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Japanese Female Entrepreneurs who Thrive Against the Odds

freshtrax

Gender gap in various industries has been a topic of discussion with there being a huge gap in the percentage of women who are startup entrepreneurs. This is especially true in Japan, where the gender gap in the startup community is even wider than the U.S. The startup world is completely male dominated. tomochinski.

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Recognizing Longevity

Mironov Consulting

Back story: I joined a 20-person startup in 1998 as the first product person. Newbies like me could scan their desktops and instantly jump to the right conclusion: I might be smart and smug, but here was someone who’d been part of the company’s earlier startup struggles. The company was called iPass, led by founder Chris Moore.

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Paying It Forward

Mironov Consulting

 I don’t know how long it will last, or how deep it will go, but over the last few weeks many companies announced staff cuts or closed startups. Feels like 2008 to me. I remember major tech downturns in 1985, 1992, 2001 and 2008.  Especially  Especially 2001.  I

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

Flash Belt 2008, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2008, San Francisco, U.S. FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. FITC Winnipeg 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2005, Canada Flash Forward 2005, New York, U.S.

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Little Otter’s Rebecca Egger on making mental health care accessible to all

Intercom, Inc.

In a heartfelt testimony, Rebecca recalls how her little brother came down with a rare autoimmune brain disorder back in 2008. Before that, I was at Palantir and at a few startups doing various things. The rush of a startup. Liam: How did you find the startup experience or the startup life? Liam: For sure.

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Janice Fraser: Knitting at the Edge of new

Mind the Product

For four years, every six months during Obama’s second term, I brought a team to the White House to teach startup-type thinking to Obama’s administration.”. Janice is also a consultant to large corporations. Her consulting can turn into heavyweight projects, she says. “I It’s a big meaty project.”.

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Don’t Miss These Speakers at #mtpcon San Francisco

Mind the Product

His startup career includes Tumbleweed, Timestamp, WildPackets, inCode, and many others. Christina has helped to grow companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Zynga, and the New York Times, as well as numerous startups throughout Silicon Valley. Dan Olsen, Author and Consultant. Christina Wodtke, Author and Lecturer. Get your tickets.