When California teen Anneke DiPietro convinced her dad she could skip math for a semester if she came up with a valid business plan to build, her father envisioned a dog-walking or baby-sitting business. The 15-year old, who attends Stanford's online high school, surprised everyone by coming up with Xirkl, a new social media platform that represents the needs of the user as opposed to advertisers. Her dad, Don DiPietro, who earned his MBA at USC's Marshall School and had spent the past decade wo...
Women in Tech: Can a 15-Year Old Turn a Homework Assignment into the Latest Social Media Platform?
The Huffington Post - 14 Sep 2015 21:49
When California teen Anneke DiPietro convinced her dad she could skip math for a semester if she came up with a valid business plan to build, her father envisioned a dog-walking or baby-sitting business. The 15-year old, who attends Stanford's online high school, surprised everyone by coming up with Xirkl, a new social media platform that represents the needs of the user as opposed to advertisers. Her dad, Don DiPietro, who earned his MBA at USC's Marshall School and had spent the past decade wo...
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