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I attended an event the other night where, as it does from time to time, the topic of women founders came up. One of the speakers, a very nice and unquestionably successful investor, mentioned that he had just closed his first deal with a female-led company. He noted that out […]

How “Easy” It Is For Women-Led Startups To Get Funding

November 14, 2014 in Start-up Diaries / Women in Tech by Maria Burns Ortiz

Earlier this month I attended a Tech Coast Venture Network event on Crowfunding that was hosted by Howard Leonhardt. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this event, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to go listen to some pointers from someone who has raised over $145 million to crowdfund new inventions and startups […]

How to Succeed at Reaching Your Crowdfunding Goal

October 31, 2014 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries / Women in Tech tagged crowdfunding / entrepreneur / Lenard Leonhardt / successful businesses by admin

tank — If I see one more tweet, video or Facebook post lamenting “if only there were women making games” or “how do we get women in technology”, I think I am going to go all Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Grand Theft Auto and steal a car loaded with weapons […]

What do women in tech need to do to get ...

October 26, 2014 in AnnMaria / Founders Corner / Start-up Diaries / Women in Tech tagged Women in Tech / Women that make video games by AnnMaria De Mars

Girls — I have mixed feelings whenever I read about the diversity efforts in the tech industry. On the one hand, as a Hispanic woman over fifty, I am certainly in favor of increasing diversity. There is research showing more diverse teams are more effective, and that only makes sense. Why would […]

Diversity in tech teams is good and we walk the ...

September 25, 2014 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Women in Tech by AnnMaria De Mars

Really useful advice for start-ups on How Not to Die from Paul Graham emphasized The number one thing not to do is other things. If you find yourself saying a sentence that ends with “but we’re going to keep working on the startup,” you are in big trouble…. We’re taking […]

The Pros and Cons of Being Obsessed

March 3, 2014 in AnnMaria / Women in Tech tagged obsessed by AnnMaria De Mars

Now for something a little bit different. In our last update, we unveiled a new $50 reward and talked about the role of UFC champion Ronda Rousey in our game’s development. However, we get a lot of questions about the tech, development and design side of our game as well. Today we unveil […]

Developer Diary, Part I: Something for our tech savvy friends

February 17, 2013 in 7GenGames / Code Talk / DevDiary / Women in Tech tagged 7 Generation Games by Maria Burns Ortiz