Where Age Is No Barrier
There are pitfalls when you’re in a group that’s underrepresented in the workplace. When you’re in a minority of gender, race, or age (or a combination of any of these!), you will most likely face some challenges. But one peril I only …
[Read more...] about The New Culture of Failure: Why Older Tech Employees May Falter in it
After spending two days at Startup Grind Global 2020, I was struck by how often I heard the word empathy. On a variety of stages, speakers doubled down on empathy--both on a need for it in startups and the lure of working with others who …
[Read more...] about Mid-Life Empathy May Be Your Superpower
This week Kieran Snyder, CEO at Textio, posted a cringy-in-a-good-way thread on Twitter about ageism in tech. Over the years she’s heard countless engineers use the phrase, “So easy even your mom can learn it.” At first, she had not thought …
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“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” The quote is attributed to Albert Camus, and I couldn’t agree more. That’s why I believe fiction can be a lens into the dynamics at play in startups. In fact, life in the startup world …
[Read more...] about Fiction and the Truths of Startup Life: Three Novels
