The advice I would give [to women in the tech industry] is actually something I learned from studying science and math, which is that science is really about failing—all the time. You come up with ideas, you try things and they don’t work most of the time. So you really have to get comfortable with experimenting, failing, and not take it as a reflection on yourself, or how good you are at what you’re doing.
Hilary Mason, chief scientist for the startup bitly
At the same event, Mason emphasized the need to encourage more young women to pursue computer science, not only as a major, but “as a piece of what they take to whatever it is they do.”
We couldn’t agree more.
(Source: adweek.com)
October 13, 2011