E.B. Boyd
E.B. Boyd writes about innovation and gamechangers. Previously, she covered Silicon Valley for Fast Company. She has reported from the Middle East, Afghanistan, China, Haiti, and Northern California.
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This is What a VC Looks Like
Baby on hip, annual reports in hand, Alexa von Tobel is disrupting the world of startup investing.
The Guardian
'You don't become less ambitious': the female startup founders going public with their pregnancies
Women startup founders used to keep their pregnancies on the down low. No more. They're busting open the myth that nurturing a baby and a startup are mutually exclusive.
theinformation.com
Tech’s Most Powerful Stories Are Being Written by Women
A raft of bestselling books is taking about business in a new way.
Modern Luxury
Where is the Female Mark Zuckerberg? | San Francisco magazine
The stereotypical founder of a Silicon Valley giant is an insanely arrogant, pathologically driven, geekily brilliant 22-year-old guy. This boom looks different. For the first time in startup history, girl wonders actually have an edge over the boys. (Not that anyone has noticed.) Can the new femme entrepreneurs seize their moment?
marker.medium.com
How to Emergency-Pivot Your Staff During a Pandemic
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, founder/CEO Amy Errett had to re-strategize for hair-color company Madison Reed.
Fast Company
The 6 questions investors never ask male founders
Research shows that VCs ask women founders different questions than men. Here's how to ace a pitch meeting.
Fast Company
Silicon Valley's New Hiring Strategy | Fast Company
In Silicon Valley, some dare to ask: Why hire a PhD, when a self-taught kid is just as good?
Fast Company
How a Middle East startup took on Uber—and won
Uber was supposed to take over the world. Investors dueled to stake billions in the company on the assumption it would become the global market leader. It hasn’t turned out that way,
Fast Company
Thank Facebook's Design Team For Every Warm And Fuzzy Moment You've Ever Had On The Social Network
Why design is the secret weapon of the social network.
Vogue India
Meet Facebook's First Female Engineer | Vogue India
In 2005, when Ruchi Sanghvi walked into Facebook's offices in downtown Palo Alto looking for a job, she didn't expect to become the poster girl for women in Silicon Valley. Now almost a decade -- and two jobs -- later, including a stint at Dropbox, the tag of 'Facebook's first female engineer' still holds.
story.californiasunday.com
A New Front | California Sunday Magazine
Can the Pentagon learn to do business with Silicon Valley?
Fast Company
London’s First Female-Centric Coworking Space is in Full Bloom
The Blooms Business Club coworking space offers a “female-first” collaborative atmosphere.
Fast Company
These Entrepreneurs Are Transforming The Middle East’s Startup Scene
A look at some of the startups, investors, and accelerators building the tech world in the Middle East.
Modern Luxury
The Making (and Marketing) of a Domestic Diva | San Francisco magazine
Will tech chops, great looks, and a hotshot social network add up to success for Brit Morin?