It’s time for Tone at the Top on Diversity – or Why Uber is Yet Another Wakeup Call for Boards and CEOs in Tech

 Uber is just the latest company caught in the act of discriminating against women in it's workforce. Sadly for many minorities in tech this is an old story. As Ellen Pao writes in today's Time article it is an indication of "tech's existential rot". In a world that "started off seemingly harmlessly by white men funding white men with few exceptions. When only white men were given opportunities, only white men were successful. White men went on hiring only white men, because it seemed to be a common trait of [...]

By |2017-12-09T19:56:37-08:00February 24, 2017|Boards|0 Comments

Today’s tech bubble: Sell or IPO your company?

If you had the chance to sell your tech company for a great price would you - or would you play the long game?This is a decision successful entrepreneurs end up facing and is a question for some tech entrepreneurs right now as we go through what is arguably another bubble - and there are some very interesting cases to think about - and think what would you have done?Consider the Huffington Post: A success story to most people - purchased by AOL for $315M in February at a 6.3X [...]

By |2017-12-06T17:05:07-08:00July 25, 2011|Boards|0 Comments
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