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From near-death to Silicon Valley CEO

89 points by didgeoridoo 13y ago

auctiontheory 13y ago
Wow. Just wow.
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stchangg 13y ago
Thanks for sharing. After reading the Mercury News article, I googled around and pulled up the following piece by Businessweek. It's longer but more detailed, and, IMO, better written. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/declara-co-founder-ramona-piersons-comeback-odyssey http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/declara-co-f...
Bahamut 13y ago
What I have to say to that: Ooh rah! There are many stories like this out there, but unfortunately they don't get publicized much since our media & society has a voracious appetite for fear. It's always heartening to hear of these herculean trials people go through and triumph over them.
shurcooL 13y ago
I almost didn't read any of the article because of the fullscreen Nescafe ad. The comments made me give it a second try.
anoncow 13y ago
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
antonius 13y ago
This seems like an amazing plot for a screenwriter to sink their teeth into and turn into a movie. Great read.
hkmurakami 13y ago
This story puts my own near-death experience to shame. I shuddered in horror reading the description of her accident. As a fellow survivor of a traffic accident that could have easily ended my life, her story is all the more inspiring and motivating. I need this story shoved in my face if I'm ever caught complaining about something trivial, or if I'm just wasting my time away.
ABS 13y ago
here is her TED Talk from 2011: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramona_pierson_an_unexpected_place_of_healing.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ramona_pierson_an_unexpected_place_...
MyNameIsMK 13y ago
Interesting. She is obviously not 22 now. Why take so long to start this company?
- nl 13y ago
  She started and sold a company previously, too.
ra3 13y ago
Being a "Silicon Valley CEO" shouldn't entail as much fan-fair as we like to associate with those words. Declara certainly isn't doing anything groundbreaking. We'll see if the company's success can match her touching story.
- gofugyourself 13y ago
  I wanted to pause and create a special throw away account just for you "ra3" - to ask you this, and then log out thus never to hear your inane answer: What makes you think that fanfare is spelt like that? If you want to be a superior sounding clueless dick then one would expect much superior grasp of the Queen's English. Also; go fuck yourself.
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ondiekijunior 13y ago
she us doing very well despite the odds against her. her comeback spirit alone can take an ordinary company to extraordinary heights, and she is working in education: the only field that any technical innovation can be a major disruptor as it is an antiquated system.

89 points by didgeoridoo 13y ago

auctiontheory 13y ago

Wow. Just wow.

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stchangg 13y ago

Thanks for sharing. After reading the Mercury News article, I googled around and pulled up the following piece by Businessweek. It's longer but more detailed, and, IMO, better written. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/declara-co-founder-ramona-piersons-comeback-odyssey http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/declara-co-f...

Bahamut 13y ago

What I have to say to that: Ooh rah! There are many stories like this out there, but unfortunately they don't get publicized much since our media & society has a voracious appetite for fear. It's always heartening to hear of these herculean trials people go through and triumph over them.

shurcooL 13y ago

I almost didn't read any of the article because of the fullscreen Nescafe ad. The comments made me give it a second try.

anoncow 13y ago

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

antonius 13y ago

This seems like an amazing plot for a screenwriter to sink their teeth into and turn into a movie. Great read.

hkmurakami 13y ago

This story puts my own near-death experience to shame. I shuddered in horror reading the description of her accident. As a fellow survivor of a traffic accident that could have easily ended my life, her story is all the more inspiring and motivating. I need this story shoved in my face if I'm ever caught complaining about something trivial, or if I'm just wasting my time away.

ABS 13y ago

here is her TED Talk from 2011: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramona_pierson_an_unexpected_place_of_healing.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ramona_pierson_an_unexpected_place_...

MyNameIsMK 13y ago

Interesting. She is obviously not 22 now. Why take so long to start this company?

nl 13y ago
She started and sold a company previously, too.

ra3 13y ago

Being a "Silicon Valley CEO" shouldn't entail as much fan-fair as we like to associate with those words. Declara certainly isn't doing anything groundbreaking. We'll see if the company's success can match her touching story.

gofugyourself 13y ago
I wanted to pause and create a special throw away account just for you "ra3" - to ask you this, and then log out thus never to hear your inane answer: What makes you think that fanfare is spelt like that? If you want to be a superior sounding clueless dick then one would expect much superior grasp of the Queen's English. Also; go fuck yourself.

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ondiekijunior 13y ago

she us doing very well despite the odds against her. her comeback spirit alone can take an ordinary company to extraordinary heights, and she is working in education: the only field that any technical innovation can be a major disruptor as it is an antiquated system.