Founder Friday in Melbourne on 6 May (a female-focused event)
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Kate Kendall
Apr 24, 2011, 6:28:09 AM4/24/11
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I just wanted to post this event in the odd chance there are female entrepreneurs and startup founders lurking here.
When I was in San Francisco, I came across the Women 2.0 organisation whose mission is to increase the number of female founders of technology startups. They're also associated with Founder Labs – a pre-incubator for mobile startups. Considering we've got the global Startup Weekend coming up in Melbourne, I thought it would be nice if we held Australia's first Founder Friday (female-focused networking drinks) beforehand.
It's on Friday 6 May, from 5.30pm at Duck Duck Goose in QV.
More information at Eventbrite --> http://founderfridaymelbourne.eventbrite.com/
(You can also save $20 off Startup Weekend Melbourne using "Women2" promo code.)
Men are most welcome at the event. Founder Friday isn't about exclusivity – more about balancing the ratio and recognising a community.
P.S. I'm neither associated with Startup Weekend nor Women 2.0 – simply hosting the Melbourne event!
Roger Kermode
Apr 24, 2011, 6:36:06 AM4/24/11
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Hi Kate,
Have you heard of Heads over Heels? Fantastic mentoring group for women owned / led businesses currently HQ'd in Sydney. I know the founders would live to chat with you re Melbourne opportunities....
Cheers,
Roger
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Kate Kendall
Apr 25, 2011, 7:06:02 AM4/25/11
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I keep across most of the women networks but haven't heard of that one so thanks for sharing. To be honest, I can't stand the names and novelty sentiment concerned with most of them. I find it a little patronising. I also don't care for a goodie bag or cupcake if I go to an event. But hey, this one might be different.
Although currently a niche area, I've been trying to increase the interest and number of women in (and founding) technology- or web-based startups.
Sharing stuff through the @womenhack account for now...
Cheers,
Kate
Kate Kendall
May 1, 2011, 5:36:16 AM5/1/11
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In relation to this topic – someone wanted to know examples of female founders in Australia so I put a bit of list together. It's far from exhaustive or finely tuned, but a good place to start.
Full post here: http://bit.ly/lEZuaa
Let me know if there's anyone else to add!
- Carrie Choo, founder, Daily Addict (lifestyle news and social experiences)
- Cyan Ta’eed, cofounder, Envato (a network of sites that let “people learn and earn online”)
- Delia Timms, founder, Find a Babysitter and now What Should I Wear (self-explanatory)
- Denise Shrivel, founder, MediaScope (advertising directory)
- Emily Boyd, cofounder, Remember the Milk (task manager and to do lists)
- Fiona Adler, founder, Word of Mouth On the Web (online customer reviews)
- Kate Morris, founder, Adore Beauty (skincare and cosmetics store)
- Kim Chen, cofounder, Tjoos (coupons)
- Kylie Little, founder, Essential Baby (parenting community)
- Michelle Matthews, founder, Deck of Secrets (bar and travel guides – with a huge mobile component)
- Nikki Durkin, founder 99Dresses (clothes swapping and trading)
- Pip Jamieson, cofounder, The Loop (creative jobs and portfolios)
- Rebecca Derrington, founder, SourceBottle (source connecting service for journalists, writers and bloggers)
- Rebekah Campbell, founder, Posse (shared entreprise for brands and fans)
Tagmotion
May 1, 2011, 7:42:48 AM5/1/11
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Tagmotion
May 1, 2011, 7:58:05 AM5/1/11
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Here's a few more thanks to Rachel Slattery's Slattery's Watch:
Laurel Papworth, Online Communities Strategist, World Communities;
Samantha Brett, Blogger, ASK SAM;
Danielle Lehrer, Founder & CEO, GoShout Pty Ltd;
Liesl Capper, CEO & Co-founder, My Cybertwin;
Sara Goldstein, Co-founder, Mybargainqueen.com.
Also, from the recent Sydstart:........
Kate Cass, founder Scan2list: kc...@scan2list.com.au
Laurel Papworth, Online Communities Strategist, World Communities;
Samantha Brett, Blogger, ASK SAM;
Danielle Lehrer, Founder & CEO, GoShout Pty Ltd;
Liesl Capper, CEO & Co-founder, My Cybertwin;
Sara Goldstein, Co-founder, Mybargainqueen.com.
Also, from the recent Sydstart:........
Kate Cass, founder Scan2list: kc...@scan2list.com.au
Jonathan Clarke
May 1, 2011, 9:53:34 AM5/1/11
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Rob Manson
May 1, 2011, 7:16:41 PM5/1/11
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Alex Young from MOB is one of the smartest and hardest working
co-founders I've ever seen...male or female.
co-founders I've ever seen...male or female.
#biasedbuthonest 8)
roBman
Rob Manson
May 1, 2011, 7:26:46 PM5/1/11
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Oh yeah...and at that same level there's also:
Silvia Pfeiffer, co-founder of vquence (among other things).
And Maxine Sherrin, co-founder of Web Directions and all of the other
amazing events that they organise.
All 3 of them having been shaping our industry for years!
roBman
Tagmotion
May 2, 2011, 3:45:42 AM5/2/11
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Two more (who presented at last year's Sydney Bloggers' Festival):
1. Jackie Maxted - Beauty Heaven
2. Juliet Potter - Auto Chic
1. Jackie Maxted - Beauty Heaven
2. Juliet Potter - Auto Chic
Matthew Ho
May 2, 2011, 4:58:51 PM5/2/11
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Hey Kate & others,
I read this blog by Jean Hsu, she used to work at Google which I found
via Hacker News. She wrote a post the other day about females in
computing and how she got into it.
http://www.jeanhsu.com/2011/05/01/i-learned-to-program/
Two interesting comments on her post:
1. Most female contributors' experiences were very different, and
seemed to be mostly about learning to program in a high school or
college class or getting introduced to programming through another
interest (design, biology, music, etc).
2. At the same time, I can't help but think of the many women who fell
through the cracks (what the book refers to as the "leaky pipeline")
because they felt like they didn't have enough experience, and
couldn't catch up with their mostly male peers (of course, this
probably applies to many men without previous programming experience
as well).
She also references this book called "Unlocking the clubhouse: Women
in computing" which might be relevant to you.
http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Computing-Jane-Margolis/dp/0262632691/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1
I read this blog by Jean Hsu, she used to work at Google which I found
via Hacker News. She wrote a post the other day about females in
computing and how she got into it.
http://www.jeanhsu.com/2011/05/01/i-learned-to-program/
Two interesting comments on her post:
1. Most female contributors' experiences were very different, and
seemed to be mostly about learning to program in a high school or
college class or getting introduced to programming through another
interest (design, biology, music, etc).
2. At the same time, I can't help but think of the many women who fell
through the cracks (what the book refers to as the "leaky pipeline")
because they felt like they didn't have enough experience, and
couldn't catch up with their mostly male peers (of course, this
probably applies to many men without previous programming experience
as well).
She also references this book called "Unlocking the clubhouse: Women
in computing" which might be relevant to you.
http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Computing-Jane-Margolis/dp/0262632691/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1
Avis M
May 3, 2011, 1:44:55 AM5/3/11
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shameless plug...you can include me...
Avis Mulhall, Co-Founder, www.mmmule.com (online community bringing
locals & travellers together, launching July), http://twitter.com/#!/avismulhall
On May 3, 6:58 am, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Kate & others,
>
> I read this blog by Jean Hsu, she used to work at Google which I found
> via Hacker News. She wrote a post the other day about females in
> computing and how she got into it.
>
> http://www.jeanhsu.com/2011/05/01/i-learned-to-program/
>
> Two interesting comments on her post:
>
> 1. Most female contributors' experiences were very different, and
> seemed to be mostly about learning to program in a high school or
> college class or getting introduced to programming through another
> interest (design, biology, music, etc).
>
> 2. At the same time, I can't help but think of the many women who fell
> through the cracks (what the book refers to as the "leaky pipeline")
> because they felt like they didn't have enough experience, and
> couldn't catch up with their mostly male peers (of course, this
> probably applies to many men without previous programming experience
> as well).
>
> She also references this book called "Unlocking the clubhouse: Women
> in computing" which might be relevant to you.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Computing-Jane-Margolis/dp/...
Avis Mulhall, Co-Founder, www.mmmule.com (online community bringing
locals & travellers together, launching July), http://twitter.com/#!/avismulhall
On May 3, 6:58 am, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Kate & others,
>
> I read this blog by Jean Hsu, she used to work at Google which I found
> via Hacker News. She wrote a post the other day about females in
> computing and how she got into it.
>
> http://www.jeanhsu.com/2011/05/01/i-learned-to-program/
>
> Two interesting comments on her post:
>
> 1. Most female contributors' experiences were very different, and
> seemed to be mostly about learning to program in a high school or
> college class or getting introduced to programming through another
> interest (design, biology, music, etc).
>
> 2. At the same time, I can't help but think of the many women who fell
> through the cracks (what the book refers to as the "leaky pipeline")
> because they felt like they didn't have enough experience, and
> couldn't catch up with their mostly male peers (of course, this
> probably applies to many men without previous programming experience
> as well).
>
> She also references this book called "Unlocking the clubhouse: Women
> in computing" which might be relevant to you.
>
Graham Carey
May 3, 2011, 2:42:43 AM5/3/11
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There is also Mary Brittain-White from Retriever Communications
(http://www.retrievercommunications.com/) who started Retriever using
the SaaS model prior to 2000.
On Apr 24, 8:28 pm, Kate Kendall <kendall.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just wanted to post this event in the odd chance there are female
> entrepreneurs and startup founders lurking here.
>
> When I was in San Francisco, I came across the Women 2.0<http://www.women2.org>organisation whose mission is to increase the number of female founders of
> technology startups. They're also associated with Founder Labs<http://www.founderlabs.org>– a pre-incubator for mobile startups. Considering we've got the global Startup
> Weekend <http://melbourne.startupweekend.org> coming up in Melbourne, I
(http://www.retrievercommunications.com/) who started Retriever using
the SaaS model prior to 2000.
On Apr 24, 8:28 pm, Kate Kendall <kendall.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just wanted to post this event in the odd chance there are female
> entrepreneurs and startup founders lurking here.
>
> technology startups. They're also associated with Founder Labs<http://www.founderlabs.org>– a pre-incubator for mobile startups. Considering we've got the global Startup
> Weekend <http://melbourne.startupweekend.org> coming up in Melbourne, I
> thought it would be nice if we held Australia's first Founder Friday
> (female-focused networking drinks) beforehand.
>
> It's on Friday 6 May, from 5.30pm at Duck Duck Goose in QV.
>
> More information at Eventbrite -->http://founderfridaymelbourne.eventbrite.com/
>
> (You can also save $20 off Startup Weekend Melbourne using "Women2" promo
> code.)
>
> <http://founderfridaymelbourne.eventbrite.com/>Men are most welcome at the
> (female-focused networking drinks) beforehand.
>
> It's on Friday 6 May, from 5.30pm at Duck Duck Goose in QV.
>
> More information at Eventbrite -->http://founderfridaymelbourne.eventbrite.com/
>
> (You can also save $20 off Startup Weekend Melbourne using "Women2" promo
> code.)
>
Kate Kendall
May 3, 2011, 7:16:25 AM5/3/11
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Thanks Matt. Will take a look.
I always try to keep across great content on the subject matter, and for anyone else interested – there's quite a collection of 'women+tech' links in my Delicious here: http://bit.ly/lkAmBA
Kate Kendall
Oct 30, 2011, 6:43:06 AM10/30/11
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Hey guys, bumping this post to let you know I've organised another diversity discount for the upcoming Startup Weekend Melbourne. If you haven't booked a ticket yet, use the discount code 'women2' to receive $20 off. No Founder Friday this time around, but happy to meet with some first-timers beforehand to do a bit of induction and nerves squashing session.
Cheers,
Kate
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