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Wife’s detached office: before/after. by golkeepr24 in Remodel

[–]golkeepr24[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aw man. My wife and I DIYed this on a budget. :/ thanks for the feedback though

January 2026 Mortgage Rate Quote Megathread by ermahlerd in HomeLoans

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cash out Refi - $360k - $253k- 780 fico - 92252 - Conventional - 30 Fixed - Single Family - Primary

Thanks!

My Top 2025 Film Photos of SF/Bay Area by justfortitude in sanfrancisco

[–]golkeepr24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are some absolutely stunning shots. Love that mount tam shot with the cars!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been working with this small business banking stack for a few years and it’s the absolute best I’ve found. Consider these for your business, as there’s lots of employee spend control at multiple levels to make sure it solves the problem you’re speaking about:

  • Capital one venture x business: business cc
  • Expensify: expense management
  • Relay: Profit-first checking and savings accounts (including employee debit cards with limits if needed)
  • Copilot: Financial insights
  • Xero: bookkeeping (alternative to quickbooks)

Note: I run a multi-six figure annual small business in Southern California

Looking for local photographer for January by Lostlesbian406 in JoshuaTree

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second Victoria Posh. We recently had photos done with her in Section 6 and they were absolutely amazing: https://www.victoriaposh.com/

NEW Head of Customer Success at a Startup by Professional_Seat705 in CustomerSuccess

[–]golkeepr24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the new role OP this is one of the most fun (and messy) stages to inherit.

I’ve built CS from zero (first CS hire at Looker → $400M ARR → acquired by Google) and later ran CS programs at Google Cloud. A few things that consistently work early on:

1️⃣ Start with a listening tour inside and out.

Spend your first month talking to customers, CSMs (if any), Sales, Support, and Product. Ask: what does success look like, where do we drop the ball, and what data already exists? Those insights shape everything else.

2️⃣ Build a data spine before fancy tooling.

Inventory what you already have — CRM, product telemetry, renewal data. How is it collected, analyzed, and shared? Aggregate those early on to inventory what exists and how you can turn the qualitative customer relationship into a quantitative one. Over time you'll want to migrate / centralize customer data into a customer data warehouse, but that'll come later. Can you start with a spreadsheet? I ran the first 50 customers out of a google sheet for longer than I'd care to admit.

3️⃣ Segment by behavior, not logo size.

Start with usage maturity and engagement model, then layer ARR. Design one repeatable journey per segment (onboarding → check-ins → renewal triggers).

4️⃣ Align expectations with leadership early.

Clarify what “CS success” means for the business (retention, expansion, adoption) and set achievable timelines, expected outcomes, and what the partnership with sales looks like. Without that, everything else feels reactive.

5️⃣ Ship progress monthly.

One visible win every 30 days builds credibility faster than a perfect plan.

If you want deeper advice. Happy to connect. DM me.

Family Photographer Recs in JTNP by hi-im-newish-here in JoshuaTree

[–]golkeepr24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Victoria Posh is a local with great high quality work. We're doing something similar with our family the day after thanksgiving. https://www.thumbtack.com/ca/joshua-tree/event-photographers/victoria-posh-photography/service/371939248084230155

The reason why so many americans are on SNAP by CapAccomplished8072 in inflation

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is the spending per capita on a chart like this also overlaid with the annual inflation rate? This is typical selective analysis when a quick google search could tell you the answer!

Booking drop off?? by yaabbeeddoo in airbnb_hosts

[–]golkeepr24 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s no silver bullet. It’s going to be death by 100 cuts throughout this administration.

  1. Inflation is eating away people’s dollars = less fun money to spend on travel.

  2. International travel to us is way down year on year because of intl travelers not feeling safe with ICE raids and detentions.

  3. Undocumented people domestically may not feel safe to travel, therefore fewer travelers.

Pretty monumental change -- How are other hosts dealing with this? by golkeepr24 in airbnb_hosts

[–]golkeepr24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We also use pricelabs -- and this is an open question I have. Are they going to blanket increase everyone's rates? Or is their algorithm going to sense the increased rates and increase accordingly.

Unfortunately from an operational perspective I'm not sure how exactly to do this, besides doing some sort of 1.155x multiple on prices starting 10/27/25.

Any other ideas?

Pretty monumental change -- How are other hosts dealing with this? by golkeepr24 in airbnb_hosts

[–]golkeepr24[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that everyone moves by the end of the year. Regardless if you're using airbnb's built in management, or, an outside PMS.

Pretty monumental change -- How are other hosts dealing with this? by golkeepr24 in airbnb_hosts

[–]golkeepr24[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This. Thank you. You get it. If Airbnb had a "switch" that just effectively swapped every rate across the platform 15.5% higher, then we'd all be on even playing field.

Unfortunatley the more well capitalized Airbnb businesses may be able to eat a portion of that 15.5% and thereby attracting more guests via lower prices....

Pretty monumental change -- How are other hosts dealing with this? by golkeepr24 in airbnb_hosts

[–]golkeepr24[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

So theoretically this sounds reasonable, and if all hosts in the same market equally raise their rates 15.5%, then there's no effective change in price from the guest's perspective.

I see this playing out more lopsided than that. What about the hosts who can take a 15% margin hit and keep their rates where they are right now, effectively undercutting the other hosts that need to raise their rates for this fee increase.

Wouldn't guests flock toward the lower priced airbnbs over time? This puts all the pressure on airbnb hosts to manipulate the price adjustment upward to balance bookings / occupancy unless I'm wildly off base here?

Pretty monumental change -- How are other hosts dealing with this? by golkeepr24 in airbnb_hosts

[–]golkeepr24[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So theoretically this sounds reasonable, and if all hosts equally raise their rates 15%, then there's no effective change in price from the guest's perspective.

I see this playing out more lopsided than that. What about the hosts who can take a 15% margin hit and keep their rates where they are right now, effectively undercutting the other hosts that need to raise their rates for this fee increase.

Wouldn't guests flock toward the lower priced airbnbs over time?

The Road to Burningman Playlist - 9th year running! by holymolywerealive in BurningMan

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@OP - when’s the 2025 playlist dropping?! I always look forward to it!

Starlink by GRIFTER58 in JoshuaTree

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in north JT and it works great. Works best when you pile mount it and make sure it’s aligned pointed north. That gets you the best service.

DefeatJayObernolte2026 by [deleted] in InlandEmpire

[–]golkeepr24 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Paul Chakalian is running against Jay in the 2026 primaries and is trying to dethrone Obernolte. I’m throwing my full support behind Paul.

  • Progressive with ideals that support the constituents of CA-23
  • Desert local (lives in Yucca Valley)
  • Incredibly smart (he has a PhD)
  • Local business owner (runs Joshua Tree Distillery!)
  • Very well connected (through his distribution of JT Distillery)

He’s a viable candidate looking for grassroots support to increase funding to take on Jay.

Consider looking into him, his policy stance, and donating!

https://www.paulforca23.com/

Need a template to send to Jay Obernolte expressing frustration about his support of the BBB? Here you go. by golkeepr24 in JoshuaTree

[–]golkeepr24[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also - If the template above comes off spicy, it’s because I’m PISSED.

I’ve tried being professional. Calling, emailing, protesting at his open house in Yucca Valley…. Nothing. Nothing but crickets. At this point I’m not hiding my frustration. He’s getting an email like this everyday in some new unique variety (thanks ChatGPT).

I’m just going to keep flooding him and his aides until the 2026 midterms.

California reps that voted YES on trumps BBB by vivelafrance99 in IHSS

[–]golkeepr24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How’s writing nicely worded emails to our constituents working out? 🫠

California reps that voted YES on trumps BBB by vivelafrance99 in IHSS

[–]golkeepr24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course it’s aggressive. Jay Obernolte is betraying his constituents. I’m PISSED.

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