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Girls in Tech NYC Entrepreneurship and Venture Panel

May 28, 2010
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Last night, I attended the Girls in Tech NYC Entrepreneurship and Venture Series Kick-Off at Dogpatch Labs in New York City. Founded in 2007, Girls in Tech NYC is a networking group dedicated to bringing together and empowering females in the tech industry. The panelists were successful and powerful entrepreneurs.

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Media Money Makes More Money

December 11, 2009
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Despite the fact that a lot of media companies are currently suffering, a few are actually thriving and growing. Launched in July 2009 by Dan Abrams, Mediaite is a news and opinion blog with a media beat. The site boasts compelling media-related content and a Power Grid that ranks media’s top players.

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Laryssa Takes It All Off for Transparency’s Sake

December 7, 2009
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Over the summer, CNN Money interviewed nine 2009 graduates who were seeking full-time jobs; I was one of the nine. At the time, I was working as a personal trainer, living with my parents, and aggressively looking for a more substantial job. I was keeping up with Too Shy to Stop and pouring more of my energy into Comma ‘n Sentence.

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Carr Recognizes that Young People Are Innovating Media

November 30, 2009
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I’m happy that the Times decided to publish a piece about the entrepreneurial efforts of the unexperienced – I get the sense that most publications aren’t really interested in the struggles of young people trying to make and remake the world. This article marks a turning point in the way we think about the media industry.

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Curiosity Made the Cat

November 25, 2009
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Marketing expert Seth Godin wrote: “I’ve noticed that people who read a lot of blogs and a lot of books also tend to be intellectually curious, thirsty for knowledge, quicker to adopt new ideas and more likely to do important work. I wonder which comes first, the curiosity or the success?”. Here is my answer.

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