The Nexus of 2024

Category: qw3ries

  • Just two weeks until Seattle Startup Weekend!

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    This was my first Startup Weekend, and I decided to not just observe, but to get involved.  In case you haven’t heard of it, Startup Weekend is an event where techies try to create a business in less than three days.  Going in I didn’t know how much I could help – I can’t code…

  • Equal Pay Day: Pay Equity and Startups

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    American women who work full-time, year-round are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. This gap in earnings translates into $10,849 less per year in female median earnings, leaving women and their families shortchanged. The wage gap is even more substantial when race and gender are considered together, with African-American…

  • Notes from Underground: DJ Anomaly at the party without a name

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    It was so underground that there weren’t any flyers and it didn’t even have a Facebook group.  A tiny venue with headliners who we’ve seen at DNA Lounge and Barnevald, with DJ Anomaly opening and closing.  The music was fantastic, amazing visuals, incredible depth, great colors.  I heart psytrance. I was in a great mood…

  • What do you think of this “one-line pitch” for qweries?

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    qweries helps everybody find answers get in the conversation, and contribute to your community by prioritizing diversity and design As I described on the NWEN blog in The agile one-pager (part 5), a good one-line pitch covers what a company does, who they do it for, and a bit about how. Here’s what I’ve currently…