
Dame Stephanie Shirley is the most successful tech entrepreneur you never heard of. In the 1960s, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion, making millionaires of 70 of her team members. In this frank and often hilarious talk, she explains why she went by “Steve,” how she upended the expectations of the time, and shares some sure-fire ways to identify ambitious women …
Source: www.ted.com
Thanks to Yvonne Wade Sanchez for posting this on the Women in TechComm group on Facebook.
Dame "Steve" is my new heroine. From one autism mom to another, thank you for doing all that you do to break down walls as an advocate for women in IT as well as an advocate for autism needs. You show us how it really should’ve been done all along, and you did it well before anyone else.
Take the 13:39 minutes to watch this. Fantastic story and person.
–techcommgeekmom
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