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I'm the head of VC at IBM. My day includes 10 miles with my doodles, sign language, and meetings with startups.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 38-year-old Emily Fontaine, the global head of venture capital at IBM. She leads IBM Ventures and oversees the company's $500 million Enterprise ...
Slate

I Hated It When Older Colleagues Did This. Now I’m Doing It, Too, And It Feels So Wrong.

I’m doing something at work I never thought I’d do. But I don’t know how to stop. Earlier this year I had my first baby. I’ve been back at work from maternity leave for six weeks and it’s been so hard ...
Sun Sentinel

Miss Manners: I’m told I should be nice and pretend it’s a real wedding

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have now been to three (!) weddings where I found out that the couple was already married and just going through the motions. Miss Manners: The server gave a weak apology but I ...