I definitely think what drives technology companies is the people because in a technology company it's always about what are you going to do next.
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Marissa Mayer
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About Marissa Mayer
Marissa Ann Mayer is an American business executive, software engineer, and investor who served as president and chief executive officer of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2017, when it was sold to Verizon. She was a long-time executive, usability leader and key spokesperson for Google, and was its first woman software engineer. Mayer later co-founded Sunshine, a startup technology company.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Marissa MayerYou can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.
Product management really is the fusion between technology, what engineers do - and the business side.
Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.
I love technology, and I don't think it's something that should divide along gender lines.
I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable.
When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.
You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.
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The utmost thing is the user experience, to have the most useful experience.
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