Wayra and more!

It has been a busy couple of months, with some exciting news!

The best part is that Tank Top TV is joining the Wayra Academy in London.  Zoe Cunningham interviewed me about the Wayra experience, or you can get a taste from this summary video.

 

In other news, I was a finalist for Innovator of the Year at the FDM everywomen in technology awards.  I didn't win, but it was a fun day out, and nice to meet some other women shaking things up in the world of technology.  Star of the show was Eleni Antoniadou who has already revolutionised transplant technology and joined NASA, and she's still in her mid-twenties. You go girl!

With fellow Innovator of the Year finalists, Diane Stepner and  Joanna Montgomery

Innovator of the Year

This is really very exciting for me - I am a finalist for 2013 "Innovator of the Year" in the FDM everywoman in Technology awards!

The best way I can promote women in technology is to do my job, and to do it well. The more that people see women succeed in science and engineering, the more normal it seems. And the more diverse the pool of people doing these jobs, the more likely we are to have the very best involved.

My chosen career involves making things. I might not be saving lives (though many science-related jobs do just that), but technology does improve lives, and it's rewarding and creative to build stuff and see other people use it. And interesting and fun. I'd recommend it to anyone, whatever their gender.

In a season of BAFTAs and Oscars, it's fantastic to be part of an awards event that recognises innovation in technology, and I'm really looking forward to meeting the other finalists. We even get our own glamorous awards event at the Savoy!

Netflix culture

I have to thank Rayhan Omar for making me aware of these great slides about Netflix culture.  Bottom line: their company culture is built on attracting really great people, and giving them the freedom to do great things.  

What unnecessary rules and regulations is your company slavishly following?    

Culture from Reed Hastings

The future of TV

After talking on a panel about the Future of TV at TechTalkFest, I got myself on to a bit of a roll thinking about why today's time-based programme grids are not the best way to navigate TV.  Here are a few slides I put together about it for Tank Top TV.

Killing the TV time grid from Liz Rice