Many women have had the idea. The app concept, program, the solution nobody's built yet. What stops them isn't the idea — it's not knowing where to start, and not having a space where it feels safe to try.

Safia Porter, Executive Director of Building Our Tech (BOT), has spent her career building such spaces. We talk about closing the access gap in tech, moving from vision to execution, what real leadership actually looks like at the foundation level, and why being willing to fail is the prerequisite — not the setback.

In this episode:

• Why core functionality is the step most builders skip — and why it's the most important one
• The difference between a builder and a disruptor (and which one you are)
• How to validate your idea before you invest time, money, or energy
• What hustle culture actually costs you
• How to protect your creative time when life is already full
• Where to start if you have an idea but no roadmap
  

Connect with Safia Porter & Building Our Tech:
🌐 buildingourtech.org
📧 [email protected]
📱 LinkedIn & Instagram: @BuildingOurTech or @BuildWithBOT

Connect with Nicci & Her Hive Collective:
🌐 herhivecollective.com
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