I was not much older than you when I first started on this so-called Internet beat. It turned out to be the privilege of my life since it turns out I love tech. And most of all, I truly believed in textability to transform the world and solve problems that plagued us for centuries. As Annie Dillard wrote, how we spend our lives is how we spend ours. This is precisely how I wanted to spend mine.
This May, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art invited Kara to deliver its commencement address. Today, we’d like to share her speech with you. Kara discusses the arc of her career and the lessons she’s picked up covering the most powerful in tech — plus gardening.
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