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title: 'Chatting with YIX: Cofounder Jenny Diggles on animated gifs, eliminating "dude bros" in tech, and working with Microsoft'
date: '2014-07-29T08:59:57-07:00'
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# Chatting with YIX: Cofounder Jenny Diggles on animated gifs, eliminating "dude bros" in tech, and working with Microsoft

Traditionally, Portland hasn’t been the strongest town for consumer facing apps. But one genre—games—has managed to buck that trend. One of the recent newcomers to the Portland gaming scene is [YIX](http://yix.io/ "YIX"), the first game centered around animated gifs.

Cofounder Jenny Diggles recently sat down with [Technology Advice](http://technologyadvice.com/ "Technology Advice") to chat about the project.

### Part 1

### Part 2

To get in on the fun, visit [YIX](http://yix.io/ "YIX").