mwetzler

41 ms·

181.
The Highest Form of Flattery(keen.io)
33 points by mwetzler 14y ago|21 comments
182.
On Pycon(mattlemay.tumblr.com)
4 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
183.
by mwetzler 14y ago
> the women I've talked to about this are furious with her This doesn't represent the views of all women in tech. What happened to Adria could happen to any of us outspoken women. She didn't handle the situation perfectly, but there's n
184.
by mwetzler 14y ago
Thanks for asking. The nature of the attacks against Adria are EXTREMELY misogynistic (rape threats, death threats, people calling her a c_nt, b_tch, wh_re, etc) and many people have taken up a "burn her at the stake" mentality. They've als
185.
by mwetzler 14y ago
A terrifying precedent for all women in tech.
186.
by mwetzler 14y ago
I'm surprised by the "eeew" attached to being a woman in tech. Is there really that much stigma with saying "I am a woman"? I get that we all just want to be technologists and not "female technologists" but it's a red flag that people use t
187.
by mwetzler 14y ago
really? that's the problem? it's not wide-spread societal bias against women and beliefs about a women's role in regards to science and career? Come on.
188.
by mwetzler 14y ago
Normally I would agree with you but I heard someone on HN posted her address and said they were going to "slit" her. The situation has escalated quite a bit and includes actual violent threats against Adria.
189.
by mwetzler 14y ago
Just FYI this can be interpreted as a physical threat against Adria. Probably not what you meant and you might want to revise.
190.
by mwetzler 14y ago
Not mentioned is the fact that Adria has received a FLOOD of hateful, violent, racist, and misogynistic comments as a result of a _tweet_. Adria DID NOT get someone fired. She tweeted a picture and comments about something that made her unc
191.
How to Provide Analytics to Your Customers(keen.io)
1 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
192.
by mwetzler 14y ago
I love this. This topic came up yesterday at a SXSW panel on getting young girls and women interested in programming. We think a key factor in getting more women to want to join the tech industry is to stop talking about learning to code an
193.
Startup Metrics with Keen IO(spinuplabs.com)
1 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
194.
by mwetzler 14y ago
congrats Instacart! your team and your product are fantastic.
195.
Is your SXSW trip tax deductible? (Weird comic featuring PG)(blogs.hrblock.com)
2 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
196.
Introducing Josh, Keen IO VP of Engineering(keen.io)
2 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
197.
by mwetzler 14y ago
Gotcha. Thanks pfab!
198.
by mwetzler 14y ago
Thank you. That's how we feel about the pricing, but's it's definitely good to know that some folks are turned off by it.
199.
"I'm Interested in Joining a Startup"(keen.io)
1 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
200.
Next Generation of API Driven Analytics and Visualizations(apievangelist.com)
4 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
201.
Event data vs entity data(keen.io)
2 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
202.
My First Startup's First Year - What I Learned(keen.io)
3 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
203.
by mwetzler 14y ago
From the perspective of someone offering analytics BaaS, I loved how she pitched analytics! And also the education part. I think education will help us bring analytics tools to more companies. By the way, if anyone needs help instrumenting
204.
How to Run a Weekly Cohort Analysis(keen.io)
2 points by mwetzler 14y ago|0 comments
205.
by mwetzler 14y ago
> the only thing stopping a woman from joining the tech industry is herself What about the fact that we, as a society, are biased against women in technology (all of us, even women)? For example, tech resumes with a female name will be
206.
by mwetzler 14y ago
ooo I like this. definitely going to be building usable code snippets customized for logged-in users! thanks!!
207.
by mwetzler 14y ago
the aesthetic certainly leaves something to be desired O_O
208.
Ask HN: What's the best API documentation you've ever used?
8 points by mwetzler 14y ago|12 comments
209.
by mwetzler 14y ago
we removed the "sample project" we had in our app. after that, customers had to send us data by API in order to try the product. this made it harder for people to try out our UI, but more likely to try using our API, which we felt was the R
210.
by mwetzler 14y ago
no kidding. The branding process was much longer than any of us expected (fellow Keen IO employee here). So much to think about, from Tshirts to favicon.

More ›