December 2010
14 posts
Here's Why Women Will Drive The Future Of The...
This piece is reblogged from Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, at Silicon Alley’s Business Insider, on Dec. 28, 2010.
Here’s Why Women Will Drive The Future Of The Internet (And What The Internet Is Turning Into)
Here’s something obvious that we haven’t seen anybody else point out. What are the three fastest growing startups of the past three years? Gilt Groupe, Zynga and...
“We make realities out of our dreams
and dreams out of our realities.
We are...”
– Roald Dahl
WatchMiracle on 22nd Street
Two New York City men feel a tremendous responsibility to respond properly when they mysteriously receive hundreds of letters addressed to Santa Claus at their Chelsea apartment.
From the NY Times, Dec. 24, 2010
My Better Half
I’m sitting here trying to bust through a long To Do list before Christmas. My husband, Richard, took our 7-year-old daughter into the city for their annual Daddy/Daughter day.
He gets tickets to the Radio City, they visit American Girl Place, and they go someplace for food that she loves, like Alice’s Tea Cup. It’s all about celebrating that she’s his daughter and...
The TED Commandments
siberianfruit:
This morning I came across the TED Commandments for TED speakers. I was impressed with these as a sophisticated guide for any kind of social media strategy. These tips can be largely applied to blogging, tweeting etc. (with a couple of exceptions, of course).
I adore the first five tips. So great and dead on.
The TED Commandments
These 10 tips are given to all TED...
WatchSheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders
I’d heard great things about this talk by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg a couple of weeks ago at TEDwomen.
It delivers.
What I did not know is that she’s also the mom of two young kids, ages 2 and 5.
I’d love to meet her.
Dr. Phyllis Kaniss (1951-2010)
I found out today that my favorite college professor died last week, after a long battle with cancer. Goddamn cancer.
I took a few classes from Dr. Kaniss, and she became my mentor. She was the kind of professor who was positive and kind, it seemed, to every student. So when she was positive and kind with me, I didn’t take it to signal that I was particularly special. But it sure...
A boot camp for women angel investors
In an eye-opening white paper last spring, venture capitalist Cindy Padnos concluded we need more women investing in early-stage companies.
Natalia Oberti Noguera decided to do something about it.
She is in the process of launching Pipeline Fund Fellowship, a new program for women who want to learn the ins and outs of angel investing (giving cash to a fledgling company in exchange for an...
Take our daughters to work?
I need some help out of the doghouse.
Last night, at the Donor’s Choose event, my phone rang. It was my 7-year-old daughter Margot, sobbing.
“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DIDN’T BRING ME!!! YOU PROMISED!”
Gulp.
Sigh.
Here’s the thing. She’s not wrong.
Two Aprils have come and gone of “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”.
...
"We Are NY Tech" Interview
We Are NY Tech is a new website featuring a person from the New York tech scene each day. It was developed by Matt Shampine and his team at Simande.
What an awesome concept — a beautiful, clean site that does a beautiful job of curating and framing a host of terrific individuals. I love the Q&A format and the warm, conversational tone.
On Tuesday I had the privilege to be featured...
Girl Develop It! →
I just discovered Sara Chipps through www.avc.com.
Love what she’s doing!