April 20th, 2013

Marc Andreessen: The World Would Be Much Better If We Had 50 More Silicon Valleys

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Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, delivered a keynote speech at the she++ conference today, sharing what technology is exciting him right now, what he thinks about current startup culture, and how Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, affected his view of Silicon Valley.

“I like to tell people that I’m beta testing the new Google Contact Lenses,” he… → Read More

March 24th, 2013

The TechCrunch ‘Lean In’ Roundtable: Full Video And Transcript

This past week, TechCrunch TV was honored to host an intimate roundtable discussion of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. → Read More

March 22nd, 2013

The TechCrunch ‘Lean In’ Roundtable, Part 4: Are We Our Own Worst Enemies?

Welcome back for the last segment of our roundtable discussion of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.

We concluded the series with a discussion about how women can be our own worst enemies when supporting each other in the workplace. Sandberg writes in the last chapter of the book, “It is the painful truth that one of the obstacles… → Read More

March 21st, 2013

The TechCrunch ‘Lean In’ Roundtable, Part 3: Linking Up With Real Mentors — And The Right Life Partner

Welcome back for part three of our four-part roundtable discussion of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.

In this segment, we first tackled the topic of finding a mentor to help steer your career path. In Lean In, Sandberg argues that many women go about seeking mentors in all the wrong ways, and says that asking outright “Will you… → Read More