Fighting Against Sexual & Gender Discrimination in Tech

My good friend Tammy Camp wrote a startling piece about the gender discrimination she experiences all-too-often from men in the tech world. From her blog post: “Over the past two years of my life, even though I’ve become a pro at navigating the land mines of boundary setting, bureaucracy and judgement in Silicon Valley, there… Continue reading Fighting Against Sexual & Gender Discrimination in Tech

Talking About Tech Bubbles & More at the Dublin Web Summit [VIDEO]

The good people over at Dublin-based Websites Made Easy recorded and edited a talk I gave at the Dublin Web Summit in March. My talk, “The Top Questions in Technology,” focused on fostering a discussion around the big issues that have kept the tech world buzzing, including whether we’re in a tech bubble and what… Continue reading Talking About Tech Bubbles & More at the Dublin Web Summit [VIDEO]

It’s About the Little Details

For the last few days, I’ve been in the fantasy world that is Disneyworld. Mashable held its first annual Mashable Connect conference at the Disney Contemporary Resort, and it was fantastic fun. This post isn’t about the conference though (I’ll post one later). Instead, it’s about the very, very careful attention to detail that makes… Continue reading It’s About the Little Details

Yup, They Found Lots of Porn in Bin Laden’s Compound

From Reuters: “A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. officials said on Friday. The pornography recovered in bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, consists of modern, electronically recorded video and is fairly extensive…” Here’s my favorite part, though:… Continue reading Yup, They Found Lots of Porn in Bin Laden’s Compound

Irrational Persistence

“Irrational persistence is the common thread in uncommon entrepreneurs.” From my random (nonexistent) book of quotables.