Unpopular opinion: We don’t need more tech founders.
- ratu nida
- May 13
- 2 min read
Updated: May 15
We need more truth tellers.
More space makers.
More system re-imaginers.
I used to think innovation was about speed. Scaling.
Being the first to launch, the fastest to grow, the loudest in the room.
But now?
Now I know: The most powerful ideas don’t come from the loudest voices.
They come from the excluded, the interrupted, the ignored—the ones who’ve had to learn how to innovate from the margins.
I wanted to know:
👉🏽 What if innovation wasn’t just disruption—but restoration?
👉🏽 What if we could bring our whole selves into the boardroom?
👉🏽 What if building tech wasn’t about winning—but about healing?
I Built a Lantern, Not a Unicorn
I didn’t want to build another app, another dashboard, another product that ticks boxes but misses hearts.
I wanted to build a movement that drives system change.
A lantern for survivors, for women, for girls, for the ones navigating systems not built for their safety or success.
So I started Women’s Lantern.
Not to disrupt. But to restore.
To prove that tech can hold space.
That innovation can be designed with empathy.
That we can code compassion into our systems.
What If Tech Wasn’t a Race—But a Relationship?
🤖 Tech isn’t just about speed or scale. It’s about intimacy at scale.
It’s about tools that listen. Platforms that care. Data with trust. Product design that starts with safety.
This is the world I’m prototyping:
✨ Technology that includes
✨ Systems that repair instead of replace
✨ Leadership that doesn’t cost you your soul
To Anyone Else Building at the Edges:
If you're creating anything in health, gender, tech, or systems change—especially for women, survivors, and communities on the margins—I’d love to connect.
So I’ll ask you:
🌀 What kind of leadership do you think the world needs more of?
🌀 Whose voices are missing from your field, your team, your design, your timeline?
Tag them below. Let’s build in the open. Let’s build what we needed.
With hope,
Ratu
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