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[S2E3] Let It Go by Stephanie Shirley
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Stephanie Shirley has been a pioneer all of her life. After coming to England as a child refugee from Nazi Germany, she started one of the first software consulting firms, Freelance Programmers. But it was first in a number of other ways too. It was almost entirely run by women, despite discrimination against women in the technology industry. Its business model, employing women in their free time to do programming tasks, was a predecessor to today's "gig economy." In her memoir, Let It Go, Shirley not only recounts her entrepreneurship journey, but also her concurrent personal struggles including bringing up her child with severe developmental difficulties. Shirley went on to become one of the leading figures in philanthropy in Britain. Shirley concludes her memoir by explaining her philanthropic philosophy and the strategies that have tied her many successes together. In this episode, we discuss this raw, honest, and profound memoir.
Show Notes
- Business Books & Co. on Twitter
- Business Books & Co. Amazon Book Club
- Stephanie Shirley via Wikipedia
- Let It Go on Amazon
- Stephanie Shirley TED Talk
- David Kopec's Review of Let It Go
Find out more at http://businessbooksandco.com
49 episodes
Manage episode 275268565 series 2522446
Stephanie Shirley has been a pioneer all of her life. After coming to England as a child refugee from Nazi Germany, she started one of the first software consulting firms, Freelance Programmers. But it was first in a number of other ways too. It was almost entirely run by women, despite discrimination against women in the technology industry. Its business model, employing women in their free time to do programming tasks, was a predecessor to today's "gig economy." In her memoir, Let It Go, Shirley not only recounts her entrepreneurship journey, but also her concurrent personal struggles including bringing up her child with severe developmental difficulties. Shirley went on to become one of the leading figures in philanthropy in Britain. Shirley concludes her memoir by explaining her philanthropic philosophy and the strategies that have tied her many successes together. In this episode, we discuss this raw, honest, and profound memoir.
Show Notes
- Business Books & Co. on Twitter
- Business Books & Co. Amazon Book Club
- Stephanie Shirley via Wikipedia
- Let It Go on Amazon
- Stephanie Shirley TED Talk
- David Kopec's Review of Let It Go
Find out more at http://businessbooksandco.com
49 episodes
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