Interview

October 18, 2019

"Anger is the most under-utilised part of women’s power" — Bookclub with Ida Tin, cofounder of Clue

Ida Tin talks to Sifted about finding her own way, the power of female anger and the risk of building algorithms.


Chris Sisserian

4 min read

Clue CEO Ida Tin

Ida Tin is famous for three things: coining the term 'femtech' to describe technology that benefits female wellbeing; her pre-tech life running a motorcycle tour business with her father; and being the cofounder and chief executive of menstrual cycle app Clue.

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Ida Tin Bike
Ida Tin and her bike before she became a tech CEO
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Ida Tin Book
Ida Tin's Book Directress
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