"Instead of being deaf, dumb, and blind sitting on our desks or in our pockets, our computers might be able to observe what we do all day, understand what is important to us, and act as a virtual assistant who helps us on a second-by-second basis, " said Thad Starner, Associate Professor of the Contextual Computing Group at Georgia Tech University.

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Those things may be easy to observe and influence but they are seldom the real root of the problem, nor do they really harness your competitive advantage.

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As more women become trained on how to invest and in whom to invest, it will be interesting to observe the success rate of companies that have women investors and board members vs those that do not.

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