From Our Friends' Blogs

Jenn Sydeski Hurd  founder and CEO at Connect Wolf is a member of the first Ethics MVP cohort.

Where does Ethics Belong in a Technology Start-Up?

Is it possible that we actually have to do this in the beginning to get it right? As a tech start-up founder (the middle-aged mom in Pittsburgh kind), I was thinking about "not being jerks" from day one, but formalizing to some structured "business ethics" plan was an absurd thought given the realities of building an early stage start-up with little to no resources.

From her blog: 
​Where Does Ethics Belong in a Technology Startup

Where does Ethics Belong in a Technology Start-Up?

Is it possible that we actually have to do this in the beginning to get it right? As a tech start-up founder (the middle-aged mom in Pittsburgh kind), I was thinking about "not being jerks" from day one, but formalizing to some structured "business ethics" plan was an absurd thought given the realities of building an early stage start-up with little to no resources.

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Innovation Works startup accelerator AlphaLab Gear hosted and collaborated with us on the first Ethics MVP iteration.

Building From a Clear Ethical Foundation

By Jessica Pachuta & Dror Yaron, CREATE Lab "The wisdom that I gathered proved to be more important than I initially anticipated. I didn't know what to expect, but I am so glad I buckled down and really delved deep into what it truly meant for me as well as for my company's foundational code of ethics," shares Gabrielle Haywood, Founder and CVO of Virginia Dere, LLC and a Designer in Residence at AlphaLab Gear.

From the Innovation Works blog:
​Building from a Clear Ethical Foundation

Building From a Clear Ethical Foundation

By Jessica Pachuta & Dror Yaron, CREATE Lab "The wisdom that I gathered proved to be more important than I initially anticipated. I didn't know what to expect, but I am so glad I buckled down and really delved deep into what it truly meant for me as well as for my company's foundational code of ethics," shares Gabrielle Haywood, Founder and CVO of Virginia Dere, LLC and a Designer in Residence at AlphaLab Gear.

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