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She Started It Documentary - Phase 2

Five young women will stop at nothing to pursue their start-up dreams.

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She Started It Documentary - Phase 2

She Started It Documentary - Phase 2

She Started It Documentary - Phase 2

She Started It Documentary - Phase 2

She Started It Documentary - Phase 2

Five young women will stop at nothing to pursue their start-up dreams.

Five young women will stop at nothing to pursue their start-up dreams.

Five young women will stop at nothing to pursue their start-up dreams.

Five young women will stop at nothing to pursue their start-up dreams.

Nora Poggi
Nora Poggi
Nora Poggi
Nora Poggi
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San Francisco, United States
$32,787 USD by 205 backers
$30,643 USD by 186 backers on Dec 16, 2015
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UPDATE! 
Check out our most recent feature in NEW YORK TIME'S/WOMEN IN THE WORLD blog here.


WE.ARE.BACK.

GREETINGS! 

Hi! We are Nora & Insiyah journalists and filmmakers who embarked on a journey three years ago to document the entrepreneurial revolution happening for women in the world of tech. Our goal: empower 1 million girls globally in 2016.

We bootstrapped, and along the way we created an amazing team to help us get there. Ted Dintersmith, and Mike Zak of Charles River Ventures, backers for Sundance films, as well as Jana Shea a well known Broadway producer and who recently backed India's Daughter came aboard as executive producers. Amazing people in the valley such as Cindy Padnos, Fran Maier, Ann-Miura-Ko, Christine Herron, Danny Rimer, Michael Carter, Angie Chang, Dave McClure, Victoria Ransom, Holly Liu, Ruchi Sanghvi, Joanne Wilson, Vinod Khosla and many many more interviewed, supported us or made an intro. We are so excited and grateful to have their support!

Now it's your turn! We are back to show you where we are at, and finally finish the film you have all been waiting for!  


THE PITCH

Young tech entrepreneurs, with their overnight millionaire status & cool products are the new rock stars of the business world. When one thinks of what that rock star may look like, the cliché has been of young guy in a hoodie. 

Rarely does one visualize a woman. And why would they? Only 3 per cent of all tech start-ups are founded by women. She Started It is a new documentary film aiming to dispel those myths and spotlight those women who are out there in the trenches. She Started It profiles five of these driven women during their day to day lives – their names are Stacey Ferreira, Thuy Truong, Brienne Ghafourifar, Sheena Allen and Agathe Molinar. The film follows these tenacious, young entrepreneurs over the course of 2+ years and illuminates the ups and downs they face as they attempt to build their new businesses.

This is the last leg of the journey –-  we want to make history and we want YOU to be part of this. Help us empower 1 million girls globally in 2016.

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THE PERKS

Check out our cool T-shirt designed by Virginia Poltrack! 



She Started It poster - limited edition designed by Virginia Poltrack- high quality print !

Limited edition postcard & quote posters designed by Jesal Trivedi !



Through the funding of our backers and supporters we got this far – a rough cut of the film. Now is the fun part – ever heard the term, “fix it in post?” 

Though we have a larger stretch goal for post - the money we raise here will go directly towards our sound cleanup & music and online editing. The rest of the funds we will continue to raise through grants and other contributions.

Post production, any filmmaker will tell you, is even more expensive than actual production. The funds we raise from this campaign will go directly to the basic enhancements we need so that we can screen in front of an audience & get the film out there for distribution. We have been so incredibly lean so far, with a tiny team & small budget. Now we need your backing to get to the finish line! 

Thuy Truong, at 500 Startups
Age 29
Co-founder & CEO of GreenGar & Tappy



Originally from Vietnam, Thuy Truong immigrated to the US when she was 17. At USC she met her college friend Elliot and joined his company as CEO. The team got accepted to the Silicon Valley start-up accelerator program 500 Startups to grow the company. When her co-founder decides to leave, Thuy is confronted with a dilemma. Can she save GreenGar on her own?


Stacey Ferreira
Age 21
Co-founder of MysocialCloud, Admoar & Forrge


With 1 million in funding from Virgin CEO Richard Branson and his partners,  Stacey Ferreira created and sold her first company, MySocialCloud at just 21. After realizing a huge gap in the advertising space, she decided to launch her second company Admoar shortly after. Will she be able to prove herself a second time around in Silicon Valley?


Brienne Ghafourifar
Age 19
Co-founder of Entefy


At 17, Brienne Ghafourifar became the youngest college graduate to raise 1 million dollars in funding, for her startup Entefy. Faced with many challenges and obstacles at such a young age, how does she earn her seat at the table?


Sheena Allen
Age 25
Co-Founder of SheenaAllenApps


From a small town in Mississippi, with no background in technology, Sheena created her first mobile application when she was just a senior in college. In a short time one of her apps reached over 2 million in downloads. Will her small town success let her compete in the larger world of tech?


Agathe Molinar
Age 29
Founder & CEO of Lemoncurve.com


French entrepreneur Agathe Molinar always wanted to be her own boss since when she was little. When she found an opportunity to take a market share in the e-commerce lingerie sector; she jumped on the chance. Agathe gives perspective on the challenges of being taken seriously and growing a thick skin to take on her industry.


Photo: Sheetal J. Patel

  Nora Poggi – Director, Producer -  French journalist, previously Campaign  Manager for short film For Spacious Sky, which screened at Tribeca Film Festival & BFI London. Check out Nora's speech about women & confidence at TedxBarcelonaWomen.

  Insiyah Saeed, Co-Director, Producer - Journalist, graduate of Columbia School of Journalism/Film & previously worked on films such as the Namesake by Mira Nair

  Jennifer Steinman, Editor - Director of Desert Runners, Award Winning Film Editor

•  Mary Manhardt, Consulting Editor - Legendary Documentary Editor, for films such as American Promise

 • Fernanda Rossi, Renowned Story Analyst

 • Roberto Daza, Aaron Fagerstrom, Directors of Photography

       

Featuring Interviews from Debbie Sterling, Joanne Wilson and more!


Executive Producers

Ted Dintersmith, Mike Zak, Jana Shea

Check out more of our supporters & all-star team of advisors here.

If you'd like to join us as an executive producer, or other film credits, contact us about the opportunity here: shestarteditseries@gmail.com.


1) Help us reach and inspire 5 million+ girls around the world by contributing and getting the word out. By backing us and showing your support, you are playing an active role in this process.

2) Change the life choices and trajectories of many around the world and help level up playing field for everyone.



OTHER WAYS TO JOIN
1) SIGN UP FOR OUR CONTEST & SCREENING TOUR HERE. Winners announced Jan 10, 2016.
Follow us on:  Facebook. Twitter. Instagram!

THANK YOU!

Women in Tech Salon, Fran Maier's house


                      



NEWS

Parisoma, San Francisco
A panel organized by Parisoma, Thursday, November 12, called "She Started It, and So Can You", featured Nora Poggi of She Started It, Brenda Jin, Slack, Jess Erickson, 500 Startups, and Kisha Richardson, Spunk Labs. A cool discussion happened on how to start your own company, find mentorship, and tons more. All who came got to see some exclusive clips of She Started It! 

HAPPY #WomenWow Day!





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