StartUp Weekend DC Aims to ‘Flip’ the usual Male/Female Tech Event Ratio

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See this photo above is the norm at tech events, but last year StartUp Weekend DC Women edition managed to “Flip the Ratio” and got an overwhelmingly majority female participation rate. The goal was 70/30  but it achieved 90% with just under… Continue Reading

This Gift Card for the Homeless Could Solve the Panhandling Epidemic

A Virginia city issued a warning to motorists last month to not give money directly to panhandlers who they believe are homeless. Coincidentally, across the country in San Francisco where escalating and astronomically-priced housing would drive people onto the streets,… Continue Reading