The weekend of October 10th will see the first-ever Triangle Startup Weekend: Women. And it’s about time.
Liz Tracy is one of the organizers. She’s a friend of mine and someone I’ve gotten to know while she’s helped build the HQ Raleigh startup hub, which also happens to be founded by Brooks Bell, who also happens to be the founder of Brooks Bell.
Liz put in the application this spring. Once it was accepted, she sent an email out to people she knew to ask if they were interested in helping.
“Immediately, I got a bunch of responses and a strong starting point to get this going,” she said.
I’ve always been a big proponent of finding more ways to get women involved in startup and tech. At the first startup I ever founded, my first hire was a woman. At the startup I most recently founded, my first hire was a woman.
What’s more is it just happened that way. But I know it rarely happens that way.
While I’ve been heartened by the progress, I’ve been disappointed at times with the approach.
The full post can be read online at ExitEvent.
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