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- In Conversation with Slideshare’s Rashmi Sinha
I speak for production company VidSF and myself when I say it was a pleasure to talk with Slideshare co-founder Rashmi Sinha at the company’s SoMa office recently about her early visions for the site and her career. The interview, which addresses her advice for people considering leaving their jobs to start a new endeavor, [...]
- Mashable >> 5 Resources for Female Programmers
I’m grateful to social media news resource Mashable for helping highlight the work of notable organizations that are offering outside-the-classroom access to computer science education. Read on… What happens when “equality in the workplace” is simply a numbers game? The ratio of women trained in computer science education is even lower now than it was [...]
- McClure & Crowley on Accidental Entrepreneurship at HiT
In celebration of Dia de L’Emprenedor (the Spanish celebration of entrepreneurship), startup advisor and Founders Fund manager Dave McClure spoke with foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley about his entrepreneurial beginnings at the HiT Barcelona innovation summit. Crowley told McClure (a self-described critic of check-ins for mainstream consumers) that he’s an accidental entrepreneur and “self-taught geek.” “I’ve [...]
- City Centered Festival at GAFFTA; MIT Meets the Tenderloin
While the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts isn’t a new addition to SF multimedia and art coverage (or to this site), I’m regularly stunned by the work they unveil, and this weekend’s launch of the SENSEable Cities series featuring exhibits and conversations around urban futures is no surprise. GAFFTA, a nonprofit dedicated to building [...]
- Women 2.0 In Conversation: Eventbrite’s Julia Hartz on Bootstrapping to Build a Usable Product
Women 2.0 recently sat down with VidSF and Julia Hartz, co-founder of the online event registration company Eventbrite, in San Francisco to discuss the company’s approach to mobile and knowing when an idea is worth making sacrifices for. The former television network executive discusses building a quality product, growing a repeat user base and perfecting [...]
- TEDxSoMa Today
I’m most looking forward to TEDxSOMA talks about interactivity and the digital future by the likes of XEO Design’s Nicole Lazzaro and BoingBoing’s David Pescovitz (as evidenced). If you aren’t Parisoma-bound this afternoon, the Justin.TV stream can be seen here and on the event site:
- Chic Meets Geek v3
The lineup for the third iteration of the Chic Meets Geek series is slated for June 3 at Automattic (if you didn’t get enough of the Pier 38 space during Ignite Bay Area, a visit for this is in order). The lineup for brief talks by stylish and tech-inclined folks includes Charlie Ayers, former Google [...]
- Buzzword Bingo & Chez Panisse at 40: McCracken on Culture’s Role in Capitalism at PSFK
A talk given in a suit and Detroit Tigers cap that urges for an end to new media buzzwords and explores the cultural roots of the White House vegetable garden? Throw in a stat that 4 percent of people are tone deaf and anthropologist Grant McCracken has me hitting play on his PSFK Conference talk [...]
- Watching Videos until TEDxSoMa
If tomorrow’s bike in movie from the creators of the Disposable Film Fest wasn’t enough reason to get excited about this humpday, registration for TEDxSoMa later this month might be. The second day of insightful talks at the Parisoma co-working space on May 21 is particularly of interest with its focus on female entrepreneurs advancing [...]
- Soren Gordhamer on Productivity & Presence
My yoga teacher first recommended Soren Gordhamer’s book after busting me trying to check my iPhone mid-practice. “Wisdom 2.0: Ancient Secrets for the Creative and Constantly Connected” was a much-needed read upon feeling less effective (but more stressed) while working day and night in the information economy in SF. The tome is a worthwhile resource [...]
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