This is an infographic about how many tries a person endured before succeeding. By Anna Vital (Co-Founder, Vash.co; Founder, Funders & Founders) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos confessed on Charlie Rose recently that it took him 60 meetings to raise $1 million when he started Amazon. 60 sounds like a lot, but how about 300? That [...]
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Celebrating Oakland’s Tech Community With “2.Oak Tech Innovator Awards” (October 18 In Oakland)
October 8, 2012 – 8:00 am
Oakland’s community has an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit. By Minoo Akbarian (Steering Committee Member, 2.Oakland) Like most people, I used to hear about the city of Oakland’s exciting restaurants, blooming arts & culture, and hot nightlife all the time. BUT it was not until about a year ago that I learned about the growing array of [...]
Facebook, Under Fire For Lack Of Female Directors On The Board, Maybe Needs A List
May 2, 2012 – 5:00 am
There are plenty of options for adding women directors to Facebook’s board. By Connie Guglielmo (Contributing Writer, Forbes) Facebook, preparing an initial public offering that could value the social network as high as $100 billion, has plenty of options for adding women directors to its board, say women tech executives who have offered up candidates [...]
Need A Last Minute Gift? There’s A Subscription For That
December 26, 2011 – 11:57 am
By Brit Morin (Founder & CEO, Brit) Subscription services have been around for more than a century. Generations before us were the first to enjoy subscriptions to magazines, newspapers, and more. As a kid, I even remember being forced to go door-to-door to sell subscriptions for wrapping paper. (Side note: Who really needs a monthly [...]
