SheKnows Media: The Top Three Reasons Women’s Startups Need Your Support

Tech and entrepreneurial events for women are popping up all over the country and theyamp8217re worth our attention Recently at the first ever WomenStartupChallenge hosted by Women Who Tech in partnership with Craig Newmark the force behind craigslist and craigconnects one lucky entrepreneur won 25000 in cash No strings attached All she had to do was convince a panel of judges that her startup would flyThe winner SoftSpot the latest brainchild of uberkund Dr Sabine Seymour It flew in the face of wearables those trending little gadgets that we wear to track everything from our biorhythms to steps per day This sensor system can actually be embedded in your undergarments Well alright How much more wearable can you get And though that was no easy task and the competition was fierce Seymour walked away a lot richer Talk about going hard while keeping it soft What a velvet glove iron fist playTen of the best womenled startups in the Northeast region as selected by judges pitched their vision to a crowd of journalists techheads business titans entrepreneurs and venture capitalists and a panel of digital disruptors and investors The judges DigitalUndividedamp8217s Kathryn Finney digital innovator and investor Joanne Wilson Susan Lyne President and Founder of BBG Ventures a fund for women lead tech startups and Victoria Song of Flybridge Capital an early stage venture capital firmamp8220Whatamp8217s your business modelamp8221 Finney asked one entrepreneuramp8220How will this monetizeamp8221 Lyne asked of anotheramp8220How is this truly uniqueamp8221 Wilson wanted to knowDirection from established techmavens is priceless and nights like these are a gold mine for both the techcurious and techsavvy alike The next time thereamp8217s an event like this I highly recommend you check it out Why would you want to go to an event like this There are three very good reasons1 Meeting People in Real Life is a Good Thing So much of our time is spent behind a computer screen talking to people in key strokes Or thumbing our input and lives into acronymsamp160TTYL NP laced with emojis to legions of amp8220friendsamp8221 Getting to meet someone youamp8217ve established a business erelationship with or want to establish a relationship with is cool And what about reconnecting with someone who you havenamp8217t seen These events are a great way to make real connections2 Learning More About the Tech Space is a Good Thing Tech is everywhere Literally Sabine Seymour nailed it with a comment as to the utility of her seamless sensory system during her pitch amp8220Itamp8217s in my clothing My heart is really racing right now and the feedback is showing me thatamp8221 Anxious laughter aside this wearable was a good thing after all Based on the fact that she won the judges also thought it was a good thingamp160The second place winner SirenRing was bringing that Wonder Woman 30 ethos in a stylish ring that emits a debilitating sound when activated What a bad ass way to be a lady Go tech3 Women Supporting Women is a Good Thing In the tech space women startups are often called amp8220unicornsamp8221 so rare are they in the digital land of Tech Equality According to a stat glaring out from the Women Who Tech site amp8220Only 7 of investor money goes to women led startupsquotamp160Yikesamp160By supporting women in tech we nurture a growing niche industry into a vibrant economic source To create platforms for issues vital to women itamp8217s vital that women create the platforms Simple And the more we share retweet like fund discuss develop dream and do the more we invest in our most valuable commodity Ourselves And thatamp8217s a good thingWomencentric tech events like WomenStartupChallenge are a good way to learn about a growing industry meet new smart and innovative people and quite possibly spark an idea thatamp8217s time has come Who knows Maybe next year youamp8217ll walk away with a cool 25000 after meeting a venture capitalist at an event who invests in your idea A long shot Maybe Then again maybe not We believe in unicorns after all And thatamp8217s a good thingThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageMyersBizNet management or associated bloggersamp160

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