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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2017 · 26 MIN

Girls Who Code: Be Brave Not Perfect

from The Venture · host Virgin Atlantic / Gimlet Creative

She’d never written a line of code in her life -- but she had the guts to take on one of tech’s biggest problems. Meet Reshman Saujani: a daughter of refugees, a Yale Law graduate, a former Wall Street lawyer, and an ex-candidate for Congress. Today, she runs Girls Who Code, an organization she founded to disrupt the tech talent pipeline, by closing the gender gap. Through all of it, she’s learned that sometimes the best way to succeed is to fail. The Venture is hosted by Ashley Milne-Tyte. This episode features: Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code and author of Women Who Don’t Wait in Line  Beth Comstock, Vice Chair at GE Andy Gonzalez and Sophie Houser, Co-creators of Tampon Run Trina DasGupta, Founder & CEO of Single Palm Tree Productions and founding board member of Girls Who Code Nihal Mehta, Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures To learn more about The Venture, go to virginatlantic.com/theventure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

She’d never written a line of code in her life -- but she had the guts to take on one of tech’s biggest problems. Meet Reshman Saujani: a daughter of refugees, a Yale Law graduate, a former Wall Street lawyer, and an ex-candidate for Congress. Today, she runs Girls Who Code, an organization she founded to disrupt the tech talent pipeline, by closing the gender gap. Through all of it, she’s learned that sometimes the best way to succeed is to fail. The Venture is hosted by Ashley Milne-Tyte. This episode features: Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code and author of Women Who Don’t Wait in Line  Beth Comstock, Vice Chair at GE Andy Gonzalez and Sophie Houser, Co-creators of Tampon Run Trina DasGupta, Founder & CEO of Single Palm Tree Productions and founding board member of Girls Who Code Nihal Mehta, Founding General Partner at Eniac Ventures To learn more about The Venture, go to virginatlantic.com/theventure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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