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Women in Tech: SheSays Boulder and Where I Fit in

By Kay Bradford | Monday May 14, 2012 | Comments

As Madeline Albright once said, “there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.”

This is especially true in the startup tech community, because there are so few women working in digital, and without strong networks, this space can seem intimidating and inaccessible.

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• Relaxing in Krabi: A Sharky Thailand Itinerary

  By Bernie Baskin | Monday April 23, 2012 | Comments

  
  Singapore is truly a blessed country. Apart from what feels like 365 days of summer, we’ve got loads of outstanding food, lush parkland for picnics and biking, terrific shopping, intriguing cultural activities sprouting from every nook and now even a Universal Studios. What more could you ask for?... Read more

• Team TravelShark Dives Beneath the Surface During Dinner with Chairman David Leppan

  By Becca Schwartz | Wednesday April 18, 2012 | Comments

  
  We’d been sitting only a few minutes when we got a message from David Leppan saying he was stuck in traffic and that we should order a bottle of wine. “Order a bottle of wine?” asked one of my coworkers, “I don’t know anything about wine!” While David... Read more

• The Travelling Developer and Singapore Tech Startup Culture

  By Dan Marsh | Wednesday April 4, 2012 | Comments

  
  In general, web developers do not receive many opportunities to travel for work. Most are confined to the stereotypical cubical. So, when TravelShark proposed that I work in Singapore for six months, it was easy to jump right on a plane. I had to say, "YES!" Once I arrived in Singapore, it didn’t... Read more

• How to Create a Sharky Singapore Itinerary

  By Bernie Baskin | Monday March 26, 2012 | Comments

  
  As the sun dawns over this tiny red dot, Singapore's wet markets are already abuzz with the shouts and laughter of locals snapping up fresh fish, veggies and fruit for the day's meals to come. Chickens pace and squawk in their cages, freshly caught fish splatter water about in plastic tubs and wrinkled old men sit idly... Read more

• When Trying to Open Doors Abroad, Language is your Key.

  By | Tuesday March 20, 2012 | Comments

  
  Whether you’re a hardcore traveler, have barely flown on airplanes, or just like to get away sometimes, language is essential to any trip.  Here are 5 tips to get you started: Learn the basics. Simple phrases like “Please,” “Thank you,” “I would like,” and... Read more

• Hotel Marlowe: Making Pet-Friendly more People Friendly

  By Becca Schwartz | Wednesday March 14, 2012 | Comments

  
  We’ve all been there. You’ve got your foot out the door, about to leave for a big trip. The dog-sitter is all set. Then, just as you grab your keys, your canine best friend tilts their head, giving you that irresistible how-could-you-leave-me sad-eye stare. Well, plans are made to be broken.  But how on... Read more

• We laugh a lot at work. Time to laugh more with our users.

  By Sue Heilbronner | Monday February 6, 2012 | Comments

  
  This morning I met with a Boulder travel startup that has built a community-oriented B-to-B-to-C online Saas product.  The co-founders wanted to share the new software release with me and get my feedback. The product was much-improved, and I expressed my appreciation for the functionality enhancements. Then... Read more

• New Year Note to Team TravelShark: A Players All

  By Sue Heilbronner | Wednesday January 11, 2012 | Comments

  
  [[I thought I'd share the note I shared with the team today]]  TravelShark Team: I'm finding the Steve Jobs biography to be among the most influential books I've read in ages…if not ever.  I wanted to share the jolt I got from it this morning... Read more

• TravelShark Takes Content Function to Cutting Edge with Kapost

  By Joseph Cohn | Thursday December 15, 2011 | Comments

  
  We’ve made a really tremendous shift here in how we handle operations and work flow associated with our major content-generation activities for our sites. We thought you might like to hear a bit about it. Two months ago, we were struggling with how to add automation and scale to our content efforts –... Read more