What about the current mantras of "fire fast", and "culture fit" as the most important quality of an employee. It seems like that doesn't lend itself to working through problems in a deliberate way or taking much responsibilty for the hiring process. To me, honestly, it sounds like throw a bunch of shit at the wall as fast you can as see what sticks.
Great point. She is definitely more in the "spark interest" camp. Probably, naturally more suited to the design field, but I want her to be exposed to coding early so she can make an informed decision, instead of being intimidated by the prospect at a later stage (like her dad). Also, she's a great leader and I've got two more coming up behind her, so if she takes to it, I might have a hacker family on my hands :)
Three questions: 1) Do the gender messages of women pioneers like Sheryl & Marissa resonate with black entrepreneurs or does the message feel "hollow"?
2) Are there any mainstream outlets that you think do a fairly good job of covering success (or struggles) of BFFs?
So my observation is shared. But you think that it fairly representative of the actual population, rather than what holds our attention in this entrepreneurship culture.
Well, your experience with male founders is not typical with where I live (Richmond). But I do agree that they are much more represented in the media.
You're right! But most articles have photos, so do blogs, so do twitter profiles. 99% White. I'm new to startups, but I can think of at least 50 women founders/cofounders, many are household names, none are black. I'll put it this way. Who is the most well-known founder you can name? I'm going to tweet at @blackgirlscode to get some input.
I'm sure you didn't mean that statement to sound like all women are interchangeable.
Well,that's exactly what I'm asking. When people who talk about women in tech, they use the phrase broadly. But you don't often see black women founders standing up in solidarity.
I am curious: 1) is it because there are very few founders, 2) they aren't as vocal, 3) or b/c we, the listeners don't pay attention?
Sweet. I figured there were programs for under-represented. I was wondering why there wasn't as much coverage on blogs, twitter, editorials, etc. I bet you will see 20-25 stories come through your feed about the struggles of women founders today. I doubt any of them will be about black women. Full Disclsoure: I'm not a black woman.
This is not a recommended solution, but an observation of my own life. I felt almost exactly how you did - till I had kids. They gave the job I was once excited about, now bored about, a new rich level of meaning -- bc it was allowing me to provide a better life for them. They gave me a reason to have long term goals there, and not throw in the towel as quickly as I might have otherwise.
Trendy bullshit advice or truth to it?