Ellen Pao of Project Include talks about navigating the tech industry, from the bubble era of the late ‘90s to her turbulent time at the helm of Reddit to her current push to diversify Silicon Valley.
Ellen Pao is the co-founder and CEO of Project Include as well as the former CEO of Reddit.
Part of [ending online harassment] is just having a backbone. As a leader, just saying: “The people who are using my product and who are creating all the content, they actually matter to me. And I don’t want them to be abused. I don’t want them to be harassed.” It’s not that hard to make that change.
Notes and references from this episode:
@ekp - Ellen Pao on Twitter
Project Include - home page
“The Reddit Revolt That Led to Ellen Pao’s Resignation,” - by Alex Abad-Santos, Vox
“Adam Neumann’s $350 million comeback is a ‘slap in the face’ to female founders and founders of color,” by Emma Hinchcliff and Paige McGlauflin
“Jada Pinkett Smith and Ellen Pao - Red Table Talk” - YouTube
Notes and references from this episode:
@ekp - Ellen Pao on Twitter
Project Include - home page
“The Reddit Revolt That Led to Ellen Pao’s Resignation,” - by Alex Abad-Santos, Vox
“Adam Neumann’s $350 million comeback is a ‘slap in the face’ to female founders and founders of color,” by Emma Hinchcliff and Paige McGlauflin
“Jada Pinkett Smith and Ellen Pao - Red Table Talk” - YouTube
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