Radio Recap: Introducing Zuckerberg Institute!
2019 is the year of the network. Whether you’re networking to further your career or you want to meet new people to expand your horizons—we network because we need to get something done and we can’t do it alone. But don’t be fooled by the allure of open bar parties and hiking Meetups to get [Read More]
Radio Recap: mHealth Apps
Mobile Health—or mHealth— is one of the fastest growing markets for new technology because it allows people to manage all aspects of their health and wellness from their phone. mHealth includes everything from wearables which track how we’re moving and what we’re eating, to digital apps which teach us how to keep our mind calm [Read More]
Radio Recap: Women of Blockchain
According to Bitcoin news outlet, CoinDance, as of May 2018, 95% of Bitcoin engagement and participation comes from men and only 5% from women. The related world of cryptocurrency is filled with tales of “Blockchain Bros” takeovers, like at a recent Bitcoin Conference where only 3 women spoke out of the 88 listed. Another crypto-conference held their party [Read More]
Radio Recap: The Gold Business
Gold and silver were the primary form of money for centuries. Even the word “gold” still triggers thoughts of wealth. It took several centuries for people to shift from precious metals to adopting paper money, which didn’t hold the intrinsic value like gold does. This led to the ‘Gold Standard’ where paper money was backed [Read More]
Radio Recap: Human-Computer Interaction
Imagine you go to three different restaurants and order something spicy at each one. At the first restaurant, you have to call for the waiter to get you a glass of water. At the second restaurant the waiter, knowing your food is spicy, asks you if you’d like a glass of water. And at the [Read More]
Radio Recap: Teen Tech Titans
There is no lack of negative stereotypes surrounding teenage girls: Even Former Secretary of State, John Kerry, likened all teenage girls to having insecurity problems. While teen girls often get stereotyped as moody, dramatic, or irritable, these stereotypical archetypes of what a teenage girl is does not represent the tremendous growth and amazing accomplishments they [Read More]
Radio Recap: For Women by Women
Currently, three out of 10 American businesses are owned by women; women-owned businesses are 1.7x more productive than male owned businesses; women-owned businesses contribute over $1 trillion to the economy and employ 8 million Americans. Meanwhile global spending by women is set to be approximately $18 trillion this year—driving 70-80% of all consumer purchases. [Read More]
Radio Recap: The Future of Fitness
Business is booming for the health and fitness industry, which topped a whopping $30 billion this year. Many say fitness is an internet-resistant sector because it’s one that actually requires a human interface to work. After all, you can’t get in shape just lying there, right? Actually it turns out you can. We’ve come a [Read More]