Beyond Code & Commerce: Finding Inspiration at She Scales​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍​‌‌​‍​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‌​‍​​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍‍​​​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍​‌​​‍‌​‍‌‍‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌

A major highlight of the day was a presentation by founder, CTO, and tech pioneer Sarah Liu, founder of Women Build Apps and creator of BasilMinTyme. Despite having not spoken publicly in 30 years - and delivering the talk in her non-native language - Sarah delivered a candid, powerful message about stepping out of comfort zones, responsible customer engagement, and building scalable tech.

Outside of Elin’s day-to-day role at 5874, she is an active builder within the Women Build Apps community in her spare time. During the presentation, Sarah invited Elin to step up and speak about the personal web app projects she’s created, as well as what drew her to the community: a dedication to knowledge sharing and empowering women in tech.

It’s exactly this kind of curious, hands-on, problem-solving mindset - people who build, innovate, and contribute to tech communities even in their own time - that makes our team at 5874 who we are.

Key Takeaways from the Session:

• Intentional Engagement Over Noise: Growth isn't about sending more communications; it's about responsible follow-up - reaching the right person on the right channel with the right message at the right time.
• Demystifying Tech: While modern tools make entry-level app building accessible, turning early ideas into secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise products still relies on solid engineering expertise.
• Knowledge Sharing & Empowerment: Real technical growth happens when spaces are created for women to exchange skills, share real-world application builds, and encourage one another to step forward.

Events like She Scales reinforce exactly why initiatives like our own Women’s Domain group exist: to celebrate technical talent, foster collaborative spaces, and amplify the brilliant female minds shaping the future of digital and tech.

A big thank you to the organisers, Zoe Mobberley and Adam Walters, as well as Sarah Liu and all the inspiring founders who made the day so impactful!