Heather Shoemaker (Language I/O) \\ The Language of Coding

In today’s episode, we have Heather Shoemaker, who is the CEO and co-founder of LanguageI/O. She’s a linguist, but she doesn't just speak multiple languages. She also speaks programming languages. As a matter of fact, she wrote the first version of her company's enterprise software, the epitome of a technical founder and CEO, meet one of Wyoming's most accomplished startup founders, 

Here’s a closer look at the episode:

• Heather’s love of language and communication
• From linguistics to Java programming
• Working as a globalization engineer on software globalization
• Learning from experience at eCollege during the acquisition by Pearson Education
• The importance of understanding the corporate world and cultures
• The connection between coding and languages
• Jumping off the entrepreneur cliff
• Building the translation solution
• Licensing the solution to other companies
• Going from FAQ translation to real-time translation for email and chat
• Solving the problems of nuances in different languages
• From solving the problem to becoming LanguageI/O
• Committed to staying in Cheyenne
• Going from Angel funding to VC funding
• The unique journey as a woman fundraising in tech
• What is coming up for LanguageI/O
• The future of tech in Wyoming
• Advice for founders

Resources:

Language I/O Website: https://languageio.com/ 

Heather's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermorganshoemaker/

Heather's Twitter: https://twitter.com/heathersh

Language I/O Twitter: https://twitter.com/languageio

Language I/O LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/languageio/

Language I/O Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LanguageIO