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I'm an award-winning journalist and editor whose work has been included on "best of the year" lists at Bloomberg Businessweek and the Atlantic, and on "must read" lists at the NYT, WSJ, and HBR. I focus on business, startups, and innovation. My work has appeared in Fast Company, Businessweek, Politico, The Information, the Guardian, California Sunday, San Francisco magazine, De Correspondent, Elle, Vogue-India, Reuters, and the San Francisco Chronicle. I also edit and ghostwrite business books, including the WSJ-bestseller "Zero to IPO." I'm currently at work on a book about women founders.
When online influencers Arielle Fodor and Cheyenne Hunt started getting messages from women who said they'd been harassed by the former congressman, Eric Swalwell, they listened. It made all the difference.
Inspired by 'Shark Tank' and Hacker News, Gen Zers and younger Millennials are flocking to venture capital through untraditional routes.
The former VC & two-time entrepreneur has built the first unicorn in menopause care — and is on her way to flipping the script on health care for midlife women altogether.
The Storm raised the bar for women's sports with its $151 million valuation. They're doing it again with a new $64 million practice facility.
Book publishers are giving a new generation of readers what they want: an end to machismo hero worship and an influx of more relatable—and female-centered—thought leadership.
The 'Girls5eva' and 'Busy This Week' star talks shoppable content, 'Freaks and Geeks' lessons, and creating your own opportunities.
Bay Area politicos and donors have been working with Harris for 25 years. Here's her ride-or-die crew.
How longevity medicine is shifting from life extension to health extension, and what it means for your future.
Everything we know about "Frankenstein" from the movies is wrong. Male directors have been unable—or unwilling—to tell the actual story written by Mary Shelley. If we want to see the true story, we might need a woman to direct.
You’ve spent your whole life in the public spotlight as a model, entertainer, and author. Tell us … Now what?
Dubai-based Careem is the ride-hailing king from Morocco to Pakistan. Its success holds lessons for Western startups with global ambitions.
Dan Porter's latest project, Overtime, is changing the way teens play and watch sports and perhaps upending an entire industry
The increasing deployment of robots to disarm or subdue suspects is stirring ethical debate.
Since angels began investing in startups in the ‘70s and ‘80s, women have been dramatically underrepresented. A new generation is blowing past traditional barriers and diving in.
President Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing, to build a ballroom, wipes away a storied history of first ladies' efforts to change America.
Childcare is finally getting national attention, but the high-profile publication and celebrities still shy away from mentioning essential support networks.
In Silicon Valley, some dare to ask: Why hire a PhD, when a self-taught kid is just as good?
Alexa von Tobel on investing in startups while managing a normal, "messy" life
Tim Walz wasn't the candidate that everyone thought Kamala Harris would pick but he is the right one for the job.
Founded by Jenny Nguyen, Portland's women's sports-focused Sports Bra is planning to expand to new cities with backing from Alexis Ohanian.
One Marine officer concluded that the U.S. way of advising the Afghan National Army was hurting more than helping. So he came up with his own solution and changed the course of the conflict.
A new movie out of Hollywood once again paints Beirut as a war zone. The country’s growing startup sector shows it’s anything but.
Nathan Hubbard, cofounder and CEO of the music company Firebird, talks about the future of the artist-entrepreneur, concerts, TikTok, and more.
The small East Coast manufacturing company behind some of the best Pilates equipment was struggling. So a Bay Area tech couple decided to dive in and turn them around.
It seems like everyone's an angel investor these days. Here's how to get started.
Google wants Voice Search to master the Tower of Babel. So Linne Ha travels the world, gathering the language samples used to train it.
More female startup founders are blowing up conventional ideas that having a newborn and building a startup don't mix
By the time we thought about leaving Afghanistan, we’d been tossing gear into the country for more than a decade. This is the story of how we moved out.
Investors think they deal with all founders the same, but research shows they interview women differently than men. Here’s how to prepare.
Ruchi Sanghvi explains how, despite her skills, the biggest risk she has taken has been personal
Why design is the secret engine of the social network.
In San Francisco, a prominent sociologist is changing the national conversation around reproductive justice.
The seventh annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit met in Silicon Valley to promote startups as a counter to the nihilism of terrorism.
The U.S. might be the leader in startups, but entrepreneurship elsewhere is catching up. Here are a few of the world's rock stars.
