Gillian Morris presented on her transition from journalist to tech founder. She is now the founder and CEO of Hitlist, a mobile app that helps users find cheap flights to places on their travel list. Hitlist has over 200k downloads and has received venture backing. Gillian discussed important lessons like building something people truly want, not just yourself, and knowing the difference between lifestyle businesses and venture-backable ideas. She emphasized the importance of validating ideas quickly, building both virtual and local networks, and establishing a track record through hackathons, pitch competitions and public speaking to attract investors.