Brad Feld and I are writing a book, Startup Boards, where we raise the fundamental question – can you proactively build an all-star, high-performing board? By Mahendra Ramsinghani (Contributor, Forbes) Today, no woman is giving a spirited “I have a dream…” speech to founders and entrepreneurs, seeking a balanced startup board. Such issues are best [...]
Posts Tagged "Diversity"
New Year’s Resolution: Speak At A Tech Conference In 2013
December 13, 2012 – 9:00 am
Conference diversity is a window into the tech community’s diversity and is a ratio we can all help to change. By Suzanne Axtell (Technology Evangelist, O’Reilly) We collectively bemoan the fact that there aren’t enough women in the technical community. But in order to raise the visibility of women in the industry – as well [...]
Solving Signal:Noise Through Adversity And Diversity
September 6, 2012 – 8:00 am
There’s a persistent signal:noise problem across the Web and women can do a lot to help solve this issue. We can do it because we’re great at contextualizing info and evaluating it in a way that’s different from what currently exists. By Twain Liu (Founder, Senseus) They say entrepreneurs are irrational optimists so I must [...]
How To Brainstorm A Conference Talk Proposal
August 30, 2012 – 10:00 am
It is not important that you haven’t spoke at PyCon or another conference before. But do prove that why you should now. Taken from Brainstorming: Writing a PyCon Proposal. By Lynn Root (Founder, PyLadies San Francisco) While this post is for PyCon, the US-based conference for Python developers, users, educators, and everyone with an interest [...]
The Beauty Of Working With People Who All Have Different Experiences
August 13, 2012 – 10:00 am
CEO Heather Hiles will be hosting Founder Friday on September 7, 2012 in San Francisco – RSVP here. By Heather Hiles (Founder & CEO, Pathbrite) Lack of diversity? Oh yeah. In the news, on a regular basis I’m being reminded that there are few women, women of color, African American CEO’s and founders in the [...]
Pinterest: An Amazing Place For Female Engineers
August 13, 2012 – 9:00 am
Software engineer Tracy Chou answers the Quora question “What are some particularly female engineer-friendly companies to work for in San Francisco?” By Tracy Chou (Software Engineer, Pinterest) At Pinterest, we have a great company culture (read my breathless rant here). Women are as integral and respected a part of our diverse team as anyone else, [...]
TechCrunch Opinion Post: On Women In Tech
March 28, 2012 – 1:00 pm
This article has been syndicated from TechCrunch. By Matthew Prince (Co-Founder & CEO, CloudFlare) Geeklist must never have learned the first rule of holes: When you’re in one, stop digging. I was all the way on the other side of the world at a conference held at a random amusement park in the German countryside [...]
Black Founders Is For White People
February 2, 2012 – 6:00 am
By Hadiyah Mujhid (Co-Founder, Black Founders) So if it isn’t obvious, I want to clarify that the title of this post is just a catch-title. But I also want to clarify that the organization Black Founders is not just for black people. In fact, the organization is created for all. This statement does not take [...]
Doing It Right: Harvey Mudd’s Gender-Balanced Computer Science Program (40% Are Women)
December 22, 2011 – 10:36 am
By Jennifer Lindner (Organizer, RailsBridge & Freelance Open Source Developer) What is Harvey Mudd doing so right, you ask? Well, we’ll tell you: Since 2006, the percentage of female computer science majors has more than tripled, to about 40%. This is because of revolutionary changes in the program designed to build confidence during the early [...]
Study Shows Gender Diversity In Company Leadership Still Lagging
December 16, 2011 – 10:00 am
By Blake Landau (Blogger, What’s Your Story) It’s official, the tech industry is a major laggard in gender diversity at the highest levels of the corporate ladder, at least according to an extensive study produced by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management pioneered by Research Specialist Amanda Kimball. I attended a panel of senior [...]
