Female entrepreneurship | Arlene Mulder (Entrepreneur | WeThinkCode and BiB | Co-Founder)

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Female entrepreneurship — A truly successful, inventive, African (woman) and tech entrepreneur
Arlene Mulder (Entrepreneur | WeThinkCode and BiB | Co-Founder)

I first met Arlene when she reached out to me about a crazy idea; establish an entity that could identify and truly uplift disadvantaged (even uneducated) humans by giving them a free shot at becoming a skilled computer programmer.

Since those early stage discussions she launched 'WeThinkCode' which did exactly this and has already transformed the lives of over ONE THOUSAND individuals...and continues to increment this today.

The impact of that vision is probably one of the most successful (and impactful) startup stories in the South African ICT sector! Women leadership!

Obviously she was on my list of incredible woman to showcase this season. Her history and the challenges she outlines, specifically related to female tech entrepreneurship, are revelatory!

This discussion allowed me to ask her the dumb-guy questions and her reverts every male will find valuable! If you’re a woman thinking of venturing into the startup scene, Arlene shares very useful insights.

Arlene is launching another startup; BiB (see link below) and she once again articulates the related conviction - inspirational - can’t wait to see what this does for undiscovered African authors and creative talent.

Audio library for African literature and creatives https://www.mybib.africa/
Training Africa’s top tech talent https://www.wethinkcode.co.za/
Connect with Arlene on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/arlene-mulder/
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21 Aug 2020 English South Africa Business

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