Failing Up – Building Resilience Through Setbacks
Synopsis
Invaluable skills can be learned from setbacks. Our panelists discuss their experiences overcoming fear of failure, and how they built resilience.
Panelists:
- Maren Kate Donovan, Managing Partner, Recruit
- Angie Coleman, Director of Community, Lesbians Who Tech
- Melissa Tsang, Product Manager, Upgrade
- Alison Haugan, President and Cofounder, Optistreams Inc
- Moderator: Jennifer Elias, Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Panel discussion held at Silicon Valley Forum’s Women in Tech Festival 2018, hosted at Computer History Museum, Mountain View on April 12th-13th, 2018. Visit the official event page here.
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