Tag: Silicon Valley

Women are not the only underrepresented minority in the Silicon Valley “meritocracy.”

Adrian Avila, a young self-taught graphic designer, writes about how Steve Jobs was a catalyst to realizing his dreams and shows the connection between technological innovators and the working poor, many of whom are immigrants.

From a skinny 8-page black-and-white magazine, Silicon Valley-based India Currents has evolved into a robust glossy with a 100,000 readership throughout California.

In the tech world, the older you are, the less likely you'll be hired as an engineer. Silicon Valley companies don't care about your experience; they care about their pocketbooks, according to commentator Vivek Wadhwa, and hiring younger, inexperienced engineers saves them money.