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Sexism, Racism and t-shirts…  Why Stop There?

Sexism, Racism and t-shirts… Why Stop There?

By Adron Hall on January 16, 2014

I attend a lot of technical conferences, hackathons, workshops and all sorts of events where I get loaded up with t-shirts. Ridiculous amounts of t-shirts. Generally I love this! I have had a basic standard about all of these t-shirts. If it is a company and product that I know has done well by its […]

Posted in Business | Tagged american apparel, community, conferences, discrimination, racism, sexism, sweat shops, tech, tech industry | 1 Response

Stop Shooting The Messenger, Silicon Valley

Stop Shooting The Messenger, Silicon Valley

By Chris Yeh on October 11, 2013

On Sunday, I weighed in on the Twitter board controversy: My argument then was that there is a dangerous tendency on the part of Silicon Valley’s power players to think that those who have achieved less than they (read: everyone) don’t have the right to criticize them. Then I read an editorial by Pando Daily […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged argument, sarah lacy, sexism, siliconvalley, twitter, vivekwadhwa

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The Hidden Assumptions That Neuter Criticism in Silicon Valley

By Chris Yeh on October 7, 2013

The contretemps of the day comes courtesy of TechCrunch, where Professor Vivek Wadhwa has published a guest post addressing a Twitter debate he had with Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (now how’s that for meta?):http://tcrn.ch/GD0570The controversy began with…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged criticism, dickcostolo, sexism, siliconvalley, SocialMedia, twitter, vivekwadhwa | 1 Response

Sexism in tech is like an onion--it has many layers and makes people cry

Sexism in tech is like an onion–it has many layers and makes people cry

By Chris Yeh on March 25, 2013

The big topic of discussion last week was the fallout from the PyCon conference.  At the conference, former Adria Richards, who, at the time, worked in developer relations for SendGrid, heard two conference attendees behind her making jokes about “forking” and “dongles” in the sort of juvenile way that often happens in the tech industry. […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged culture, HackerNews, PlayHaven, sendgrid, sexism, siliconvalley, Westboro Baptist Church | 1 Response

Speak Up, Silicon Valley

Speak Up, Silicon Valley

By Chris Yeh on April 16, 2012

I had an interesting experience at Mega Startup Weekend. I was lucky enough to be invited to help judge the startup pitches at the end of the weekend. It’s remarkable how much a dedicated team can accomplish in just 54 hours.But my most interesting e…

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged sexism, siliconvalley

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