Lyndsey Gilpin, Author at TechRepublic

Lyndsey Gilpin

Bio

Lyndsey Gilpin is a former Staff Writer for TechRepublic, covering sustainability and entrepreneurship. She's co-author of the book Follow the Geeks.

Disclosure

Lyndsey Gilpin has nothing to disclose. She doesn't hold investments in the technology companies she covers.

Latest from Lyndsey Gilpin

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Hardware

10 places to recycle your cell phone

Here are 10 places to take your phones so they can be refurbished, reused, or recycled and diverted from the landfill.

Innovation

How venture capital must change: Gender equality as a business opportunity

Venture capital remains the fuel that powers the technology industry, but it also suffers from the same gender equality problems. Here's why it matters, and what has to change.

CXO

10 women cleantech leaders to follow on Twitter

There are some powerful women in the cleantech industry, working on things like energy initiatives in Africa and startup hubs in the US. Here are 10 leaders to follow on Twitter.

Innovation

21st century pen pals: Students around the world 3D print, build apps with Level Up Village

Level Up Village partners students from developing nations with students in the US to learn about design and engineering, and in the process, they learn about global collaboration.

CXO

Morgan Berman: My MilkCrate founder. CEO. Women’s rights activist.

The co-founder of My MilkCrate, an app that connects Philly residents to local, sustainable businesses, talked to TechRepublic about how her work in nonprofits and research led her to start a tech company.

Innovation

Photos: A look at NASA’s discovery of Earth 2.0

NASA just found a planet that's Earth's bigger, older cousin, called Kepler-452b, and it's the closest match to our planet yet. Here are some illustrations of the groundbreaking expedition.

CXO

Julia Hu: Lark founder. Digital health maven. Hip-hop dancer.

The founder of Lark, which is an AI system for health and wellness, talked to TechRepublic about startups, failures, and how running this company has made her live a more balanced life.

Innovation

How Gridmates is crowdsourcing electricity to help eliminate energy poverty

By using a peer-to-peer financing model, this Austin-based startup is providing a way for people to power the homes of those who lack access to electricity.

CXO

IBM pays for women to ship breast milk, pushes ahead in the race to attract female tech talent

IBM set a new precedent for family policies by offering to ship new moms' breast milk home when they're traveling for work. Now the question is, when will other tech companies follow suit?

CXO

8 LGBT tech leaders to follow on Twitter

There are some great tech leaders in the LGBT community, and not enough people know about them. Awareness is the first step toward change -- so here are 8 accounts to follow on Twitter.

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Lyndsey Gilpin

10 places to recycle your cell phone

How venture capital must change: Gender equality as a business opportunity

10 women cleantech leaders to follow on Twitter

21st century pen pals: Students around the world 3D print, build apps with Level Up Village

Morgan Berman: My MilkCrate founder. CEO. Women’s rights activist.

Photos: A look at NASA’s discovery of Earth 2.0

Julia Hu: Lark founder. Digital health maven. Hip-hop dancer.

How Gridmates is crowdsourcing electricity to help eliminate energy poverty

IBM pays for women to ship breast milk, pushes ahead in the race to attract female tech talent

8 LGBT tech leaders to follow on Twitter

Media disposal policy

IT email templates: Upcoming software release

Mobile app development policy

New client audit checklist