As much as you would like to believe in a meritocratic society, unseen achievements are, by definition, not recognized. By stepping onstage and sharing your knowledge, you are seen as an expert. By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) I have been asked by many people why I speak at conferences. I know I [...]
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Develop Your Voice As An Engineer, A Speaker
August 24, 2012 – 6:00 am
Editor’s note: A longer version of the guest blogger’s “Develop Your Voice” talk will be presented at the Grace Hopper Celebration (October 3-6 in Baltimore). By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) When I first started working, I was happily learning all kinds of new stuff: source control, working in a team, unit testing, [...]
Female Founders To Watch: Google I/O 2012 Edition
June 29, 2012 – 5:13 pm
Women entrepreneurs speak at Google I/O 2012 about hackathons and designing for inclusion. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Google’s developer conference, Google I/O, wraps up today, culminating 3 days of fly-in demos and $847 worth of free schwag for the attendees. I am putting it on my list to get a press [...]
How To Be A Confident Speaker
June 22, 2012 – 8:00 am
You cannot learn to ride the bicycle by reading a book. Start small, give a short talk at a local meetup. By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) Zach Holman posted an excellent article on tips and tricks for public speaking, which got me thinking about my own experience. I have given a few [...]
From Hackathon To Market: New App Teaches Chinese Calligraphy
March 20, 2012 – 7:00 am
Watch the video for Chiu-Ki’s developer story of starting up Monkey Write at a hackathon. By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) AT&T recently interviewed me on how I built Monkey Write from a hackathon prototype to a full business. This got me thinking about the wonderful adventure I’ve been having in the past [...]
We Won The BeMyApp Hackathon – Vote For “PlayPitch” Today In The App Olympics!
February 27, 2012 – 11:40 am
By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) Editor’s note: Congrats to Chiu-Ki Chan and Judy Tuan, the latter who led the winning team at 2011 Women 2.0 Startup Weekend. Vote for their latest hackathon-winning app “PlayPitch” here! I participated in a hackathon. This time it was the BeMyApp Mobile App Olympics. I have always [...]
Women In Tech: Start Speaking At Conferences
January 26, 2012 – 12:30 pm
By Chiu-Ki Chan (Android Developer, Monkey Write) My resolution this year is to be a public speaker. One of the difficulties in breaking into the speaking circuits is to be aware of conferences six months in advance to meet the call for participation deadlines, so whenever I hear about one, I share it with others. [...]
Female Startup Founders, Female CTOs And Technical Co-Founders (Oh My!)
May 24, 2011 – 1:28 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This morning at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC, Julia Hu (Co-Founder & CEO of Lark) got engaged while presenting her startup onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC — her boyfriend inserted a proposal slide into her deck. Meanwhile, attendees at the National Center for Women in Technology annual summit were [...]
