthall - Mentor Catalyst At Techstars
Give – I can help with operations, getting more of the right things done faster, startups, coaching, mental health, people, primary education, leadership, strategy, network connections, data
Event Of The Week 🙌
Go to the Broadway market on Saturday
Enjoy Easter Sunday
Hit up the Dyngus Day parade on Monday
Celebrate Spring!!!!
WNY Startup Job Board 💪
Sales Development Representative (Remote) at Arbeit
Field Operations Manager at SomaDetect
Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Remote) at SomaDetect
SEO Specialist (Remote) at Squire
Graphic Designer (Remote) at Squire
Process Development Intern at PostProcess Technologies
Thank you for reading ❤️
- Buffalo Bridge Team