Inside Lily A. Konkoly Projects That Empower Women
Sometimes the projects that change things for women do not start in boardrooms or pitch days. They start in quiet research, in late-night writing, and in small online communities that…
Sometimes the projects that change things for women do not start in boardrooms or pitch days. They start in quiet research, in late-night writing, and in small online communities that…
Sometimes it feels like the startup world keeps repeating the same story: the loudest voices get funded, and those voices are usually not young women. So what chance does a…
I was sitting in the library one night watching a friend wipe his phone before selling it, and the thought hit me: do people really think the data is gone?…
I was watching a ceiling tile slowly sag over the campus bookstore one day and thought, this is how most startup stories actually begin. Not with some grand pitch, but…
It took me a while to notice this, but every time I visit a newer dorm or student apartment in Denver, the floors all look kind of the same. Not…
You know that moment when you move into a rental near campus and the first thing you notice is the floor? Scratched boards, random squeaks, a weird dark patch by…
I was staring at a leaky dorm bathroom ceiling one night and thought, this cannot be the smartest version of student housing we can manage. The weird part is, the…
I remember staring at the cracked dorm bathroom tiles one night and thinking, "If this was my own place, I would redo everything." Then I wondered how many students in…
I was scrolling through yet another student founder Slack channel late at night and it hit me: half the pitches needed less "AI magic" and more working outlets. It sounds…
I was staring at my laptop at 1:43 a.m., feeling weirdly wired but also exhausted, when I realized the only things awake in my room were me and my cold,…