From near-death to Silicon Valley CEO

Thanks for sharing. After reading the Mercury News article, I googled around and pulled up the following piece by Businessweek. It's longer but more detailed, and, IMO, better written.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-26/declara-co-f...

What I have to say to that: Ooh rah!

There are many stories like this out there, but unfortunately they don't get publicized much since our media & society has a voracious appetite for fear. It's always heartening to hear of these herculean trials people go through and triumph over them.

This story puts my own near-death experience to shame. I shuddered in horror reading the description of her accident. As a fellow survivor of a traffic accident that could have easily ended my life, her story is all the more inspiring and motivating. I need this story shoved in my face if I'm ever caught complaining about something trivial, or if I'm just wasting my time away.

This seems like an amazing plot for a screenwriter to sink their teeth into and turn into a movie. Great read.

here is her TED Talk from 2011: http://www.ted.com/talks/ramona_pierson_an_unexpected_place_...

I almost didn't read any of the article because of the fullscreen Nescafe ad. The comments made me give it a second try.

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Wow. Just wow.

she us doing very well despite the odds against her. her comeback spirit alone can take an ordinary company to extraordinary heights, and she is working in education: the only field that any technical innovation can be a major disruptor as it is an antiquated system.

Being a "Silicon Valley CEO" shouldn't entail as much fan-fair as we like to associate with those words. Declara certainly isn't doing anything groundbreaking. We'll see if the company's success can match her touching story.

Interesting. She is obviously not 22 now. Why take so long to start this company?