A favorite and uplifting TED talk by Neil Pasricha whose blog “1000 Awesome Things” savors life’s simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. In this heartfelt talk, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that’s truly awesome. Filmed atTEDxToronto. Neil Pasricha never imagined that writing about the smell [...]
About Jennifer Eident
Jennifer Eident is Co-Founder and CEO of Vixely. She moved out to Silicon Valley from New York to receive her MBA at Stanford Business School and hasn’t looked back. Most recently, Jen served as Director of Marketing for XOJET, a TPG portfolio company. She was on the founding team of two previous start-ups and co-founded an innovation incubator between the Stanford Design School and GSB. Prior to Stanford, she worked in Investment Management at Cambridge Associates as well as for the High-Technology division of the Abu Dhabi government. She grew up in the United Arab Emirates and Connecticut. She is determined to be a hacker and loves a late night on W3Schools. As CEO, she swiftly enacted a strict No Pants Policy on Fridays.
Girl Crush: NYC Start-Up Founder Carla Holtze
Meet Vixely’s latest Girl Crush, Carla Holtze, New York-based CEO of Have to Have and a dear friend of the Vixely team. Brilliant, bold, and determined, Carla can uniquely transition from strategic executor to a delightful friend to share a glass of wine with or fun night out! Learn more about Carla and her honest and inspirational story of how [...]
Lazy Sundays: In Bed with TED
You know how much we at Vixely love to snuggle-up in bed with TED (talks) on Sundays after a long weekend. This past week, on December 1st, TEDxBayArea held the third annual Global Women Entrepreneurs event to celebrate women leaders around the world. While I was disappointed to miss my first TEDxBayArea/ SF talk since moving to New York, [...]
NYC: 3 Hours Ahead of Silicon Valley
My Wednesday night out on the town in New York City was the perfect mix of several of my favorite things: first, an intriguing discussion with leaders in the media industry, followed by NYC vs. SF smack talk with NY investors and ending with a killer lobster roll and strong cocktails with old friends at Grey [...]
Sex in Silicon Valley Part II: Is Being Single In SF Really That Bad?
I recently received an email from a friend (we are going to call her X as she would like to remain anonymous) asking for my opinion on her blog/ manifesto “Why SF Really Is That Bad,” her assessment of being a single woman in San Francisco and the social dynamics of Silicon Valley. Upon reading it, [...]
A Girl’s Guide on What to Get (and Avoid) for Dad this Father’s Day
Dad is always the hardest person to buy a gift for. Even though he is always the most appreciative and probably wouldn’t mind (or notice) if I didn’t get him anything at all, it’s still a challenge. Here are my recommendations from over the years on what to get, and what you should avoid, for [...]
Vix Insider: The San Francisco Social Benefit + Chromeo
THE SAN FRANCISCO SOCIAL just sent out their “Save the Date” invite for their Dinner Benefit at Foreign Cinema (my fav Vix Pick for SF) in May benefiting Larkin Street Youth with opening remarks from SF Mayor Ed Lee (which could be awkward given I am the Mayor of Foreign Cinema).* Vixely always loves a party [...]
Is Tobey Maguire the New Ashton Kutcher? SXSW Celebrity Surprises
Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio made a surprise guest appearance at SXSW for the Mobli 2.0 Launch Party, of which they are both investors in. Leo led a $4 million round in the photo sharing app and, Israeli-startup, Mobli. Other celebrities who came included Lukas Haas, Jared Leto and Kevin Connolly. Lance Armstrong is also on the Board of Advisors [...]
SXSW Biggest Trends and Why Highlight’s SXSW Launch is Genius
I had a growing fear that innovation and entrepreneurship were becoming commoditized and formulaic through the current processes of angel and VC funding in the Valley. That the creativity, passion and agility to adapt to user needs that made so many previous startups successful was passé. SXSW proved my skepticism to be unjustified. While there wasn’t one [...]
Partying For a Great Cause: IMOW Gala, Marissa Mayer and More
The International Museum of Women (IMOW) gives a voice to women who are too often unheard. The mission of the organization is very aligned with why we founded Vixely and we were honored to celebrate and support IMOW at their annual Gala on March 9th as well as at an earlier launch party. Our photo album from [...]
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