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Scientists Working Outside Their Fields Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

These are important questions for employers, workers, and policy makers. Similarly, some people move from technical to managerial positions in order to advance in their careers. Those jobs often demand less technical knowledge but can offer more pay, more responsibilities, and chances to develop new skills.

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Lessons from Yelp’s Empirical Approach to Diversity

Harvard Business Review

These figures were similar at other tech companies, most of which had fewer than 20% of their technical positions filled by women and had low representation of black and Hispanic employees. The percentage of technical positions filled by women at Yelp in the U.S. For instance, in 2014 only 10% of Yelp’s engineers were female.

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How Israeli Startups Can Scale

Harvard Business Review

” Senor and Singer also cite immigration policy and a culture that tolerates risk-taking and failure as contributing to Israel’s startup success. Although the technical team often remains in Israel, many of the executives interviewed recommend departing for the U.S. Good relations with the U.S.,

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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business Review

Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. Soon after, she and her technical cofounder also received a grant from Cyclotron Road. This is a dangerous mindset.

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Tech Companies Should Speak Up for Refugees, Not Only High-Skilled Immigrants

Harvard Business Review

Notable tech leaders have spoken out against policies that turn away refugees. ” And Google cofounder Sergey Brin joined the protests against the executive order at San Francisco International Airport, saying, “I’m here because I’m a refugee.” ” He noted that his wife’s family came to the U.S.