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Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture

InfoChachkie

Most men in the 1940's and 50's did not know how to use a keyboard and thus could not write code. Diversity on all levels, be it ideas, education, background, gender, ethnicity or otherwise, is critical to our growth. Thus, it's hardly surprising that in 2010, women earned only 18% of all computer science degrees.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. Crazy, huh?

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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How I Promise You One of the Most Meaningful Days of Your Life

Both Sides of the Table

Defy Ventures is a program that aims to educate people in prison to become better humans upon graduation. Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. I wasn’t raised badly — I was well educated. I will write about that as soon as Caroline is ready.

Writing 150
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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. That there is always a way to get what you want (for me, it was to pay for a private education) even when it seems like there is no possibility.”. 7) The book Summerhill School greatly impacted you as a child.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

InfoChachkie

Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. That there is always a way to get what you want (for me, it was to pay for a private education) even when it seems like there is no possibility.”. 7) The book Summerhill School greatly impacted you as a child.

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Interview with Tom Allanson, PerfectForms

socalTECH

Later, when I was in the tax business at Intuit and H&R Block, running those businesses, every year we had to hire a couple hundred tax professionals, who had to unwind the tax code, and who had to write it all down to give again to developers, in order for them to interpret and provide a usable product to consumers.

Startup 150