News Oklahoma – Scott Meacham
“Last week I wrote about girls and women pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Today, I turn my attention to women with STEM education becoming entrepreneurs. While the number of women pursuing STEM degrees in college is alarmingly low, those who then go on to become entrepreneurs can be counted on one hand — at least in Oklahoma. Kelly Tran is one of the few women who decided to turn her STEM degree in computer science into a career as an entrepreneur in Oklahoma. Her latest venture, Appable, is a company Kelly founded to be an application development company. It didn’t take her long to expand her vision. Today, Appable’s business model includes plug-and-play development services, spinout technologies and the Startup Factory, a for-profit business accelerator.”(more)