On The Blog
Join Vinita as she muses about Silicon Valley, her learnings as the founder of a tech startup, gender-equity in STEM, her journey as a competitive Bridge player and more.

Entanglement, Not Just Engagement
At a dinner conversation, the newly elected president of TiE Silicon Valley, seated next to me, asked a pointed question: “What is required of being

How to Hire Right
“What advice would you give for hiring good people?” This was the question asked by the head of the engineering department during my recent UCLA

The Unrehearsed Life
For the past nine months, I have been performing on stage — in front of audiences, on my book tour. A new trait. A new

Still Moving
Seven months ago, I released my memoir, The Woman in Deed, into the world with no publisher, no marketing team, and no roadmap. A publisher had told

Becoming “The Woman in Deed”
As I mention in my memoir “The Woman in Deed: Road to IPO, Bridge Tables, and Beyond”—yes, mine is a Silicon Valley success story. But

The Discipline of Ignoring
In March, I arrived in St. Louis for a bridge tournament with my usual Danish and part‑Swedish team, but my head was elsewhere. My memoir