Juggling Dynamite

Amazing life story and perspective on stereotypes, business and venturing off the beaten path.

Dame Stephanie Shirley is the most successful tech entrepreneur you never heard of. In the 1960s, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion, making millionaires of 70 of her team members. In this frank and often hilarious talk, she explains why she went by “Steve,” how she upended the expectations of the time, and shares some sure-fire ways to identify ambitious women. Here is a direct video link.

The U.S. shale oil boom that powered the country’s highest crude oil production levels in decades appears to be slowing down due, in part, to a glut of supplies. Here is a direct video link.

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” –Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), philosopher, writer

Trade figures from China show the world’s second largest economy may be in even worse shape than expected with March exports dropping hard. Jane Lanhee Lee reports. Here is a direct video link.