Marissa Mayer For President

20 July 2012 | Uncategorized

Isn’t it funny how that “How do they do it?” question is never really “How does HE do it?” This is particularly frustrating to those women, like myself, who ARE doing it. By Jennifer McFadden (Co-Founder, Skillcrush) We, at Skillcrush, salute the inimitable Marissa...

"Brogrammers": Just One Of The Girls

11 March 2012 | Uncategorized

Accessibility to tech rained on by “brogramming”. By Adda Birnir (Co-Founder, Balance Media & Skillcrush) I have been following the “brogrammer” meme for months now with a mix of annoyance and exasperation. I was bummed that Twilio, a company whose...
“Brogrammers”: Just One Of The Girls

“Brogrammers”: Just One Of The Girls

11 March 2012 | Uncategorized

Accessibility to tech rained on by “brogramming”. By Adda Birnir (Co-Founder, Balance Media & Skillcrush) I have been following the “brogrammer” meme for months now with a mix of annoyance and exasperation. I was bummed that Twilio, a company whose...

Women 2.0 Founder Friday Roundup From Balance Media

14 November 2011 | Uncategorized

By Adda Birnir (Co-Founder & Front-End Developer, Balance Media) Last Friday, Kate and I had the pleasure of attending the first in a series of Founder Friday networking events hosted by Women 2.0. Held at Google HQ, the evening began with a short program of...