Pip Jamieson: 'There's a special place in hell for women who don't support each other'

This International Women's Day, female tech founder Pip Jamieson gives us some insight into how tough and resilient you have to be to hack it as a woman in the tech industry... There aren't enough women at the top in the tech industry - and according to The Dots founder Pip Jamieson, once you get there, it's still an uphill battle.
‘I was never one of those people that actively wanted to be an entrepreneur,' Pip told us. ‘It was more like “I am having this big problem - I need a solution” - it was born out of need.'
With a career spanning from politics to MTV, Pip started her own business after noticing a flaw with the creative network, LinkedIn. ‘It was great if you wanted that corporate, white collar type professional,' she explained. ‘But if you were like me and my friends it just wasn't really working.'
Her solution? The Dots , a creative network ‘for the people and teams that don't wear suits to work'. And with The Dots app launching just last month, they're not going anywhere - connecting, supporting...

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