@Jen_McFadden’s web: CUR@TED daily. http://about.me/jen_mcfaddenTumblr (3.0; @jenmcfadden)http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/<embed width="400" height="225" src="http://media.nbcchicago.com/assets/pdk449/pdk/swf/flvPlayer.swf?pid=m9TKari5h8WG" flashvars="v=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcchicago.com%2Fi%2Fembed_new%2F%3Fcid%3D153701645&path=%2F/video" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">We’ve featured a # of female entrepreneurs/makers and I thought it was time to give a little Skillcrush luv to the guys! Also, it helps that this guys, @edscanlan, happens to be my cousin ;) Look forward to seeing what they do in their next phase of growth.</span></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/23707985545http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/23707985545Thu, 24 May 2012 21:40:14 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3v50jRkYK1qiopa4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/23149791997http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/23149791997Wed, 16 May 2012 00:13:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s7apUVCf1qbarluo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Huge congrats to the team @etsy. And, read more about their transition to B Corp status <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/news/2012/notes-from-chad-funding-etsys-future/">here</a>. </p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/22749707285http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/22749707285Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42:25 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F45424763&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“If half the population is not taking place in technical innovation than the United States is hobbling itself.” <a href="http://www.wadhwa.com/">Vivek Wadhwa</a>, <a href="http://www.ginatrapani.com/">Gina Trapani</a>, and Adda are interviewed by Ashley Milne-Tyte, one of the fellows in the Entrepreneurial Journalism program at CUNY. </p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/22650874128http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/22650874128Tue, 08 May 2012 09:37:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2w1v5pD561qbarluo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Great “vintage” <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1678467/scaling-startups">post</a> by @chaddickerson about scaling start-ups. Embrace failure, be rigorously transparent, encourage experimentation, hire well, and deploy code early and continuously. More <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1678467/scaling-startups">here</a>.</p> <p>Image by: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnygoldstein/4844738301/">Johnny Goldstein</a></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21576172148http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21576172148Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:01:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n2n4A2eX1qbarluo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Grace<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n2n4A2eX1qbarluo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Lilly<br/><br/> <p>Testing Photo sets :)</p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21279485317http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21279485317Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:40:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2kxr0lzdW1qbarluo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Surveys, surveys everywhere! <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/skillcrush">Help us </a>help you learn something new! And, we’re giving away a little @birchbox love to boot! </p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21213572509http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21213572509Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:59:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2kvy6mLid1qbarluo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>How Open is Your Internet? Amazing <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/series/battle-for-the-internet">series</a> this week in the Guardian on the ongoing battle over the internet.</p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21212310436http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21212310436Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:20:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2jshx53ws1qbarluo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Just because. </p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21184675210http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/21184675210Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:08:21 -0400<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:6jG0ltS4ia3MTQ5EGMXQCj" width="300"></iframe></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20928587809http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20928587809Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:05:17 -0400<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F41731227&amp;show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20845047233http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20845047233Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:45:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m29q0cg7BW1qbarluo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal">“There’s no place like 127.0.0.1.” Today’s <a href="http://www.skillcrush.com/terms/ipaddress.html">Tech Term</a> on Skillcrush is IP Address. </p></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20842723552http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20842723552Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:38:36 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9KorhvVQRUM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><div> <p>Freaky, long-haired cynical hippies will <3 our freaky, long-haired cynical muppets. Finally watched this. Love it.</p> </div>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20629898067http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20629898067Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:05:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m22b8fy6xK1qbarluo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><h3>Databases are like fancy spreadsheets where information lives. Learn more <a href="http://www.skillcrush.com/terms/database.html">here</a>!</h3></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20588687656http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20588687656Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:36:15 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6wcZb80f5VE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Happy music!</p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20529225649http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20529225649Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:31:29 -0400<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F41698312&amp;show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20360928696http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20360928696Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:31:01 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-4WKle-GQwk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Amazing, inspiring talk. Worth the full watch.</p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20266813099http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20266813099Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:36:43 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39375555?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>An updated <a href="http://vimeo.com/39375555">version</a> of the Mory’s favorite <3 Going old school with Welsh Rarebit.</p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20264723693http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20264723693Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:59:38 -0400<p><div class="visually_embed" data-category="Food"><img class="visually_embed_infographic" src="http://visually.visually.netdna-cdn.com/AGuideToChampagneCocktails_4f2c49131c845_w587.jpg"/><div class="visually_embed_bar"><span>by </span><a href="http://blog.loku.com/" target="_blank">Loku</a>. <span class="visually_embed_cycle">Browse more <a href="http://visual.ly">data visualizations</a>.</span></div> <script src="http://visual.ly/embeder/embed.js" type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script></div></p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20193058842http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20193058842Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:15:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1nnegvVqJ1qbarluo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Using data and tech to capture the wind (figuratively). <a href="http://hint.fm/wind/">Beautiful data viz</a>.</p>http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20120151529http://jenmcfadden.tumblr.com/post/20120151529Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:35:04 -0400