This article is based on a talk given at STHLM TECH FEST HACKATHON. The worlds largest(?) hack for women. I love hackathons! I’ve been to hackathons, I’ve organized hackathons, I’ve won prizes and I have not won anything at all at hackathons. …

I’m not a great bowler, pretty average actually. But recently something strange, almost magical, happened when I was out bowling with a group of very supportive friends. Let me tell you the tale of the Turkeys. — A group of friends are at a bowling alley celebrating my friend Lydias birthday. We were having beers and goofing around, I was pretty content with knocking a few pins down each time I threw the bowling ball down the lane. We were having a good time. The four bowlers…

Are you an aspiring event organizer? Great! You are in the right place, let’s take a look at some of the things I learned from organizing tech events in Stockholm. — The year I spent as an organizer of The Code Pub, an all-female code meetup, has been pretty darn spectacular! We almost doubled in size, passing the magical 1000 members mark. Did I mention that these members are women, who code, in Stockholm? …

Accidents happen. Important people in product teams get the flu. Airplanes get delayed. Sometimes you just can’t make it to the user interview you had scheduled. …