- Published: Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Being concerned with what people think about you makes you unable to contribute your best work to the world.
Being concerned with what people think about you makes you unable to contribute your best work to the world.
Forbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.
I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.
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