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Dissecting the Tech Industry
Charles Mok@charlesmok
GirlSpark Camp 2015
…the first female computer programmer
Ada Lovelace(1815-1852)
“The science of operations, as derived from
mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and
has its own abstract truth and value.”
Dr. Grace HopperWrote the first compiler, developed the COBOL
programming language and coined the term “debug”
(1951-2012)
Margaret HamiltonComputer science pioneer and engineer
who took the Apollo XI to the Moon
Sally Ride(1951-2012)
dis•rupt
verb \dis-ˈrəpt\to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way : to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)
Technology redefiningproducts, services and markets
mediaTV REVOLUTION
education LEARNING IS FREE:ANYTHING, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
transport FUTURE OF COMMUTING?
GOGOROUBER
JETME
finance INTERNET VS BANKS:SOCIAL LENDING, CROWDFUNDING…
payment WALLETS REIMAGINED:CONTACTLESS, MOBILE
personal “Uber for X”
ON-DEMAND SERVICES
personal DEMOCRATIZED CONTENT GENERATION
To end…3 quotes
"If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat."
Sheryl SandbergCOO of Facebook
“If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a
man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force."
Marissa MayerCEO and President of Yahoo
“You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea."
Meg WhitmanChairman, CEO, and President of HP