Girls In Tech

Hi Girls! YouNoodle has partnered with Intel again this year to organize a technology innovation business plan competition in South America – Desafio Intel 2010 will be open now to all Latin American countries after receiving over 220 submissions in 2009. More on this exciting opportunity, until then check out Heesun’s invitation:

We are organizing a mentorship program for the semi-finalists of a technology innovation business plan competition in Latin America and Europe.  The competition drew hundreds of entries this year, and starting this month will be offering semi-finalist teams mentors in Silicon Valley.  Teams are competing for cash prizes and a chance to travel to the final rounds in Silicon Valley in the fall.

Last year’s participants were so grateful for their mentors’ help and expertise, especially their knowledge of the US market and network, and mentors also expressed how rewarding it had been to work with budding entrepreneurs in the early stages of their startups.  One mentor even flew to the Bay Area to support her team for the final round of the competition!

The commitment for mentorship would be about an hour a week throughout the July-August for Latin America or throughout August for Europe.  It is a great opportunity to meet young entrepreneurs around the world – not to mention a perfect way to make friends to visit in different countries – and we would love to have you on board this year.

If you’re interested, please contact Heesun Lho (heesun.lho@gmail.com) for more information. Or click here for  Desafio-Intel and the Intel Challenge.

Tags: business plan competition, competition, Europe, Heesun, Intel, international, latin america, mentorship, Terra Khachooni, YouNoodle
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As many of you already know, Girls in Tech has partnered with YouNoodle to enable all Girls in Tech members to communicate, collaborate and connect with each other.

A cutting edge and iterative technology, YouNoodle is the perfect social network for Girls in Tech members because it supports innovation and entrepreneurship – the fulcrum of the organization.

Following is a little more detail on how the YouNoodle technology works. Sign up for the Girls in Tech YouNoodle social network, by clicking on the following link:

Join the Girls in Tech YouNoodle network by clicking here!

YouNoodle develops innovative ways to bring together the information, people and technology that help startups succeed.

We provide a platform for so far 50 of the world’s top university entrepreneurship clubs and competitions, serving tens of thousands of members and thousands of startups. Our tools help to effectively manage business competitions, events, mailing lists and community development. If you run a group and would like to join the platform apply and we’ll get in touch.

Startup Predictor is the first in a series of decision-making tools YouNoodle plans to introduce for the startup industry. Our development team studied thousands of current and past startups, using both publicly available and proprietary data, to determine patterns of predictive factors for early-stage companies’ success. You can try the test for free.

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While the advantages of networking are obvious, it always seems to be a difficult task for me. I envy those who are naturally great at it. As outgoing as I am, I still get scared going to networking events alone. The awkwardness of going up to a stranger, trying to start a conversation and then keep the conversation naturally flowing and interesting is a lot of pressure. The worst part is ending the conversation and figuring out how to make your exit.

I know I’m not the only one who feels this way and that’s why Girls In Tech has decided to put a new twist on traditional networking with “speed networking.” We’ve come up with a unique format to not only make meeting people easier but also increase the number of people you meet.

So what’s different? I won’t give away all the secrets, but here’s the gist. We’re going to pair people up. You’ll have three minutes to get acquainted. During this time you can swap business cards and jot down notes about each other. You can speak about anything you want, but after three minutes, it’s on to the next. If three minutes isn’t enough, there will be plenty of time afterwards for more networking.

Sound like fun? Join Girls In Tech on Tuesday, June 9 for their first speed networking event at the YouNoodle office in San Francisco. You must pre-register for this event, so we can have an accurate count. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will start promptly at 6:45 p.m. Be sure to bring lots of business cards!

Tags: "Lucia Giacomantonio", networking, speed networking, YouNoodle
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