Cristina Fonseca studied how routers and computers work, and conducted research in the field. One of the turning points in her life was refusing several corporate jobs, as a challenge to turn her knowledge into a product people would use. Cristina is now an example of a female entrepreneur who had the courage to break with the society rules.As co-founder of Talkdesk, she moved to the US to participate in the 500 Startups accelerator program, one of the top accelerator programs of Silicon Valley. Talkdesk is a web-based service that allows companies to create a call center all in the browser, without long-term contracts or infrastructure costs. VentureBeat considered it one of the most disruptive companies in the cloud.Proud to be part of the first Portuguese startup being accepted in a top US accelerator, she came back to Portugal to grow Talkdesk's amazing and talented team. She is an engineer. Excited to be part of a team that is changing the world through technology. Passionate about learning. Proud of the role women are playing in business and society today.

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