I am a member of NCWIT Entreprenerial Alliance and and thrilled as well that the word is getting out.

However, I don’t think you can judge the state of women that want to start an technology company by the applications you get from women. First of all, relocating to Colorado over the summer is tough, especially if someone has yet to leave their ‘day’ job. I know you say it is optional, but you have to dig a bit to find that on the website.

If you are interested in women that are starting Tech companies, check out the ACTiVATE course at http://www.umbc.edu/activate. You can learn about our success there. If you’re ever in the Baltimore area, I would love to have you come speak with our participants - maybe we can share notes!

And if you need some more women to profile, let me know and I’ll send some to you!

I appreciate your bringing up this unfortunate reality. The sad truth is, we’ve had 2 female applicants over a 2 year period (versus ~100 men). Neither were qualified. Major bummer!

This is not about diversity for the sake of diversity, rather diversity for the sake of business. How can you possibly sell to a demography that’s un-represented in your development or management team?

And, if we dig deeper, let’s look at minorities. My co-founder is female and African-American and at almost all Colorado-based events, she’s the “fly in the buttermilk” — her words.

This is not about race, color, or political prejudices, rather about diversity of thought, experience and raw talent to deliver customer and shareholder value.

So, if you happen to be female, a minoriy, disabled, and not from Minnesota (sorry, we’ve reached our quota) and most importantly — talented — we’re hiring. Contact careers@solidw.com

David, I applaud your driving this agenda. It’s good for our world!

Sue