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The Importance of Women in Tech

Austin Startup

In February 2017, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler’s blog post about the sexual harassment she experienced while working at Uber went viral. 1, 1995, pp. In recent years, tech giants Uber and Google have been in the limelight over work place sexism. Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber.” Communications of the ACM , vol.

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5 Online Tips For Food Trucks to Grow Their Business

Kodorra

Born between 1980 and 1995, the timing of the rite of passage for this generation loosely coincides with the birth of the Internet and when digital technology went mainstream with compact discs, personal computers and mobile phones. The food truck generation is also the digital generation. — kogibbq (@kogibbq) July 3, 2017.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

The story behind Khan Academy is tech legend: educator Salman Khan started by posting videos on YouTube to help his cousin with her math homework and the videos went viral. Lynda.com is the oldest education resource online , with an origin story that stretches all the way back to 1995. .” Khan Academy. ” Lynda.com.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. Meebo gained traction because there’s was viral component when users wanted to tell their friend. Why do you love speaking to students at universities?

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

The story behind Khan Academy is tech legend: educator Salman Khan started by posting videos on YouTube to help his cousin with her math homework and the videos went viral. Lynda.com is the oldest education resource online , with an origin story that stretches all the way back to 1995. .” Khan Academy. ” Lynda.com.

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Small Business and Startups: Net Neutrality, Part Deux

crowdSPRING Blog

For instance, between 1995 and 2008 the market for cellular subscribers grew from 25 million to over 298. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). Illustration, Flickr: Joeri Poesen. Related posts: Small business and startup issues: paperwork galore.

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