Between my current full-time government position, volunteer work, and trying to live life, I decided to learn how to code. By Nabihah Azim (Intake Specialist, City of Oakland Department of Housing and Community Development) Government girl goes geek.. well kind of. But that’s the name of my new blog. This is the beginning of my [...]
Posts Tagged "Oakland"
12 Women Entrepreneurs To Watch In Kapor Capital’s Portfolio
January 11, 2013 – 8:00 am
Meet the female founders in the Kapor Capital portfolio. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Not only will Kapor Capital provide 10 scholarships for women of color to attend the upcoming Women 2.0 Conference on February 14, they have a portfolio of 70 companies they have invested in to generate economic value and [...]
Learn Product Development For Technology And Physical Products November 14 In Oakland
November 8, 2012 – 8:00 am
Turn your product into a business – think through product development! By Darlene Crane (Executive Director, Alliance for Community Development) The Alliance for Community Development is in program mode again. We always want to encourage a climate of forward progress and growth, so we’ve renamed the series Propel Business Growth Forums. Starting on November 14, the first forum in [...]
Accelerating The Growth Of Women-Owned Businesses Like Revolution Foods With Inner City Advisors
November 1, 2012 – 8:00 am
Revolution Foods joined the ICA Portfolio in 2005 with six employees operating out of a 1,000 square foot facility. By Abby Bobé (Dual MBA & CS Candidate, Mills College) With a track record of scaling businesses like Revolution Foods, Blue Bottle Company and Back to the Roots to well-known national organizations, Inner City Advisors is [...]
Celebrating Oakland’s Tech Community With “2.Oak Tech Innovator Awards” (October 18 In Oakland)
October 8, 2012 – 8:00 am
Oakland’s community has an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit. By Minoo Akbarian (Steering Committee Member, 2.Oakland) Like most people, I used to hear about the city of Oakland’s exciting restaurants, blooming arts & culture, and hot nightlife all the time. BUT it was not until about a year ago that I learned about the growing array of [...]
Code For Oakland: The Most Diverse Hackathon Ever
August 7, 2012 – 9:00 am
Hackathons have always been creative. They remind me of spontaneous music jams – only instead of drummers and saxophonists, we gather as product managers, UI designers and coders. By Romy Ilano (Founder, Snowyla) Sometimes people ask me why I go to so many hackathons… “Isn’t it a lot of work?” I just laugh, because I [...]
2 Days Left To Support BlackGirlsCODE Summer Of Code Program
July 9, 2012 – 1:55 pm
During the 2012 SUMMER of CODE, BlackGirlsCODE plans to reach more than 300 students by holding one and two-day workshops and summer camps in seven or more cities in 90 days (San Fransisco, Oakland, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Support BlackGirlsCODE! By Abby Bobé (Dual MBA & Computer Science Candidate, [...]
Invent A New Decade Of Clean Power With Cleanweb Solar Hackathon (June 8-10 In Oakland)
May 26, 2012 – 10:00 am
Coming up is a 3-day hackathon challenge to developed novel web apps for the solar industry. By Akhil Jariwala (Marketing, Sungevity) Want to make your mark on the solar industry while competing against the brightest tech entrepreneurial minds in the Bay area? Interested in joining the ranks of women like Sloane Morgan (Customer Experience Officer, [...]
Bay Area Capital Connections Conference (May 10 In San Francisco)
May 1, 2012 – 8:00 am
Get the real story from investors and successful entrepreneurs as they share their paths to success. By Darlene Crane (Executive Director, Alliance for Community Development) The Alliance for Community Development has made a decision to eliminate any cost constraints to attending the Fifth Annual Bay Area Capital Connections Conference. Women 2.0 members are invited to [...]
Berkeley Pitch Mixer: Another Step Forward
April 6, 2012 – 10:00 am
Efforts to close the divide: Pitch Mixer, Black Founders, Latino Startups NewMe Accelerator… By Esther C. Moore (Co-Founder & CEO, HustleAndCode) You need only put your ear to the ground these days to catch conversation about Silicon Valley’s diversity challenge as it relates to women, blacks, latinos and other underrepresented groups knocking at the door [...]
