Sandra Kurtzig

Entrepreneur, CEO, Mother; Proud to be labeled " Mother of Silicon Valley"; First woman CEO to take a tech company public: ASK Group

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

@RonConway Ron…. I am thinking about you and know you will have the best of the best looking after you medically. My sons, Andy and Ken, and I know that you will get this medical challenge conquered like everything else you conquer!!!

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with @WalterIsaacson, author of the new biography on @elonmusk and one of the greatest biographers ever, having written incredible books on Einstein, Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Jennifer Doudna, Benjamin Franklin, and many others. Outline of our conversation:
0:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Difficult childhood
20:04 - Jennifer Doudna
23:01 - Einstein
28:20 - Tesla
45:24 - Elon Musk's humor
49:34 - Steve Jobs' cruelty
52:58 - Twitter
1:05:07 - Firing
1:07:52 - Hiring
1:16:55 - Time management
1:24:39 - Groups vs individuals
1:28:25 - Mortality
1:31:57 - How to write
1:52:56 - Love & relationships
1:57:50 - Advice for young people

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

Hundreds of startups go public every year. https://t.co/2z0sLAzVG1 via @businessinsider

ASK was the first technology company to be taken public by a woman founder on October 1, 1981. I started ASK with $ 2,000 and no VC money. My story can be your story! Just Go for it!!

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

I am going to complain less and do more to help save our community, environment & democracy. Lets do this together. Join me at https://t.co/e3EUZImgAS #VotePlus10 via @voteplus10

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

@voteplus10 Great website. Much needed real news.

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

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[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

From professional assistance to product availability: 7 tech tools to help you during the crisis https://t.co/dNYKLZFfK7 via @usatoday. I used https://t.co/eq6FssTxnC to find out why my subzero ice maker wasn’t working. A great tool.

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

Onederland: My Childhood with Type 1 Diabetes by Jamie Kurtzig https://t.co/F1iCK5lrKB. This is a must read book !!

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

I’m all in for Michael Bloomberg for President!! Please join me.

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

Take control of your own life and your own future. Be the CEO of your own company! I am blogging writing notes and rules at https://t.co/QBzq3C5JcA.. send me your comments and tell me what you think?

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

Don Valentine, a great man has died!! He was my mentor and friend and a strong believer that women were equal to men in building great businesses.

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

See this Instagram photo by @jdrfbayarea https://t.co/iTU7wJtbzA
We are so proud of you, Jamie!

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

We need to celebrate the men doing great things for women. I am very proud of my son, Andy, who is CEO of Just Answer. He is giving his whole company the day off in celebration of International Women’s Day tomorrow!!!

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

Salesforce continues to inspire change even at @Sundance film festival

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

@MichaelDell @Dell Michael, Did you take any salary? I figure I made about $ .20 per hour for the first years at ASK. Luckily, our IPO gave me a good return on my time investment 😀

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

Andy, I am so proud to call you my son but what went wrong with our genes? @andykurtzig. Love, mother

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

@lvojvodich @SAI Interesting list of startups! What is even more interesting is how much VC money these companies have raised?

[Lynn Vojvodich @lvojvodich]

50 startups that will boom in 2018, according to VCs https://t.co/yEvjCTwcry via @sai

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

“the Troublemakers” by Leslie Berlin is a must read!! Fascinating well researched history of Silicon Valley. And I am so proud of our ASK team! The Manman ERP products that we build are still being used.

[Sandra Kurtzig @SandyKurtzig]

I just finished listening to Geek Girl Rising by Heather Cabot & Samantha Walravens. Well researched women business reference