Jennifer Hill

Co-founder of Sixty Vocab. Former Start-Up Lawyer. Talking head for MSNBC & CBSi. Globe trotter.

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by Pipeline Fellowship Conference Speaker Jennifer Hill

For the last two years I’ve had the pleasure of participating as a speaker/moderator at Pipeline Fellowship’s inaugural NYC and Boston Conferences. The conference brings together an outstanding class of angels, mentors,...

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Got a small business problem that needs fixing? Our experts are here to help.

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Modern Farmer’s Guide to Guard Donkeys

Coyotes stealing your sheep? Maybe you need a guard donkey.

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Honored to be featured in Vigilante Living!

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French Spring/Summer 2014 Staples by jennifer-e-hill featuring lips makeup

Zadig Voltaire gray sweater, $415 / Sandro top, $185 / Zadig & Voltaire slim fit jeans, $235 / ASOS pointed toe flat / Zadig Voltaire viscose scarve / J Crew retro eyeglass / Chanel lips makeup, $42

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Goat Towers: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Take a goat, add a tower and you’ve got yourself an architectural marvel.

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Home Sweet Home for awhile ....

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Geep, Geep! Rare Goat-Hybrid Born on Irish Farm

A suspected half-goat, half-sheep born in Ireland is making waves around the world.

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Ready to eat, sleep and speak Italian in Venice? 

Venice is glorious in the Springtime. If you can time it right, plan to go after Carnival and before the summer crowds hit the city. When there is a low number of tourists, Venice suddenly seems quaint, quiet and a place for quiet reflection and wonderment. 

If you get the chance, visit a restaurant favorite:  Alle Testiere (Castello 5801; 39-041-522-7220; www.osterialletestiere.it). If you don't trust us, trust the New York Times - they love this Venice restaurant, too. 

But before you go, be sure to brush up on your Italian language skills. Conversational jargon will get you far in Venice!. 

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Love this so much! Tomorrow is International Day of Happiness and there are some v. cool happenings at www.24hoursofhappiness.com. #happyday

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Why Does Everyone Hate Monsanto?

In recent years, no company has been more associated with evil than Monsanto. But why?

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In my ongoing quest for the perfect framework for understanding haters, I created The Disapproval Matrix**. (With a deep bow to its inspiration.) This is one way to separate haterade from productive feedback. Here’s how the quadrants break down:

Critics: These are smart people who know something about your field. They are taking a hard look at your work and are not loving it. You’ll probably want to listen to what they have to say, and make some adjustments to your work based on their thoughtful comments.

Lovers: These people are invested in you and are also giving you negative but rational feedback because they want you to improve. Listen to them, too. 

Frenemies: Ooooh, this quadrant is tricky. These people really know how to hurt you, because they know you personally or know your work pretty well. But at the end of the day, their criticism is not actually about your work—it’s about you personally. And they aren’t actually interested in a productive conversation that will result in you becoming better at what you do. They just wanna undermine you. Dishonorable mention goes to The Hater Within, aka the irrational voice inside you that says you suck, which usually falls into this quadrant. Tell all of these fools to sit down and shut up.

Haters: This is your garden-variety, often anonymous troll who wants to tear down everything about you for no rational reason. Folks in this quadrant are easy to write off because they’re counterproductive and you don’t even know them. Ignore! Engaging won’t make you any better at what you do. And then rest easy, because having haters is proof your work is finding a wide audience and is sparking conversation. Own it.

The general rule of thumb? When you receive negative feedback that falls into one of the top two quadrants—from experts or people who care about you who are engaging with and rationally critiquing your work—you should probably take their comments to heart. When you receive negative feedback that falls into the bottom two quadrants, you should just let it roll off your back and just keep doin’ you. If you need to amp yourself up about it, may I suggest this #BYEHATER playlist on Spotify? You’re welcome.

** I presented The Disapproval Matrix to the fine folks at MoxieCon in Chicago yesterday, and they seemed to find it useful, so I figured I’d share with the class. It was originally inspired by a question my friend Channing Kennedy submitted to my #Realtalk column at the Columbia Journalism Review.

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Love chickens but hate commitment? Try renting them.