My Career Regret: I Should Have Had More Lunch Dates With the Guys

After a successful career in tech, one woman looks back and realizes she missed a whole lot of networking opportunities. By Karen Catlin (CEO of Athentica) You’ve heard the advice, “Go out and network,” and you’ve probably made every excuse not to. The...

3 Lessons for Female Technologists from Femgineer

Poornima Vijayashanker, co-founder of Femgineer, addresses some common questions women coders face in the tech industry.  By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) About 30 women (and a few men scattered in between) who were mostly, if not all, techies, gathered...

When Was the Last Time You Made Someone Feel Smart?

[infobox]”Learning from someone is different than asking them for input,” writes one founder, and leaders need to do the latter to really drive engagement. By Karen Catlin (Co-founder, Femgineer & Karen Catlin Consulting) Are there some people you...

Why You Should Talk About Bucket Lists

Many of us have a personal bucket list, but what about a professional one? Talk to your team about yours — and theirs — urges one founder. By Karen Catlin (Co-founder, Femgineer & Karen Catlin Consulting) We fill our personal bucket lists with our...