Laura Fitton
Encyclopedia
Laura Fitton is the founder of oneforty, an app store for Twitter
, acquired in August 2011 by HubSpot
and co-Author of Twitter for Dummies.
, and has guest lectured at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Bentley and other colleges.
magazine in 2010 as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology, and by Huffington Post as a Female Founder to Watch in Twitter. Pepsico
named her in their 2011 Women's Inspiration Network awards, MassHighTech designated her a Woman to Watch and Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (WEST) gave her one of their 2011 Leadership Awards.
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, acquired in August 2011 by HubSpot
HubSpot
HubSpot is a venture-funded marketing software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its customer base grew from over 1,400 in July 2009 to over 3,600 in November 2010, mainly in the USA.-History:...
and co-Author of Twitter for Dummies.
Academia
Fitton received a College Scholar BA in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, and has guest lectured at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Bentley and other colleges.
Awards and Recognition
Laura was recognized by Fast CompanyFast Company (magazine)
Fast Company is a full-color business magazine that releases 10 issues per year and reports on topics including innovation, digital media, technology, change management, leadership, design, and social responsibility...
magazine in 2010 as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology, and by Huffington Post as a Female Founder to Watch in Twitter. Pepsico
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
named her in their 2011 Women's Inspiration Network awards, MassHighTech designated her a Woman to Watch and Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (WEST) gave her one of their 2011 Leadership Awards.