Published on: May 21, 2013
“Women and men tend to network differently,” observed Anne Day, founder and president of Company of Women, a network for entrepreneurs in the GTA. “For women it is more about building relationships, while for men it is much more transactional,” she added.
By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics)
I may have to say good-bye to coffees.
Not the caffeinated beverage, per se. I subsist on 5 to 6 of those a day, but the activity of “having coffee” in an effort to network with a potential business associate. In my mind, enjoying a cup of coffee while engaging in stimulating conversation remains one of my favorite activities of all times. Add to that equation an iced caffeinated beverage on a patio in the summertime and you have my personal definition of nirvana. Why wouldn’t I try to turn that into a productive, work-related activity? Read More »
Published on: May 21, 2013
When Lauren Bacon received a question from a reader who wanted to know whether she should pursue her dreams now or build up a financial cushion, she turned to consultant Elizabeth Crook for advice. This video captures their insightful discussion.
By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You)
One of the great gifts that comes with the work I do is that people share some big and tender questions with me. I’m always humbled by the experience of hearing them, because it’s such a vulnerable thing to open up and share the stuff we are wrestling with.
I received an email recently from a reader who is working with a question that I know is shared by a lot of people – and at its heart, the question is this Read More »
Published on: May 21, 2013
The founder of FlexJobs runs her startup team entirely remotely. Here’s what she’s learned about making it work without a shared office.
By Sara Sutton Fell (Founder & CEO, FlexJobs)
You’ve assembled the best thinkers in the industry for your team. The thing is, your team is all over the map—literally—from Bangladesh to Boise. Despite the distance, it’s easy to make your telecommuting team work—and work well. Here’s how. Read More »
Published on: May 20, 2013
The day was completely devoted to the emerging $2.1 trillion market, which is largely driven by parents needing technology to solve many of the typical parenting challenges.
By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt (Editor, Women 2.0)
Think about all the technologies that help you be a better parent. Need a sitter in a pinch? Just post a job on Urbansitter.com. Freaking out about what to do with the kids this summer? How about ActivityHero, a site that helps families find activities and camps for the kids. These are just a few examples of the companies that are popping up in what entrepreneurs and investors are calling “family tech.” Read More »
Published on: May 20, 2013
“We separated the list into large, medium and small metro areas to find places that appeal to all.”
By Divya Raghavan (Contributing Writer, NerdWallet.com.)
As of 2012, women make up 49.3% of all U.S. workers, and 41.4% of mothers (including working wives as well as single mothers) are the main breadwinners of their household. With the current economic state, many households are finding that they need two incomes to support their families. NerdWallet took a closer look at metro areas with characteristics that support working women, including a growing economy, a small gender pay gap and robust salaries. Read More »
Published on: May 20, 2013
A startup CEO describes how she found three entrepreneurs from three different generations to work with, as well as the challenges and benefits of this unusual arrangement.
By Joanna Griffiths (Founder & CEO, Knix Wear)
When I tell people about my high-tech women’s underwear startup, Knix Wear, they often are interested in two things: 1) How on earth did you come up with this idea? and 2) Who is on your team that is making it a reality? Read More »
Published on: May 20, 2013
Singularity University’s Vivek Wadhwa got the ball rolling on a crowdsourced project to collect the stories of women working in the innovation economy worldwide. Now he needs women to step up and share their experiences, he tells Women 2.0.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Globally, women are increasingly participating in and shaping the innovation economy, driving changes to technology and juggling new roles with more traditional ones. How do they manage, and how do their experiences differ if they’re in Mumbai or Mountain View, Boston or Buenos Aires? How could they contribute even more?
Those are the sort of questions author and VP of innovation and research at Singularity University Vivek Wadhwa wanted to get at when he spearheaded the creation of Innovating Women Read More »
Published on: May 18, 2013
Aspiring and current women entrepreneurs invited to join Women 2.0 for Founder Friday events in June 2013.
By Sepideh Nasiri (Vice President of All Things Offline, Women 2.0)
Women 2.0 is hosting Founder Friday events in cities around the world on June 7!
Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 networking event promoting the creation of new networks among aspiring entrepreneurs, current entrepreneurs, investors and more in innovative cities globally. Read More »
Published on: May 17, 2013
When I consider my earlier career as a teacher, my stint at b-school, and my time working at Google, I see the struggle to stay committed to my core values at points along my journey. Trusting that path has now made it possible for me to pursue a career as a mission-driven entrepreneur; Zoobean is the pinnacle of aligning my values with my work.
By Jordan Lloyd Bookey (Chief Mom and Co-Founder at Zoobean)
As a girl living in Des Moines, IA, I was one of a small handful of Jewish kids in my community. My parents exposed us to many places and people, and instilled a sense of belonging in us. Still, my sisters and I grew up knowing what it meant to feel different from the mainstream. Fast forward to my first job as a 7th grade teacher at a school in Washington, DC, where I met my husband, a Black man born and raised in the city. We were young and in love, so that helped, but you might imagine that the road wasn’t an easy one! Even as we explored our differences as a couple and personal experiences growing up, we grew to deeply value the importance of feeling included and loved in all aspects of one another’s lives.
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