Dissecting the Tech Industry

Charles Mok@charlesmok

GirlSpark Camp 2015

…the first female computer programmer

Ada Lovelace(1815-1852)

“The science of operations, as derived from

mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and

has its own abstract truth and value.”

Dr. Grace HopperWrote the first compiler, developed the COBOL

programming language and coined the term “debug”

(1951-2012)

Margaret HamiltonComputer science pioneer and engineer

who took the Apollo XI to the Moon

Sally Ride(1951-2012)

dis•rupt

verb \dis-ˈrəpt\to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way : to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)

Technology redefiningproducts, services and markets

mediaTV REVOLUTION

education LEARNING IS FREE:ANYTHING, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

transport FUTURE OF COMMUTING?

GOGOROUBER

JETME

finance INTERNET VS BANKS:SOCIAL LENDING, CROWDFUNDING…

payment WALLETS REIMAGINED:CONTACTLESS, MOBILE

personal “Uber for X”

ON-DEMAND SERVICES

personal DEMOCRATIZED CONTENT GENERATION

To end…3 quotes

"If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat."

Sheryl SandbergCOO of Facebook

“If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a

man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force."

Marissa MayerCEO and President of Yahoo

“You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea."

Meg WhitmanChairman, CEO, and President of HP