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A Breaker of<br />
the Silicon Ceiling<br />
So you’re a woman looking to break into the maledominated<br />
world of tech Look up Women Who<br />
Code, a non-profit org which exists to help and inspire<br />
women to get ahead in tech, by helping them to<br />
gain essential skills and also providing networking<br />
opportunities and support. Interested Their next event<br />
is on Sep 24 at 7pm at Cocoon (3/F, Citicorp Centre,<br />
18 Whitfield Rd., Tin Hau, 3158-2999).<br />
www.womenwhocodehk.com.<br />
Mark Zuckerberg 3.1<br />
Have everything you need to be the next social media<br />
You were born to work at a startup.<br />
You should be…<br />
phenom—aside from the skills to pull it off Make your<br />
genius idea (let’s call it TwitFace) a reality with the Web<br />
Development Immersive course at General Assembly.<br />
It’s a hyper-intensive, full-time 12-week web development<br />
course that will teach you everything you need to hit the<br />
ground running as a web developer. You’ll also emerge<br />
with a portfolio, job hunting knowhow, and career<br />
networking opportunities too. The next course runs<br />
from Sep 22-Dec 19, so if you quit your job tomorrow,<br />
you might be able to squeeze yourself into the course.<br />
One problem: it costs a hefty $90,000. Balking at the<br />
figure GA also offers part-time courses (from $25,000),<br />
including front- and back-end web development and<br />
user-experience design.<br />
generalassemb.ly/hong-kong.<br />
A Startup Billionaire<br />
So you’ve got the skills, you’ve got the great idea: now all<br />
TwitFace needs is some money. Take your genius project<br />
to a pitch day at startup incubator Nest. Pitch days<br />
happen every four months, in which they select five<br />
companies who they will provide up to $500,000 of<br />
investment, plus access to the full expertise of the<br />
Nest team. After three months, you’ll present on a “Demo<br />
Day” to a room full of investors.<br />
www.nest.vc.<br />
Space Invaders<br />
Now that you’ve nailed your TwitFace idea, you need a<br />
space to grow and share ideas with other bright young<br />
startuppers. Check out these new co-working spaces.<br />
Puerta del Sol<br />
Puerta del Sol is an industrial loft space in hyper-arty<br />
Chai Wan that’s all about the creative types. It’s big, airy<br />
and more than just a desk: the venue also has a showroom,<br />
gallery, events space and even a photo studio. Desks start<br />
at $200 per day or $1,888 per month.<br />
Unit 8D, Reality Tower, 4 Sun On St., Siu Sai Wan,<br />
puertadelsolhk.com.<br />
Platform Coworking + Events<br />
Sitting on 5,000 sq. ft. of space over three floors in Sai Ying<br />
Pun—and, most importantly, above a coffee shop (Opendoor,<br />
120 Connaught Rd. West, 3460-3880)—a one-day hotdesk is<br />
$200 while monthy membership starts at $1,500 per month.<br />
1-3/F, 120 Connaught Rd. West, Sai Ying Pun, 3460-7788.<br />
Paperclip HK<br />
Paperclip bills iself as a “Startup Campus,” providing<br />
mentoring and guidance as well as workshops on classes<br />
on business models and coding to help you grow your<br />
business. Hotdesking services start at $1,500 per month,<br />
and an office starts at $6,000 per person.<br />
3/F, Nam Wo Hong Building, 148 Wing Lok St.,<br />
Sheung Wan, 3586-2888.<br />
Lofty working at Puerta Del Sol<br />
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