You think women in tech have a problem? We all have a problem
The tech industry’s complicated and sorry treatment of women has become a big topic. Lawsuits have helped blow up the […]
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2015
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The writing is on the wall for the ad-supported Web: It’s the end of the line
The latest version of Apple’s mobile OS includes tools for developers to create ad-blocking software, affording mobile users the same freedom from advertising that desktop browser add-ons like AdBlock Plus and Ghostery have provided for years. That might just be the beginning of the end for the ad-supported Web.
Rough Drafts
To embrace innovation, CIOs need to learn to let go
Faced with the prospect of becoming mere custodians of whatever cool projects their fellow executives in marketing cook up, CIOs are learning to embrace innovation on their own terms.
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A VC and a labor leader walk into a workers’ rights debate…
Nick Hanauer and David Rolf are an unlikely pair of troublemakers. Hanauer is a Seattle venture capitalist and was the
Field Notes
“Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has
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The hidden costs of the on-demand economy
Despite what economists like to think, people do not always make rational economic decisions. That’s nowhere more apparent than in
Media Appearances
Press:Here August 23: Munchery, Tripping.com, and HackerOne
The lovely folks at NBC Bay Area invited me back to Press:Here, Silicon Valley’s answer to “Meet the Press.” I
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How Tile went from crowdfunding to 2M units sold in two years
Tile makes a deceptively simple gadget: a rounded square of white plastic, about the size of a poker chip, that
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My take on Alphabet Inc. (video)
CCTV reporter Mark Niu interviewed me and included my somewhat skeptical take on Google’s new corporate structure — Alphabet Inc.
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How Trello and couples counseling helped make this startup a self-managing success
Jessica Mah has been starting companies since she was 13. As a teenager, she built websites for small businesses, and