| Entrepreneurial Heroes
NCWIT Heroes is a series of magazine-style audio interviews highlighting women entrepreneurs in information technology (IT) careers, sponsored by the NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Starting June 12, 2007, this series features weekly 15-minute interviews with approximately 20 women IT entrepreneurs chosen from among more than 100 nominations. Listen as these successful, creative, and technical women discuss their lives and their work -- how they first get into technology, why they chose to be entrepreneurs, and what advice they would give to young people interested in IT or entrepreneurship.
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Interview with Nancy Phillips
Co-Founder, Director, and COO, ViaWest
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: December 11, 2007
An economics major, Nancy Phillips saw teleconferencing as a great field of opportunity - a great field for entrepreneurs.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_NancyPhillips.mp3
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Interview with Margaret Wallace
Co-founder and CEO, Rebel Monkey
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: November 27, 2007
Margaret Wallace grew up in a "gadget" household, and as an undergraduate she studied the intersection of technology and culture.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/Margaret.mp3
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Interview with Bambi Francisco
Co-founder and CEO, Vator.tv
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: October 26, 2007
As a journalist, Bambi Francisco has always loved being at the intersection of innovation, information, technology, and media.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/Bambi.mp3
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Interview with Jeanette Symons
Founder and CEO, Industrious Kid
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: October 19, 2007
NOTE: We are deeply saddened by Jeanette's tragic death in a small plane crash on Friday, February 1, 2008. She was a true technology pioneer and we hope her life will continue to inspire others.
For Jeanette Symons, motherhood proved to be good for business. Her kids helped her come up with the idea for her award-winning social networking site, imbee.com.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/Jeanette_Symons.mp3
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Interview with Anousheh Ansari
Chairman and Co-founder, Prodea Systems, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: October 12, 2007
On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/Anousheh_Ansari.mp3
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Interview with Marketta Silvera
CEO, Apptera
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: September 20, 2007
Marketta Silvera is an accomplished visionary, entrepreneur, and chief executive in the voice technology, Internet and telecommunications industries.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/Marketta.mp3
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Interview with Judy Estrin
President and CEO, Packet Design, LLC
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: September 13, 2007
For Judy Estrin, an interest in science and technology is in the blood: her older sister is an MD; her younger sister is a professor of computer science; and her parents both have PhDs in electrical engineering.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_JudyEstrin24K.mp3
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Interview with Shellye Archambeau
CEO, MetricStream
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: September 5, 2007
Shellye Archambeau offers three great pieces of advice for entrepreneurs: only do what you're passionate about, create an informal network of advisors, and test your ideas before you launch.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_ShelleyArchambeau.mp3
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Interview with Ping Fu
Chair, President, and CEO, Geomagic
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: August 24, 2007
With clients that include prosthetic limb manufacturers, NASCAR teams, the Cleveland Clinic, and even the Statue of Liberty, Ping Fu and Geomagic are poised to change the way we process the world -- not to mention the way our shoes fit.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_PingFu.mp3
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Interview with Heidi Roizen
Managing Director, Mobius Venture Capital
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: August 15, 2007
Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Heidi spent the first part of her career founding and growing tech companies. Now she enjoys helping entrepreneurs build companies as a coach instead of a player.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_HeidiRoizen.mp3
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Interview with Gillian Caldwell
Executive Director, Witness
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: August 9, 2007
Gillian Caldwell is the Executive Director of WITNESS, which uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. A film-maker and an attorney, she has always believed in the power of images to change people's minds.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_GillianCaldwell.mp3
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Interview with Selina Tobaccowala
Senior VP of Product and Technology, Ticketmaster Europe
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: July 30, 2007
When Selina Tobaccowala co-founded a little web company called Evite as a junior at Stanford, she was one of just 18 women majoring in computer science.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_SelinaTobaccowala.mp3
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Interview with Elizabeth Charnock
CEO and founder, Cataphora
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: July 24, 2007
Starting with a good idea and a group of four kitchen-table employees, and funded entirely by revenues from clients (without any outside investment), Elizabeth Charnock has guided Cataphora into a profitable company with three consecutive years of at least 100% growth in revenue, customers, and employee head count.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_ElizabethCharnock.mp3
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Interview with Kim Polese
CEO, SpikeSource, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: July 17, 2007
Kim Polese has technology -- and innovation -- in her blood. Ever wondered who coined the term "Java"? That was Kim.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_KimPolese.mp3
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Interview with Eileen Gittins
Founder, President, and CEO, Blurb, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: July 10, 2007
Eileen Gittins wanted to create a beautifully designed and produced photo essay book, something that looked like a book you'd buy at the bookstore, but she only needed 40 copies. This turned out to be remarkably painful, expensive, and time-consuming, and she thought that was just wrong. So she founded Blurb.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_EileenGittins.mp3
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Interview with Sangita Verma
Founder and CEO, TAG Networks
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: July 3, 2007
Sangita Verma saw a void in the marketplace: games on TV, piped directly through your cable line.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_SangitaVerma.mp3
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Interview with Donna Auguste
Founder, Leave a Little Room Foundation
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: June 26, 2007
Donna Auguste has had an interest in technology and engineering since she was just a girl. She used to take apart household appliances just to see how they worked.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_DonnaAuguste.mp3
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Interview with Elaine Wherry
Co-founder, meebo.com
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: June 19, 2007
Elaine Wherry is co-founder of meebo.com, which provides free, web-based instant messaging to all of the major network services.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_ElaineWherry.mp3
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Interview with Helen Greiner
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, iRobot Corp.
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: June 11, 2007
Helen Greiner is co-founder and Chairman of the Board of iRobot Corp., maker of the Roomba® Vacuuming Robot (over 2M units sold) and the iRobot PackBot® Tactical Mobile Robot, which deactivates mines in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_HelenGreiner.mp3
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Interview with Lucy Sanders
CEO and Co-founder, NCWIT
Entrepreneurial Heroes
Date: June 4, 2007
Lucy Sanders is start-up CEO and Co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology. She is a former VP at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Bell Labs, and Avaya Labs, and holds six patents.
Share this interview: http://www.ncwit.org/mp3/NCWIT_LucySanders.mp3
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