Ellen Pao’s lawsuit allows our community to discuss these “women in tech” issues as real problems. By Cristina Cordova (Business Development, Pulse) TechCrunch reported that Kleiner Perkins Partner Ellen Pao sued her firm for gender and sexual discrimination. A friend immediately told me “Well that’s career suicide” and I can’t say I didn’t think the [...]
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Recruiting A Designer To Your Early Stage Startup (Hint: It’s Not All About The Perks)
February 7, 2012 – 1:37 pm
By Dana Rosenberg (Startup Enthusiast, Self) For startups, the design element is becoming more important than ever. Consumers are developing an appreciation for design that is driving their purchase and engagement decisions. Simultaneously, the expanding global market for mobile and interactive web services is creating a need for designers to take on new interfaces and [...]
When An Idea Has Legs: appSmitten Off to a Running Start!
October 31, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Ellen Pack (Co-Founder, AppSmitten) The three of us sat around the table. We were pretty excited, but would we still love our latest startup idea in the morning? Well it turns out we did, this one had legs. The idea had come to us naturally. We were hanging out with our smartphones, excitedly sharing [...]
Partner event: APPNATION 2011 for Mobile Developers
April 27, 2011 – 7:56 am
APPNATION (April 27 – 28 in San Francisco) is an ambitious and bold thought leadership conference and exposition focusing exclusively on the consumer applications revolution and global app economy. Featuring speakers and exhibitors including Digital Chocolate, Marvel Entertainment, Jumptap, Nielsen Mobile, RIM, Intel, Outfit7, Sequoia Capital, WIP, Fox Broadcasting, Greystripe, Norwest Venture Partners, and Wall [...]
