Money
Venture capital is really male and really really white — Arlan Hamilton wants to fix it
World
Celebrities accused of harassment won’t be forgotten, thanks to this Chrome extension
Insights
4 entrepreneurs share how they define success
All stories in TNW Answers
-
8 disruptors weigh in on how to fix tech's diversity problem
A lack of diversity is one of the biggest problems at the heart of the tech industry, and it’s urgent we fix it. Research has proven time and again that diversity in STEM leads to better teams, better products, and is necessary in allowing women and POC access to some of the highest ...
-
7 industry leaders explain how to punch failure in the throat
You’re not special — everybody fails. The importance lies in how you react to failure, and learning to bounce back after you’re fired, you lose a client, or your high tech sex toy company idea gets shot down. TNW Answers is our live Q&A platform where we and our readers ...
-
Meet Silicon Valley's most unlikely venture capitalist
It's very difficult to find an hour of Arlan Hamilton's time — besides for running Backstage Capital, a VC firm "investing in underestimated founders," she's lately been the subject of countless high-profile interviews and features. Hamilton was featured on the cover of Fast ...
-
How to be a tech evangelist
What is an evangelist? The term brings to mind something spiritual, even religious, kind of like a Silicon Valley guru, a la Silicon Valley (the show): But evangelists are much more than that — they're important parts of companies, and essential in building and communicating ...
-
Meet Botnik, the creative collective making viral jokes with machines
"Leathery sheets of rain lashed at Harry's ghost as he walked across the grounds toward the castle. Ron was standing there and doing a kind of frenzied tap dance. He saw Harry and immediately began to eat Hermione's family." "Ron's Ron shirt was just as bad as Ron himself" No, this ...
-
Meet the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in tech
You see it all the time — Facebook's latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word. But where do these leaks come from? Jane Wong is a 23-year-old studying software engineering at UMass Dartmouth, currently taking a gap year ...
-
Real-life cyborgs are fighting for their rights with art
Should cyborgs have rights? It's a question many find ridiculous. "Cyborg," after all, conjures up a sci-fi humanoid-robot that exists in a far distant dystopia, long after global warming has smoldered our cities to the ground, our polar bears have burnt to a crisp, and Elon Musk's ...
-
Meet Aria, the (SFW) face of Pornhub
Branding and communications are tough, no matter what business you're in. A wrong tweet can sink a ship, so the people running social media face an insane amount of pressure. They're trusted to project and uphold a company’s values and communicate with the wider world – making ...
-
Beautystack CEO Sharmadean Reid is fixing beauty tech
When I was a kid, I bit my nails. It wasn’t normal nail biting — it was anxiety biting. I’d chew on them ‘til ...
-
Ripple’s CTO thinks Proof-of-Work is a technological dead-end, but he does hold Bitcoin
Ripple's CTO David Schwartz has thrown shade on Bitcoin's mining algorithm in a recent TNW Answers session - despite admitting ...
-
Join us in overthrowing tech's patriarchy with TNW's all-women Answers panel
The state of women-led startups in Europe has never seemed more open — but in many ways, it's as dire as ever. A recent ...
-
How can we use coding more creatively? Artist and hacker Zach Lieberman will be taking all your questions
What do computer coding and creating art have in common? Who are the artists who have influenced you most? How ...
