An optimistic view on diversity in IT, all the way from Brazil
On December 10, 2009 myself and Abi from Noire Digerati and nine of our DePaul University computer science classmates were at the Chamber of Commerce Brazil to meet the chamber president as well as hear presentations from members of their tech community/incubator ACATE. The first presenter was Rodrigo Lossio, a Technology Journalist who is also Executive Editor at TISC Technology and Santa Catarina who basically went over the history of CELTA and Brazil’s tech community. The second presenter was Ricardo Grassmann, the CEO of Way2technology, which develops technology for the energy sector.
While Ricardo presented, our third presenter, TalkAndWrite co-founder Bruna Rezende quietly slipped into the room. When her turn came to present, Bruna ran through several PowerPoint slides about TalkAndWrite, a technology startup she founded with her father. The company competes in the collaborative whiteboard space with the likes of Adobe, IBM, and Microsoft. Aside from having a female co-founder, TalkAndWrite stands out as one of the only companies within the space with a product certified by Skype and made for use collaborative whiteboard space.
We quickly transitioned to a Q&A. Not surprisingly, one of the first questions asked of Bruna literally went like this: “OMG, you’re a female co-founder of a tech startup, what are your experiences with sexism or discrimination in the Brazil tech incubator?” And her answer was?! Check out the video footage we captured:
(via Black Digerati @BlackDigerati)
Category: Black Digerati, Featured | Tags: ACATE, Brazil, Bruna Rezende, TalkAndWrite, Way2technology
About the Author Black Digerati is an information portal that analyzes the digital revolution and its social impact on the black community. The site also seeks to increase the number of African Americans pursuing careers and academic majors in computer science, information systems, game development and digital media, etc. While increasing the number of African Americans using technology as a tool in general to benefit them individually and their family collectively socially, academically and professionally. Black Digerati is run by Mike Lang.
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