Today's interview is special because it's another double interview! We haven't had one of those since interviewing World Travelers Lisa & Peter Hoppe. Anyways, I'm interviewing Sandy Connery & Jeni Barcelos who are the founders of a software company called Namastream. Sandy & Jeni did NOT have software engineering backgrounds at all when they started Namastream and as two female founders of a tech company, I thought it'd be great to get their insight on their struggles, successes and a peek inside what it's really like to run a software company. We chat about the major challenges bootstrapping a tech company (they did not get venture capital funding), the specific challenges facing female entrepreneurs in tech, the biggest barriers they've had to overcome, misconceptions people have about working in the tech industry, advice to young women who want to work in tech and so much more. As always, you can join in the conversation with other Day in the Life listeners in the Day in the Life Facebook group!

 

In today’s episode, you'll find out:

 

• The major challenges of bootstrappng a tech company with no venture capital funding.
• Why they ultimately decided to not seek out venture capital funding.
• The specific challenges female entrepreneurs in tech face.
• The biggest barriers they've had to overcome.
• Misconceptions about what it's like to work in the tech industry.
• Advice to young women who want to work in tech.
• What lights them up the most in their career as founders of a tech company.

Full show notes at: http://dayinthelifepodcast.com/064

Links mentioned:

• StartUp podcast
• Day in the Life of World Travelers Lisa & Peter Hoppe

 

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• Website
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• Instagram

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