Session: Building a tech product for social good
Tech products, if built right, can be a powerful tool that can help drive social causes. It can be used to drive impact and purpose. It can be very satisfying when you see how your product can affect lives for the better. However, in a highly competitive tech market, this is not considered "sexy". Without the necessary investments and the right engineers, the growth can be stunted. Selling such a product is not just about appealing to the economics, but also about tapping into the moral and social mindset of your buyer. How do we envision such products from ground up and navigate the product development, growth, scale and appeal? This talk is about finding the intersection of all that and carving a path for socially aware technology.
Bio
Nandini Easwar is the CTO and Co-Founder of Speakfully. She is responsible for the tech side of the organic and ever-evolving human-centric platform to address workplace mistreatment including retaliation, harassment, and micro-aggression. Known for humanizing tech solutions, Nandini is ensuring the success of the Speakfully mission by integrating social and emotional intelligence into the overall technical roadmap of the brand. Prior to joining Speakfully, Nandini headed the Esurance software engineering department and also served as a technical advisor to companies globally. A passionate proponent of women in STEM, Nandini supports access to diverse talents while enabling women to grow and learn to their fullest potential.