The New Startup Scene: Silicon Strip To Silicon Mitten

The New Startup Scene: Silicon Strip To Silicon Mitten

By Anneke Jong (Contributing Writer, The Daily Muse) It all started with a computer chip. Coined 40 years ago, the term “Silicon Valley” originally referred to the silicon chip manufacturers that helped build the high-tech movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. The...
Why I (Used to) Hate Pink-Collar Startups

Why I (Used to) Hate Pink-Collar Startups

By Anneke Jong (Contributing Writer, The Daily Muse) It looked like a regular tweet, but it was actually a tiny cyber-tantrum. It all started when a friend sent me a link to the trailer for Bloomberg TV’s new series TechStars. Based on the tech startup incubator of...