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The vast majority of Americans, regardless of gender, are never going to serve on a Fortune 500 company's board of directors. Consequently the gross gender imbalance in board seats is not necessarily something that the woman on the street spends a lot of time fuming about. Nonetheless, the imbalance is...

"The key criteria for serving on a corporate board is to seem like the kind of person who would serve on a corporate board—which is to say a white man of a certain age. But there are no actual job qualifications or performance criteria for nonexecutive directors....A company that can't manage to have half its board seats filled with women simply isn't trying...Most other corporate staffing decisions are a good deal more complicated, and the barriers to gender inclusion may be more real or more robust. But when you see a corporate board that's not even close to half women—and nine times out of 10 that's what you'll see—you shouldn't trust any assurances you receive about anything else the company is doing." - Slate.com

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So-called realistic optimists combine the positive outlook of optimists with the clear-eyed perspective of pessimists, and that makes them happy and...

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A Certificate Of Incorporation unearthed by AllThingsD today shows that Uber has closed $361.2 million in its latest round. It's unknown why TPG, who picked up 775,092 shares, paid a lower per-share price than the other participants. The late-stage investor plunked down a total of $88.4 m..

Crazy....crazy awesome!! Congrats #Uber! 

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Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and other companies that once dominated the tech industry are struggling to keep up with smaller, newer competitors as users turn to cloud computing services and mobile devices.

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#Really??? This is what they played for the #caroftomorrow in 1951?! #missrepresentation

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#ready.

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Wow... Truly one of the BEST speeches I've heard come from entertainment! Finally someone who stepped out of the mold on a huge platform to bring something meaningful to America's youth. Way to go Chris Ashton Kutcher! You rock.  "Build a life, don't live one. Build one. Find your opportunity. And always be sexy." 

FOX Teen Choice Awards

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Declaring Bitcoin 'a virtual Wild West for narcotraffickers and other criminals,' the New York State Department of Financial Services is stepping into the sheriff's boots.

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#GoogleHangout @elonmusk && @richardbranson #ElonMusk #SirRichardBranson #entrepreneurship #innovation #disruption #virgin #tesla #spacex #google @google

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You may not carry it in your wallet, but a federal judge in Texas has determined that bitcoin is indeed a form of money.

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#teaser #colletedavisracing #cdr #launchingsoon

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As the great philosopher Pitbull once said, “Ask for advice, get money twice.” Last week, a company I invested in approached me asking for advice on how they should start their next fundraise. This is the best approach to fundraising, going to all of your investor connections and...

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I know it's pretty old..but I can't get over how SICK this video is!! 

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This is HUGE!!! Way to go Tesla Motors!

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One year ago today --- Time flys by!!

www.ColleteDavisRacing.com

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Beautiful...Inspiring... Moving.. Never let anyone tell you, you can't. Never let anyone distract you from the course of your dreams or the things that mean the most to you.

Believe in yourself, love yourself, and never give up.

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"...He’s a role model for entrepreneurs and anyone with a drive to change the world."