Stayin' Alive in Tech
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe tech industry is great at talking about the future, especially on podcasts. What we're not so great at is taking the time to understand our past.
And that's what this podcast is all about. From the Noyce and Fairchild Semiconductor generation through the founding of social media, the history of Silicon Valley has many lessons for us. And we'll be interviewing the people who lived through these experiences to bring their knowledge to you.
You'll get explanations for how we got where we are, which can also suggest where the future might be; along with a few laughs and inside stories from those who lived through it. So pull up a seat and listen to the tales of the past, in which may lie seeds for our future. New Episodes twice a month on Thursdays.
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Tom Peters: "If Today Was Your Last Day"
February 09, 2023 08:35 - 43 minutes - 40 MBTom Peters first burst onto the management and thought leadership scene way back in 1982 with the groundbreaking and massively influential management book he co-authored, In Search of Excellence. His prolific output hasn’t slowed since, and now he’s back with yet another book: Tom Peters’ Compact Guide to Excellence, a collection of quotes he developed in collaboration with iconic designer Nancye Green. Albeit different from his previous releases, this book upholds Tom’s inherent and core ...
Wagner James Au: "Virtual Reality"
October 21, 2021 03:09 - 57 minutes - 40.1 MBSecond Life is widely credited for mainstreaming the concept of the metaverse as a virtual social platform—and today’s guest, James Au, invites us in to hear the inside scoop on how this platform foreshadowed today’s social media and virtual worlds, both in promise and in pitfalls. A freelance tech journalist at the time, James was hired to report on the Second Life metaverse shortly after its launch in 2003. He created an avatar and focused on the real-life stories that could get both i...
Rachel Chalmers: "Three Horses"
August 05, 2021 03:38 - 49 minutes - 35.7 MBThis podcast typically focuses on the history of tech and where it is today, so what better guest to have on than a woman who learned to code when floppy discs were still a thing, became one of the first tech industry analysts to write about companies like VMware and Cloudera, and has since served as an advisor to some of the most innovative tech platforms in the world? These all describe Rachel Chalmers, a tech industry analyst, investor, and advisor for well over 20 years. A native Aust...
Shireen Mitchell: "You Can't Stop the Girl" Part 2 of 2
July 21, 2021 23:52 - 58 minutes - 45.5 MBDuring part one of our conversation with Shireen Mitchell, you heard what it was like for a young Black girl from the projects of New York to get into computers, gaming, and coding during the 1980s. Shireen recounted her time attending an HBCU and her career experiences in Washington D.C. that gave her eye-opening looks into the issues minority women were (and still are) facing within the tech realm. If you missed part one, please make sure to give that one a listen first. In part two ...
Shireen Mitchell: "You Can't Stop the Girl) Part 1 of 2
June 30, 2021 07:29 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBAs a proud product of 1980s Harlem, Shireen Mitchell is an award-winning woman of color in tech with many talents: founder, author, speaker, social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, advocate, diversity analyst, and strategist in the political, digital, and social realms. Growing up, Shireen developed a love for computers while beating the neighborhood boys at games like Frogger and Galaga. Her mother responded by buying her an Atari and Commodore 64. She saw it as an investment—and she was ...
Kara Goldin: "I Won't Back Down"
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBHint Water founder and CEO Kara Goldin certainly knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship at this point, but that’s not where she got her start. During the 1990s, Kara was immersed in the world of Silicon Valley, working on products like Steve Job’s 2Market and AOL when it was at its peak. However, by the time the 2000s rolled around, Kara decided it was time to focus on raising her kids. But her next (and biggest) chapter was just around the corner. After initially noticing a personal...
Heidi Williams: “History Repeating”
April 08, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIn the mid-1990s, when Heidi Williams got her first job in Silicon Valley coding and developing software, she was not unlike most anyone else starting their career: she simply wanted to put her skills to work. But this is the world of tech, where evolution is rapid and industry-shifting changes can occur in the middle of your lunch hour. As you’ll hear, Heidi would end up “riding the wave from CD-ROMs to the web, to mobile, and to live video streaming” while working at some of the biggest ...
Bob Alberti: Go Your Own Way (Pt. 2)
February 25, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.3 MBIn our first episode with Bob Alberti, we heard what it was like to be at the forefront of the new world of computers and early internet of the 1970s, along with all the innovations he had a key role in during the decades that followed. Do you play games like World of Warcraft? Thank Bob for that. Ever search for something on the internet? He helped develop that, too. (If you missed the first episode, give it a listen, too.) While Bob was certainly excited to see the primitive internet of...
Bob Alberti: "Go Your Own Way" - Part 1
February 11, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBBob Alberti epitomizes what this podcast is all about: stayin’ alive in the often unforgiving world of technology. In the backdrop of Minnesota, which Bob calls the “Silicon Valley before there was Silicon Valley,” he started (and lost) two separate tech companies, developed the world’s first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMOPRPG), and helped create a foundational internet search program that paved the way for the ones we use today. While that sounds exciting, those mil...
Jenifer Daniels: “Hustle”
October 08, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBMichigan-based entrepreneur and marketer Jenifer Daniels was frustrated with the lack of diversity and inclusivity in the world of stock photography. In 2015, she launched Colorstock, a valuable database of original stock photos featuring people of color, intended to fill a massive void that companies like Adobe and Shutterstock were largely ignoring. As she puts it: “Colorstock was born from a pain point in marketing communications.” Colorstock was successful from the start, but this actu...
Rand Fishkin: "Start Me Up"
September 17, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this Season 4 opening episode, we welcome back Rand Fishkin, founder of Moz and co-founder of the new SparkToro, to explore how Rand found innovative ways to not only launch a new (very cool) product during 2020 but also help people and other businesses on a variety of levels in the process. In this episode, you’ll hear Melinda and Rand discuss the three things that marketers should be doing during a crisis, the difficulty and necessity of changing your brand’s messaging to reflect the...
Tom Peters: “Til a Tear Becomes a Rose”
April 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBWe’re normally all about the history of tech, but the coronavirus pandemic is history in the making. This episode welcomes back best-selling business author and speaker Tom Peters to discuss how managers should handle the tough decisions they’re facing right now. Tom describes himself as an “Extreme Humanist” and he has bold words for those who aren’t prioritizing empathy and people in this moment unlike any other. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE (FOR FULL LIST OF LINKS, SEE OUR FULL WEBPA...
Howard Rheingold: “Changes”
April 09, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBWe’re normally all about the history of tech. But today we invited our friend Howard Rheingold back onto the podcast to get his unique perspective on the coronavirus pandemic—an historical moment in itself. As the man who coined the term “virtual community” long ago, he shares his thoughts on online socializing and learning, and predicts how this virus might change the future of work and learning for good. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE (FOR FULL LIST OF LINKS, SEE OUR FULL WEBPAGE): H...
Women's History Month
March 19, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBWith all that is going on in the world this month—the uncertainty, the fear—we still want to take a moment to celebrate Women’s History Month this March. Because it is worth taking a moment to listen to inspiring stories. It’s important to sow uplifting, interesting, and even funny moments in times like these. This episode features some of our favorite clips from 9 of our women and non-binary guests, following two themes. We focus in on these two ideas: first, the vast differences in exper...
Kate Miltner: “School’s Out”
March 05, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBDr. Kate Miltner is a technology and society researcher examining the ways that technology, identity, and structural power intersect. Coming from a background in tech and advertising, Dr. Miltner conducts ethnographic research that digs into things we’re so close to, we may not even take notice. She’s taken a closer look at memes as cultural artifacts, in particular those cute but spelling-optional Lolcat memes, and is now examining coding boot camps and the “learn to code” movement and whet...
Celebrating Black History Month
February 19, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 18 MBWe celebrate the stories of five brilliant black women in tech who have been guests on the Stayin’ Alive in Tech podcast. We have welcomed scientists, developers, founders, and authors; a designer and venture capitalist, a data analyst, a CEO, a woman who was one of the first black female programmers at IBM, and a woman on the forefront of an emerging industry, biomedical informatics. Hear choice clips from Jacqueline Harper, Sian Morson, Dr. Tiffani Bright, Paula Buchanan, and Dr. Roshawnna...
April Wensel: “Better People”
January 30, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBApril Wensel has a powerful message for engineers about how to improve your own lives as well as the lives of your coworkers and the users you serve. April is the founder of Compassionate Coding, an organization that teaches emotional intelligence to software dev teams. If you’re already nodding, you’ll love this episode. If you don’t think it’s a problem, just listen to April’s perspective. She tells us two reasons why people resist becoming more compassionate—and one thing she sees that gi...
Roshawnna Novellus: “Run the World (Girls)”
January 16, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBDr. Roshawnna Novellus is the founder and CEO of EnrichHER, a platform that allows investors to lend directly to any woman-led business across the country. EnrichHER’s thriving ecosystem is built from Roshawnna’s desire to equip women with the financing, confidence, and community support they need as business-owners. Hear how Roshawnna fights the biases that surround women, whether they’re the challenges she faced as a female engineering student or the idea that women should “keep studying” ...
John Levisay: "Johnny99"
December 04, 2019 21:58 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBJohn Levisay joins us as CEO of Bluprint, the “Maker’s subscription service,” an educational library for the world of crafters, artists, and hobbyists of all kinds. His own career has been a creative journey in itself, from GE and eBay, to founding and eventually selling Craftsy, to continuing on as CEO of its current iteration, Bluprint. He shares about the flourishing startup scene in Denver, describes going through an acquisition, and tells us how to create a culture of creativity and saf...
Elisa Camahort Page: “Just A Girl”
November 21, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBAs one of the co-founders of BlogHer, Elisa Camahort Page had a guiding hand in the evolution of social influence and blogging. At the forefront of social web revolution, BlogHer was, in effect, one of the first groups to build value for women online through community, blogging, conferences, and commerce. Elisa describes the moment in 2005 when she and her co-founders decided to create a conference solely for women—in a time when social media wasn’t around, but online discussions and influ...
Gary Angel: "Shake It Up"
November 07, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBGary Angel is one of the founders of the field of digital analytics. As leader of Ernst & Young’s digital anlytics and founder of his own analytics consultancy, which had been acquired by EY, Gary and his team were reimagining web analytics back when all we measured were website “hits.” Gary takes us through the pillars of good analytics—and the major drawback that comes with such a complex process. We’ve named this episode “Shake It Up” after the song by The Cars, because this guest is no...
Aurélie Pols: “Hope For The Future”
October 24, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBWhen it comes to data and the privacy of the individual, where is the balance between the customer’s expectations and the company’s compliance with privacy regulations, not to mention responsibility to the consumer? In today’s data-saturated world, Aurélie sifts through the many priorities that are competing for a company’s attention—priorities that let privacy rights get pushed aside. As the Data Protection Officer for New York-based CDP mParticle, Aurélie Pols has spent much of her caree...
Howard Rheingold: “People Got to Be Free”
October 10, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBHoward Rheingold calls himself an Independent Instigator & Observer, and we are so glad he is. Since the 60s, when the first concepts of personal computing and connecting humankind through networks were merely ideas on an LSD trip, he’s been watching how technology and human minds interrelate. Howard brings us up to the macro level, discussing how modes of communication shape the way societies behave, or how expressing hope can save an entire generation. Then he takes us to the micro level...
Jacqueline Harper: “Shining Star”
October 03, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBJacqueline Harper has a story that is rarely told and exactly the kind that we’re trying to bring to light with this podcast. As one of the first black female programmers, her career goes back further than most of our guests. At her job in the IBM typing pool in the 1960s, she was asked to go home when she became pregnant with her first child. Eventually, she went back to work and pushed herself to learn programming while also raising her family. Jacqueline talks about the programming langua...
Rand Fishkin: "Humble and Kind"
September 19, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBRand Fishkin, founder of Moz and co-founder of SparkToro, has an unrivaled wisdom and candor perfect for podcasting. Over his years at Moz, Rand led marketers to a deeper understanding of SEO, armed with a well-placed whiteboard and an impressive mustache. Now Rand is bringing us SparkToro, a software product that opens up information on your audience you can’t see anywhere else. Listen in as Rand candidly discusses what it’s really like to go through dark times as a founder, how content ma...
Adam Nash: "You Get What You Give"
September 05, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBWe kick off Season 3 with Adam Nash, the VP of Product at Dropbox, whose career includes some of the biggest companies in tech at some of their most transformative stages—from NeXT during its 1997 acquisition by Apple, then Apple under Steve Jobs, to planning products at eBay and working at LinkedIn when there were only 100+ employees and less than a million users. Adam describes where product strategy plays out between engineers and marketers—and how he’s brought that expertise to some o...
Laura Yecies: "Good Life"
July 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBLaura Yecies has an incredible list of Silicon Valley companies on her resume, including Yahoo!, Catch.com, SugarSync, and Netscape following the AOL acquisition. She has been the CEO of two venture-backed startups, including her current role as CEO of SyncThink, an eye-tracking technology with profound implications for neurological health. In this episode, Laura and Melinda discuss balancing a family and a tech career (and how we need to start asking this question of men as well as women...
Geoff Donaker: "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"
July 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBGeoff Donaker has seen every stage of a start-up—from going public to having to close the doors. Now he is on the VC side as founder of Burst Capital, bringing his expertise to investing. Meet this former COO of Yelp and hear his advice for founders and new companies on how to avoid common problems like stagnant prices or becoming untethered from your customers. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel Dorm Room Tycoon p...
Joe Meyer: "It Don't Come Easy"
June 20, 2019 08:00 - 57 minutes - 40 MBJoe tells the story of founding ExecThread, the member-driven job sharing platform where successful executives share information about great job opportunities—openings that you’d only hear about through word-of-mouth or a lucky draw with a recruiting firm. What he soon discovered, however, was that the members signing up for ExecThread were disproportionately non-white and non-male. This idea of opening up accessibility to high-level jobs was clearly speaking to marginalized groups. For ou...
Tiffani Bright: "Girl On Fire"
June 06, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBDr. Tiffani Bright, Ph.D., is the Biomedical Informatician Evaluation Team Lead at IBM Watson Health. As she describes it, the field of Biomedical Informatics sits right at the middle of a three-part Venn diagram, where computational sciences, health/life sciences, and social sciences overlap. Dr. Bright is currently working to advance the science of AI and its application to major public health issues, in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Vanderbilt University. ...
Jim Sterne: "Statistician's Blues"
May 23, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBJim Sterne: Speaker, Author, Consultant, Professional Explainer Jim Sterne is widely considered the godfather of digital marketing analytics. He has not only seen it all, he has been articulating how to prepare for what’s coming next since the 90s. This episode delves into just that—in this case, the next big thing he sees coming is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, which he encourages all marketers to embrace as the next tool to use in mastering marketing data. Jim also give...
Philip Rosedale: "Starman"
April 18, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBPhilip Rosedale is a virtual world entrepreneur with insatiable curiosity. Co-founder of High Fidelity and Second Life, he joins the podcast to discuss the biggest themes at the intersection of humanity and technology. Hear Philip describe how they built believable virtual experiences and takes a look forward to the future of expansive virtual worlds and 3D interactions. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson, the 1992 book that’s called a “gigathriller of th...
Avinash Kaushik: Curious
March 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB"We didn't let tools define what we wanted to do. We figured out what the business value is and then we created a data existence that allowed us to answer those questions.” A sense of awe runs throughout this episode with Avinash Kaushik, one of the godfathers of web analytics. Avinash is a data visualization expert and Digital Marketing Evangelist at Google and takes a step back with us to wonder at the magic of the Internet while delving into how data can better serve businesses. Avin...
Karen Catlin: Brand New Day
March 14, 2019 03:03 - 59 minutes - 46.5 MBOur next guest left a successful career in Silicon Valley at Adobe and Macromedia when she realized that a major shift had been happening—the women who had been working in the cubes and offices around her were gone. Karen Catlin turned her attention to writing, speaking, and coaching on creating more inclusive workplaces and adding diversity to speaker line-ups, particularly in tech. Author of Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, Karen Catlin shares...
Tom Peters: Don't Stop Me Now
February 14, 2019 04:47 - 56 minutes - 39.3 MBTom Peters, best-selling business author, speaker, and “Red Bull of management thinking,” reaches back to his start in Silicon Valley in the 1970s, reflecting on how the Valley has evolved and what work still needs to be done to bring the focus back to the people. Tom predicts that continued change is coming our way—especially for women—and that any company or industry’s success comes back to what he calls the “soft stuff.” LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Excellence Dividend: Mee...
Sian Morson: "The Story"
November 01, 2018 11:58 - 51 minutes - 40 MBOur guest Sian Morson has always followed that nagging idea that keeps her up at night, and this persistence has allowed her to dive into mobile before most people saw its potential, bootstrap her own mobile app business, Kollective Mobile, launch her own beauty app, and now serve as an LP for Backstage Capital. Coming from a background in film and design, Sian can speak to everything from the history of emojis to how to lead a bespoke app-creation company without an engineering background. ...
Mar Hicks: "We Belong"
October 18, 2018 05:00 - 48 minutes - 34.6 MBMar Hicks, Associate Professor of History at Illinois Institute of Technology, drops in to talk about the history of technology and how algorithmic bias has evolved over the years. They discuss topics from how women were purposefully excluded from the tech industry to how transgender algorithmic bias began in the 70’s. Mar shares insights about bias in tech that you have probably experienced but might have only given a passing thought. Mar tells an anecdote about one of the earliest example...
Sherry Wei: Here Comes the Sun
October 04, 2018 05:00 - 56 minutes - 40 MBSherry Wei, the soft-spoken but gritty founder of Aviatrix Systems, shares her story of emigrating from China and starting her career coding for Cisco Systems, and the steps that convinced her to jump into the unpredictable world of startups in 2013. From taking Aviatrix Systems from a bootstrap startup to a company with $25 million in venture investments, Sherry conveys what that experience taught her about not giving up and learning to trust yourself. Sherry has candid tips for start-up ...
Paula Buchanan: American Girl (Extended Version)
September 20, 2018 05:30 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBPaula Buchanan, writer, researcher, and self-proclaimed data nerd, likes to pose the question “so what?” as she looks at how data should be presented and how tech should not be a gadget in search of a problem. “How can I make it so what I’m researching can help people not just by my taking a more maternalistic view, but how can I empower them to help themselves?” The way she helps people help themselves? Data visualization and research in the realm of public health. In this episode, Paula t...
Paula Buchanan: American Girl (Edited version)
September 20, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.3 MBPaula Buchanan, writer, researcher, and self-proclaimed data nerd, likes to pose the question “so what?” as she looks at how data should be presented and how tech should not be a gadget in search of a problem. “How can I make it so what I’m researching can help people not just by my taking a more maternalistic view, but how can I empower them to help themselves?” The way she helps people help themselves? Data visualization and research in the realm of public health. In this episode, Paula ...
Cindy Gallop: "Talk Dirty To Me" (NSFW) On Sex Tech, Advertising and Perseverence
September 06, 2018 04:01 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThis episode contains adult themes and a few swear words; so you may wish to exercise discretion when listening with others. "You’re never too old or too young to do anything."- Cindy Gallop From her early training in theatre, to a career in advertising and a life filled with purpose and fun, to her next mission as founder, investor, and evangelist for positive, joyful sex technology on the web at Make Love, Not Porn; Cindy Gallop has been "blowing shit up" for a long time. Cindy's e...
Ellen Petry Leanse: Imagine
August 07, 2018 17:01 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBThe word that keeps coming up in this episode is “audacity.” Ellen Petry Leanse joins Melinda Byerley to talk about her experiences in the early days of Apple, when she served as Apple’s first User Evangelist. Proclaimed the “nerd queen,” she led the company’s first online debut in 1985 with one of the first BBSs. Her career is a parable of what happens when you are willing to take risks, work hard, and don’t worry about looking back. Ellen touches on how she views art as an integral part ...
Ron Lichty: Fixing A Hole
July 24, 2018 18:12 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBRon Lichty joins Melinda Byerley to share stories about his time in Silicon Valley as a programmer, then a team and product manager. They talk about his instrumental role in the development of Apple’s game-changing personal computer, the Macintosh. This is only one highlight of his distinguished career that also includes three patents, several books, and recognition as a thought leader in agile methodology. Even if you aren’t a techie you will enjoy listening to Ron because if you use a comp...
Linda Popky: We Built This City
July 24, 2018 17:59 - 58 minutes - 41 MBLinda Popky, one of Silicon Valley’s top 100 women of influence, stops in to talk to Melinda Byerley about her lifetime of marketing experiences and specifically her time at Sun Microsystems in the heady days of the genesis of Silicon Valley. In this insightfully fun episode, she talks about how she came to work for Sun and her eventual move from Boston to the West Coast. You will enjoy Linda’s engaging stories about her marketing philosophy, some Silicon Valley history, and the tech market...
Owen Thomas: Gimme Some Truth
July 18, 2018 16:53 - 47 minutes - 33 MBOwen Thomas joins Melinda Byerley to talk about the history of his controversial blog post about Peter Thiel’s sexuality and the ethos of narrative control that pervades Silicon Valley. His story includes how and why Nick Denton founded Valleywag. His story is about how journalists can incite grudges and the destruction money and power can unleash. ARTICLES & BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The original 2007 Gawker article: "Peter Theil is totally gay, people" The Washington Post publi...
Kumar Garg: History Has Its Eyes On You
June 26, 2018 19:06 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBKumar Garg joins us to talk about his now famous whiteboard and how to get things done. He tells us about his experiences from the White House Office of Science and Technology during the Obama administration and how the content of the whiteboard came about. Sprinkled in are stories about him being a young migrant from India and how he came to be involved in education policy. This is a fast paced and entertaining listen. MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY: "History Has Its Ey...
Jim Long: Are You Experienced
June 15, 2018 00:06 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBJim Long, a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, shares with us his thoughts on product development, the importance of an MBA, and the cultures of places like Intel and Hewlett-Packard in the 80’s. His experiences continue to coalesce into one of the most authentic and honest perspectives of what has been going on in the valley over the last 40 years. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin (Amazon): "...
I Will Survive: Deirdré Straughan on Building A Tech Career Without Being An Engineer
May 31, 2018 17:51 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBDeirdré Straughan, Open Source Content Lead at Amazon Web Services and a global telecommunications pioneer, joins us to talk about how she built an accidental career in tech with absolutely no STEM degree. Along the way, she gives a crash course in the history of the desktop publishing space, which evolved alongside her career as a technical writer and marketer. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Representing a company in public internet forums Recommended Book: "Getting In Touch With Yo...
Coraline Ada Ehmke: "Who Are You?"
May 14, 2018 22:59 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWe used to be able to log on and take on any identity we wanted. Now, we expose our entire lives to the world. Is that a good thing? What are the tradeoffs? And in that environment, how have anonymous trolls and bots somehow pushed us all back towards anonymity? And what does eBay’s reputation system have to do with all this? Coraline Ada Ehmke has a very personal story about her experience of identity on the internet, and we discovered that she and I shared similar experiences, from dif...
Shane Johnson: Calling All Angels Investing Outside Silicon Valley
May 03, 2018 21:08 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBThe New York Times had an article in March in which several investors on a Detroit road trip seemed to think Silicon Valley was "over" when it came to investing in early-stage startups. I wanted to ask a person actually doing this work what he thought LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Data on VC investment by metro region More on Investing in Women-led Companies MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY: "Calling All Angels" by Train ABOUT THIS PODCAST Stayin' Alive...