Tech for Non-Techies

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Robyn is the CEO & Founder of HER, the world's largest brand for LGBTQ women & queer people. Their app is home to 5 million people across the world, with dating and community connections, and their events run in 15 cities, hosting 50,000 people per year.

Robyn is an alumna of Y Combinator, the prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator, and has raised $2.5 million from investors. Despite Robyn's Silicon Valley successes, she is not a technical founder. Her background is in branding.

Listen to hear how Robyn:

  • built a global technology company without a tech background
  • made her first technical hires & hear her advice for non
  • technical founders and non-techies working in tech

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About Tech for Non-Techies: Tech for Non-Techies is your guide in the jargon-filled world of tech. TFNT is open to anyone who wants to learn about how technology companies and their products work.

TFNT courses have been taught at London Business School, presented at Chicago Booth and featured in Forbes. We host regular events online and offline on how tech products are made, and introductory sessions on topics including product management, user experience design, analytics and machine learning.

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