Remaining at a steady state renders impossible the ability to advance and grow stronger, in either body or career. By Julie Zhou (Growthmaster, Hipmunk) Do you spend your time at the gym on cardio machines? Stop right now and get into the weight room. Push yourself, get stronger and don’t bat an eye at the [...]
Posts Tagged "Hipmunk"
3 Self-Improvement Books Actually Worth Your Time
September 24, 2012 – 6:00 am
Self-improvement books that have stood the test of time and usefulness: Never Eat Alone, Getting More & 4-Hour Workweek. By Julie Zhou (Growthmaster, Hipmunk) Growing up, my parents required me to read one self-improvement book every week, and I’ve mostly kept this up into adulthood due to inertia and fear of missing out on all [...]
Winning 2nd At TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon For MaitreDeal
September 18, 2012 – 6:00 am
I learnt the importance of setting MVP (minimum viable product) goals right at the start of the hackathon. By Priyanka Godbole (Product/UX Designer, Hipmunk) I participated in the TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon this year. My team won 2nd prize from Locu for iPad web app hack MaitreDeal. I did the design and frontend development, whereas Sai [...]
Y Combinator’s Alexis Ohanian Joining November’s PITCH NYC Conference As Judge For The Startup Competition
September 5, 2012 – 7:00 am
Meet the startup guy who launched Reddit, Breadpig and Hipmunk! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Women 2.0 is excited to announce that Y Combinator ambassador Alexis Ohanian will be joining the judging panel at PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition on November 14, 2012. Alexis is an investor with over 50 tech [...]
After A Year Of Learning, I’m Officially A Software Engineer!!!!
August 31, 2012 – 6:00 am
I also found that I now can’t wait to wake up in the morning just so I can keep coding and making stuff. By Natasha Murashev (Software Engineer, Hipmunk) Learning to code is one the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I can’t believe I actually stuck to it and didn’t quit. To be honest, [...]
The Science Of Marketing
June 5, 2012 – 9:00 am
Marketing in Silicon Valley requires a scientific approach. By Julie Zhou (Growthmaster, Hipmunk) Math was my favorite subject in high school. After college, I was primed for the well-trodden path to investment banking where I could play with numbers all day. Instead, when Google came calling in search of marketers, my career took an unexpected [...]
