Women In Tech: The Book!
A project in Seattle, WA by Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack000days
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Women In Tech: The Book alternates teaching career skills with inspiring autobiographies from amazing women in tech!
Backers: 772
Average Pledge Per Backer: $42
Funded: $32,226 of $28,800
Dates: Jan 27th -> Feb 25th (30 days)
Project By: Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack
Backers: 772
Average Pledge Per Backer: $42
Funded: $32,226 of $28,800
Dates: Jan 27th -> Feb 25th (30 days)
Project By: Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack
$32,226
current pledge level
Last Updated: February 25 @ 19:01 -0500 GMT
111%
of goal
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Latest News
Just 90 minutes left! Erin has a conflict. 
February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Just 90 minutes left to contribute! We’re trying hard to get to 33k so we can provide the Spanish translation for Women In Tech! If you believe in us, please reach out to just one other person and ask them to be part of this amazing journey towards... (Read More)
Chat with all the authors live at 3pm-4PM Pacific today! Countdown to end at 4PM!!
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are just 1,295 away from a Spanish language version and only 4 hours to go!! Today at 3PM Pacific today, join all the authors live for an hour long countdown to the finish of the Women In Tech Kickstarter!! We will be broadcasting live via Google... (Read More)
WE'RE FUNDED!!! But it's not over yet! Help us provide a Spanish translation next!!
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so very much. You're amazing and wonderful! You've all been awesome, and we feel so welcome and supported in this project! I can't believe it--we're FUNDED WOOOOOO [The place where Tarah was planning on showing you the picture of her... (Read More)
New Author! Please welcome GigaOM Cyber Security Industry Analyst Keren Elazari aboard!
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
This is so awesome. Keren Elazari, hacker, TED speaker, and eminent Israeli security researcher, will be joining us to write The Hacker chapter! Keren's a serious badass, and we're thrilled to have her aboard! Find her at @k3r3n3! Shhhh...don't say... (Read More)
OMG WE ARE THE KICKSTARTER PROJECT OF THE DAY
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
MY CAPSLOCK KEY IS PERMANENTLY STUCK ON AWESOME. Go to the front page of Kickstarter. Yeah, the FRONT PAGE. I didn't understand last night what was happening. Sometime late last night, I started seeing backers pop up every few minutes, which was a... (Read More)
75% FUNDED!! New reward options for organizations that want to partner with us!!
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, all!! We are absolutely rocking and rolling. We've passed 75% funding today thanks to you all and your amazing support! We wanted to wait until later in the Kickstarter to offer some options for organizations that want to help get this book into... (Read More)
Amazing new woman added to the project; meet Miah Johnson, the Sysadmin!
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We're so excited to add Miah Johnson to the project! Miah is a senior operations and systems engineer with decades of experience as a *Nix sysadmin at OpsCode, Chef, Salesforce, and many, many more. You're finding out here first; I haven't gotten the... (Read More)
Want to see some of the chapter titles??
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm totally focused on making this Kickstarter a success, so I haven't had a chance to go back into my notes and outlines for the book until today. It was a nice quiet Sunday, and I have a kitten sleeping on his desk cushion right here. I clearly... (Read More)
In 15 minutes, chat with all of us in a Reddit AmA!
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We'll all be in a Reddit AmA shortly. You can Ask Us Anything there, and we'll answer questions about what we're doing, who we are, and why we love tech! I'll post the link to the AmA on my Twitter account as soon as we open it up on Reddit; you can... (Read More)
Totally unexpected: Women all over the world starting to share their stories!
February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Um. I didn't realize what would happen when I put a call out for women interested in telling their stories in our book. I've been contacted by dozens, maybe a hundred women at this point. There is no, NO way I can get them all into the book, but... (Read More)
Just passed 200 backers! Growing media and publisher interest!
January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy COW. Like, the cow has actual holes in it. You're all amazing and I'm so grateful to be part of this. So many more conversations are coming your way, and I'll always update you first. One super exciting thing coming is that we'll be doing an AmA... (Read More)
New Author! Please welcome Jamaican iOS developer Kamilah Taylor aboard!
January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning! As our awesome and wonderful backers, you get to hear this first! I get to bring you great news this morning! Kamilah Taylor is from Jamaica, and has an unbelievable career in mathematics, computer science, and technology. She's... (Read More)
I...we...everyone...is stunned. Thank you; we never dreamed this would happen!
January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I am so profoundly grateful. WE are so profoundly grateful. I don't think "thank you" does today justice. I've been moved to tears several times today, at the profound generosity of you, my dear friends and colleagues and people I've never met... (Read More)
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