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Tech Conversations: Meet Terri Brax
Telling the stories of women tech founders through media and networking
Article written by FW Magazine WomenTechFounders (WTF) is a media and networking organization for women founders and leaders of tech startups. WTF highlights the stories and lessons of female led tech role models. Terri Brax is the cofounder of WTF and founder of...
Chicago Becomes Leading City for Female Tech Founders; Savills Studley Supports the Cause
Article written by: ERIN HOLIN Commercial Real Estate Veteran, Lisa Davidson of Savills Studley Joins Forces with Women Tech Founders to Support Emerging Female Leaders in Tech in Chicago CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) OCTOBER 05, 2015 Savills Studley, the leading global...
Think it’s tough being a female tech founder? Try doing it in Afghanistan
Article written by: JOHN PLETZ Being a female tech entrepreneur isn't easy no matter where you are. But you've got to want it bad to build a software startup in Afghanistan. Roya Mahboob, who launched Afghan Citadel Software in Herat five years ago, wanted it more...
Terri Brax
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Q&A with Kadesha Thomas Smith – CEO of CareContent
Today we are getting to know more about Kadesha Thomas Smith, one of our inspiring speakers during our February 2015 event. We had a packed house during that event and many in the audience were interested in learning more about businesses delivering a blend of technology with communication…queue CareContent! There …
Q&A with Techweek CEO Katy Lynch
We are continuing our blog series of "5 WTF questions" with Techweek CEO, Katy Lynch. We are thrilled to have a woman who not only created a full service social media business - with the trend maker SocialKaty - but to have one of Chicago's...
Q&A with WTF Tech Jill Salzman
Today we welcome our first guest to our Q&A - WTF series with our own witty, energetic and always empowering emcee Jill Salzman! Let's first start with the name of your business startup: The Founding Moms And can you give us a little blurb about the biz: "The...
WTF…it’s all in a name!
Women Tech Founders, better known as WTF started as a grassroots effort by the women of Chicago's tech community to fill the huge void of women in tech. But, it was more too. When I tell people our name, they usually do something like fist bump me (fist bump to all of...
BuiltinChicago – How to Make a Dent in “The Women Problem” in Chicago
Blog by Amanda Lannert, CEO of Jellyvision, and Suzanne Muchin, Principal at Mind + Matter Studio There’s been a lot of digital ink dedicated over the past year to “The Women Problem” in tech offices, investment firms, and C-Suites. Lightning rod events--...
Riana Lynn
Desiree Vargas Wrigley, CEO & Co-Founder at GiveForward
Think there aren’t many women in tech? Think again
JOHN PLETZ ON TECH More than 200 female entrepreneurs, techies and would-be founders held court at 1871. WTF went on at 1871 last night? About 200 women (and a dozen men) showed up for the launch of Women Tech Founders. If you're surprised there might be 200 women in...