On Jan 31st 2008 , I was at the Geek girl dinner at the Google complex.

There were 10 best things listed out for being a geek girl…

Here are my picks top 3 picks from the list of ‘Best things about being a geek girl’…

1. Your 20s last long if you write in hexadecimal.
2. “early adopter” gets you baby presents
3. You get to change the world…

On the panel were:

Irene Au, Director of User Experience, Google
Rashmi Sinha, CEO, SlideShare
Leah Culver, Lead Developer & Co-Founder, Pownce
Sumaya Kazi, Entrepreneur & Social Media Manager, Sun Microsystems

Katherine Barr (moderator), Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures.

The panel was asked: How do you build your reputation???

This is what they reported:

Online tools
1. Personal blog
2. LinkedIn
3. Meeting people in person
4. Use your own site
5. Facebook
6. Twitter

Offline world
1. Offline events, meetups
2. Conferences

Some Key take aways:

1. Don’t post bad code
2. Be comfortable
3. digg negative experience – don’t take it personally
4. Develop a thick skin
5. Find people you can trust like mentors and advisors
6. Find your voice
7. Just do it…