Deep into product testing.
Contracts need to be signed.
Getting revenue in is the only thing on my mind because hardware is already in production.
One night, after a call with a potential customer in the US, my teammate in New York said something that caught me off guard. “You’re leading all these men, bringing everyone together on this mission. And you’re the only woman on the team, too.”
I paused.
Not because it bothered me. But because I hadn’t even noticed.
When you’re building at speed, you don’t stop to count
I didn’t pause to think, “Do we need balance?” I thought, “Who can deliver under pressure?”
That’s what founders do. They move.
So I moved fast. I found people who were skilled, focused, and could execute. And somewhere along the way, I ended up in a room where I was the only one of us with a womb.
That’s not a problem to solve. It’s just a reality I noticed.
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I don’t need a label, I just want to win
People love to box everything.
“Female founder.”
“Woman in tech.”
“Trailblazer.”
Honestly, I’m just here to build. I care about products that work, systems that scale, and teams that move fast without drama.
If you can do that, I don’t care where you come from, what you look like, or what box the world puts you in.
Build products for people who need it most, with the heart and intention to do good for humanity.
That’s it.
This moment wasn’t about identity, it was about clarity
I didn’t feel left out. I didn’t feel special. I felt something else: clarity.
Clarity that leadership isn’t about checking boxes. It’s about setting the standard. And right now, that standard is execution.
We’ve got SDKs in the wild. We’re integrating with real-time rendering stacks. We’re closing on deals across verticals from healthcare to sports and entertainment. And we’re about to launch a full-stack AI glasses platform into global distribution.
You don’t need a headline to lead. You just need to show up, make decisions, and move.
Final founder thought
I didn’t notice I was the only woman. Then someone else did. And I moved on. Because the point isn’t who’s in the room.
The point is whether we’re shipping and bringing in the signed contracts.
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