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This is great news. One issue is still how to retain these women in tech as over 40% of women leave tech mid-career [1] [2].

[1] http://documents.library.nsf.gov/edocs/HD6060-.A84-2008-PDF-...

[2] http://keepwomen.com/static_pages/subscribe

I agree with the comment about diversity; "Everyone talks about diversity in tech. I think the best thing you can do is not talk about it but just act on it".

With over 40% of women leaving tech, we (http://keepwomen.com/) have been doing research into this topic and talked to lots of women in tech. One of the things we found out was the importance of finding a company culture that’s right for you. Those women who persisted and changed jobs eventually found a company that was a good match for them. So we think one of the ways to "act on it", is to help women find a company culture that's right for them.

Creator here, happy to discuss any development ideas!

There are over 6 million tech workers in the USA alone, 25% of whom are women. According to research, over 40% of us will leave tech mid-career. [http://siderly.com/static_pages/subscribe]

You are right, I will change it to just 'url'. Thanks for the feedback.

This is just an MVP, later there could be more functionality for recruiters who are looking for remote workers?

No, I think also Github projects or e.g. JSFiddle / Codepens could be featured on the site.

Thank you! :)

Thanks for pointing that out, I will look in to it.

I will change that! :)

Thanks to everybody who already submitted their side projects, I quickly checked some of them, and they look amazing. I will go through them soon to publish them on the frontpage.

The idea behind this was that since 40% of women leave engineering in the middle of their careers (1), the site encourages women to get remote work in tech by showcasing their side projects. The goal is to decrease the amount of women leaving tech. Also, on a related note, we need women to stay in engineering in order to launch the next generation of startups (2).

(1) http://www.studyofwork.com/files/2011/03/NSF_Women-Full-Repo... (2) http://readwrite.com/2010/02/20/you-cant-launch-next-generat...

True, I will update that, thanks.

Thanks Dang! True.

I first had a slogan on the website that "for Women who build things for the Web". However, personally I dislike sites that are so obviously directed for women, e.g. "Learning to code for women." That's why I tried to make the site more gender neutral, however the underlying idea is to attract (men and) women to create side projects and ultimately for them to get more remote work opportunities. All side projects don't become startups, but they can be useful in other ways.

That's true, a Stackoverflow profile would be probably more suitable, or whichever link gives more information about the developer.

There is an alert after submitting the form, and a redirect to the frontpage. It's set to disappear quite quickly. I will improve on that, thanks for pointing it out!

I was actually thinking that is Omniauth enough as a log in option?

Thanks, yes I have that article on the site.

Just noticed some bugs on large screens, will fix those. Any feedback is welcome, thanks!

I made this with Ruby on Rails, it's still a work in progress (e.g. the mobile version is not ready yet), but I would love some feedback. Thanks, Nina

This was actually very helpful, thanks! It's hard to design a good launch page. Will try to clarify it. Basically, it's a site dedicated for remote workers, to help them promote their skills for companies.

Thanks, true, I will reduce the size!

Just finished our launch page, please let me know what you think about it!

I tried to make Userium very simple, on the landing page you immediately see the checklist. Once you register, you get your own subdomain and can edit that checklist.

I watched this a long time ago. I actually remember thinking that you handled the situation well, and seemed quite comfortable. It's a stressful situation, plus you were alone, without a co-founder to help answer some questions. Also, there was added distraction with the microphones etc. You were brave to go up there, many people wouldn't.

Hilarious. :) In case you want to catch common usability problems on your site, before he tests it, use https://userium.com/

These are interesting. Some related things that came into mind are e.g. prices that end in 9 might increase sales (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1023581927405). Or a waiter bringing mints when they give diners their checks increases tips significantly (http://www.helpscout.net/blog/the-psychology-of-personalizat...).

When should a startup start to monetize? Currently we are building a user base and iterating the product based on feedback. What do you think about delaying monetization?

True, another good idea, thanks! :)