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Boston area is full of colleges,
so between our own contacts
and then friends of friends,
we've managed to forge connections not just at Harvard,
but at MIT, Wellesley, Northeastern, Tufts, and Babson, as
well," says Binney. "We even
had people from the University of Texas at Austin and
Johns Hopkins University (in
Four94 is working to create relationships and build a community for others.
Maryland) at the conference."
This was especially exciting
for the group because the students from Johns Hopkins are
interested in starting a similar
initiative and the teams were
able to compare notes.
As for recruiting mentors,
sponsors, and financial support, Dhillon says Four94 is
mostly finding people in and
around Harvard as well. "Some
contacts have come from previous internships, mentors,
speakers, and supporters that
we've met through internships, our alumni network, or
the Boston-area community
in general," she says. "For
The event programming focused on discussions and networking in smaller groups.
every one person we know,
that person offers ten other
names of people who would be a great fit
And the organizers recognize that they
Dhillon. Much like the pilot ventures of
for, say, office hours, and we've been lucky
won't do it alone. "We're finding a lot
the women in their community, the orto grow our network that way. What we've
of support and are really thankful that
ganizers know they need to be open to
seen is that people are very willing to menwe're able to create these relationships
feedback and be flexible about iteration.
tor the next generation of women interand build a community for others," says
"We're constantly looking for the most
ested in building or making things. But, of
Dhillon. This includes men, from the
amount of feedback we can get about
course, they're busy, and connecting with
professors to the venture capitalists who
how to improve," continues Dhillon. "For
students can be a lot of logistical planning
have pitched in to help get Four94 off
example, we heard that the unconference
so we take care of all of that for them."
the ground. "Even though our initiative
should have been longer because we tried
is aimed at supporting women, we think
to fit in a lot of programming. So next
it's really important to have men inyear's event might be two days. It's about
Open to Feedback
volved," says Binney. "We're just excited
creating the best programming and
Ultimately, the co-organizers see Four94
for anyone-male or female-who wants
generating the strongest dialog around
as a channel for connecting those who
to help."
this 4.94% statistic that we really want
have made their mark in business or vento challenge." 
ture capital and the students who want
The big goal, echoes Binney, "... is
to eventually be like them. "We're going
-Leslie Prives is a freelance writer
that Four94 eventually get to the point
to be experimenting and piloting and we
living in New York City.
where people are questioning our name
hope to take it from where it is now to
because the percentage is so different."
something that grows organically," says

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