If we simply acknowledge how lucky we are right now, we would be halfway to increasing our luck. Many people do not attribute their success to luck, but rather to factors within their control. The number one lesson from Stewart Butterfield, the co-founder of Flickr’s career: ‘be super-lucky.” Luck played a part for many products, […]
Founder: It’s What You Do
The knowledge economy of the 21st century has put a lot of emphasis on “what you know.” Seemingly, “what you know” makes or breaks your career, but there has been some push back against that notion. The saying: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has populated our conversations, especially in entrepreneurial circles. […]
Dear Paul Graham, Here’s How to Fix the Women in Tech Problem
I am on the west coast and just woke up to all of this of the brouhaha around Paul Graham. I was considering calming down before I published a blog post, but really, what is the fun in that? Dear Paul Graham, Fred Wilson & anyone else who would like to read on: I know […]
Female Founder to Watch Skillcrush’s Adda Birnir
Who inspires you? My dad! He’s a math professor, and I remember him spending hours in the living room, mumbling to himself about the latest math problem he was trying to solve. He instilled in me the importance of doing work where you have something to show for your efforts (and a big car/big house/private […]
Hiring Female Tech Talent in NYC: An Open Source Experiment
Like a number of growing startups in New York City, the Chartbeat engineering roster is impressive – and getting larger by the day. Since our second round of funding in April 2012, Chartbeat has more than doubled in size, hiring 39 new employees, including 16 engineers. Hiring developers in general is no easy task, as […]
Launched in the Alley – Suit and Sweet: Rent for Success
Suit and Sweet is a rental start-up that aims to make designer work wear available to women at a fraction of the retail cost. Think ‘Rent the Runway’ for women with interviews to take and meetings to attend. Beyond just fashion, the company also intends to provide a more holistic approach to helping women in […]
Techs and the City: Michelle Madhok
Much has been said and written about the lack of women in the tech sector, be it as investors (or associates), founders or in management positions at major companies. Is the problem the old boys network – or that success in technology is seen as a young man’s game? In this series, we speak with […]
Women Bring Their Own Style to the Startup World
Do you think men make better entrepreneurs than women? Why? I did some research on this subject a while back and found some interesting perspectives. While everyone seems to agree that women think differently, and run their businesses differently, than men, there is a lot less agreement on which styles are better or worse. First […]
Techs and the City – Stacy Horn
Much has been said and written about the lack of women in the tech sector, be it as investors (or associates), founders or in management positions at major companies. Is the problem the old boys network – or that success in technology is seen as a young man’s game? In this series, we speak with […]
The Rise of Women in Tech
It’s time for the old adage that women neither like nor do well in math and science to be put to rest. Women are increasingly involved in the tech field, both as consumers and as practitioners, which shouldn’t come as a surprise since over half of social media users are women and the average social […]