我們很榮幸在Taiwan Startup Stadium的贊助下邀請到Alaina Percival, CEO and Board Chair of Women Who Code到台灣，不但擔任第一屆AngelHack Taipei的評審，也可以跟我們在數位時代，創業小聚的場地Yourspace公開演講跟大家分享她的創業經歷，如何帶領Women Who Code一路在兩年內有成倍的會員成長（目前全球有五萬人，每年提供3000+個免費學寫程式的活動讓更多女生加入科技業）並且在上週成為矽谷知名的創業加速器Y Combinator有史以來第二個願意培育的非營利組織。這場Fireside Chat的營收會成為將來Women Who Code Taipei的工作坊經費。有興趣想學寫程式或擔任志工的女生們，歡迎加入我們http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Taipei/
Women Who Code Taipei在5月初成立，由TSS, Syntrend Star Rocket及貝殼放大贊助一年的場地與飲食。這是台北分會成立時Women Who Code總部發布的新聞稿。
這場活動全程英文舉行，我們希望在Alaina的分享後跟台灣的非營利或社企領導們有一個小小的座談，目前還在接洽，內容會再更新大家。活動入場每人$300，請現場繳費。
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Y Combinator backs Women Who Code
This year’s Y Combinator’s Summer 2016 Accelerator Program will feature Women Who Code, a nonprofit devoted to helping women excel in their technology careers around the world. Y Combinator will give funding to the organization, along with guidance and counseling from top technology influencers over the course of Y Combinator’s three-month program.
For big startups and companies like Airbnb, Heroku and Stripe, being accepted into Y Combinator is a big milestone, according to Women Who Code.
Over the years, Women Who Code has launched networks in more than 60 cities and 20 countries. It is responsible for more than 3,000 free technical events each year, and in 2015 alone it gave US$500,000 in educational scholarships and technical event tickets to their members.
Alaina Percival, CEO of Women Who Code, said that being a part of the Y Combinator program is “a chance to further expand [Women Who Code’s] impact by connecting with some of the top institutions and players in the industry.”
Alaina Percival's bio:
Alaina Percival is Chief Executive Officer of Women Who Code, a global nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Under Alaina’s leadership, Women Who Code has grown to serve more than 50,000 women in 20 countries and 60 cities across the globe. This thriving movement offers more than 1,000 free technical and leadership events, per year. In addition to her role at Women Who Code, Percival is an accomplished tech speaker, appearing at WSJ.d Live, Belfast Technology Conference, Grace Hopper, Columbia University’s Social Enterprise, MIT’s Venture Capital and Innovation Conference and more. Alaina has been interviewed by Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Wired, and other publications across the globe to share her expertise on best practices for increasing diversity in tech.
Prior to Women Who Code, Alaina worked at PUMA's headquarters in Germany, as well as Riviera Partners and Snip.it, acquired by Yahoo. Alaina is also a CodePath Advisor.
