The First Idea

“In school, design classes made us practice generating 100 solutions to a problem in 15 minutes which helped avoid the habit of falling in love with your first idea.” By Elaine Wherry (Co-Founder, Meebo) When I ask folks why there aren’t more funded...

The Recruiter Honeypot

“External recruiters are an inevitable necessity for startups. But after seeing all of the emails that those external recruiters generated in subsequent years, I wish Meebo had switched to in-house recruiting sooner.” By Elaine Wherry (Co-Founder, Meebo)...
A New Year & New Beginning: Meebo Co-Founder Elaine Wherry

A New Year & New Beginning: Meebo Co-Founder Elaine Wherry

By Elaine Wherry (Co-Founder, Meebo) It’s a New Year and I’m looking ahead to new beginnings. In 2011, I found myself with a set of Meebo responsibilities that no longer comprised a 40-hour work-week and a nagging feeling that this was the right point to start...