We’re Not Crushing It

7 February 2013 | Uncategorized

I am never crushing it. We are never crushing it. By Elizabeth Yin (Co-Founder, LaunchBit) Last year, I ran into an acquaintance of mine, a fellow entrepreneur. “Hey, how’s it goin?” I asked. “Great! We’re crushing it. We’re about to sign 3 deals” he replied...

Emerging Markets And Women Entrepreneurs On The Rise

6 February 2013 | Uncategorized

In the call for participation during this exponential growth of opportunity, the answer is simple – women have become the backbone of talent in the rising opportunity of emerging markets. By Katrina Salas-Padilla (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) As the U.S....
Do We Have to Give Up Our Femininity?

Do We Have to Give Up Our Femininity?

6 February 2013 | Uncategorized

I do love video games, hate shopping, love the color pink, could talk about software product design and development all day, and am obsessed with anything that sparkles, but I’ve been unintentionally hiding that side of me that loves shoes and the color pink. By...

Women With Dreams Of Becoming Software Engineers

6 February 2013 | Uncategorized

Hackbright Academy is an all-female web development class that turns beginner programmers into employable junior software engineers. By Susan Tan (Alumna, Hackbright Academy) As a code challenge for BloomReach, I wrote a program in Python that took in 500,000 lines of...

Connecting Everyone To Tech Skills And Opportunities

5 February 2013 | Uncategorized

Today, we’re launching Round 2 of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, with the aspiration of turning it into an engine that helps advance tech opportunity for all. By Valerie Jarrett (Sr. Advisor, White House) & Todd Park (US Chief Technology Officer,...