July 05, 2013

Episode 9: Jean MacDonald

1 hour 28 minutes

Daniel is joined by Jean MacDonald of App Camp For Girls.

http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode9.mp3

Jean is also a partner at Smile Software, makers of popular Mac and iOS applications including PDFpen and TextExpander.

Additional links:

@macgenie – Jean’s Twitter account

Jean MacDonald – Jean’s LinkedIn profile.

App Camp For Girls – Jean’s non-profit programming camp for girls.

Smile Software – Jean’s software company.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp For Girls – The music camp that helped inspire App Camp For Girls.

Ladies Rock Camp – The Rock Camp spinoff for grown women.

Systematic #28 – Episode of Brett Terpstra’s podcast featuring Jean.

@UIPopTart – Twitter account of Natalie Osten, App Camp’s lead developer.

@verso – Twitter account of Kelly Guimont, an App Camp volunteer.

@maia_olson – Twitter account of Maia Olson, App Camp volunteer and Jean’s colleague at Smile.

Momoko Saunders – Volunteer at App Camp and a Portland-based bike collective.

Big Nerd Ranch – The “vacation programming school” near Atlanta, GA.

Title IX – The US education reform that ensured equal funding to girls’ sports programs.

altWWDC – The conference where Jean recently spoke about indie marketing tips.

The Frankfurt Book Fair – The publishing-industry event that captured Jean’s young imagination.

Farrar, Strauss and Giroux – Jean’s former employers in New York City.

Blue Lake Children’s Publishing – Jean’s sister’s publishing company, where Jean also worked.

Geekcorps – Non-profit educational organization that Jean volunteered for.

Ethan Zuckerman – Co-founder of Geekcorps.

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By Daniel Jalkut