Published on: May 17, 2013 – 6:00 am
Every year PayPal founder Peter Thiel pays 20 young people $100,000 to drop out of school and start companies. Here are the young women he’s handing checks to this year.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
The Thiel Foundation, started by PayPal founder’s Peter Thiel, has just announced its 2013 class of its 20 Under 20 Fellows, a group of impressive young achievers who Thiel pays $100,000 to drop out of school and work on starting a company under the mentorship of the foundation. Meet the young women packing up their dorm rooms or childhood bedrooms to pursue their intellectual and entrepreneurial passions this year. Read More »
Published on: May 10, 2013 – 9:00 am
The health space is crowded with female-founded startups doing truly remarkable things.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Creeky, old-fashioned, awash in paper and inefficiencies, America’s healthcare system is ripe for innovation, and plenty of startups have noticed. Founders of all stripes are working on keeping us healthy, sane and out of medical bill-induced bankruptcy. Among them are many extraordinary women whose efforts are, in many chances, literally saving lives. Read More »
Published on: May 3, 2013 – 6:00 am
These female founders involved in startups geared toward improving urban living are well worth keeping an eye on.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Living in a bustling city can be amazing, but it can also have its annoyances from traffic snarls and lunatic parking rules to crummy, distant supermarkets and less than fresh air. So how can we make living in a dynamic urban environment even better?
This week’s female founders to watch have some ideas. Read More »
Published on: April 26, 2013 – 9:00 am
Geeks and fashionistas are teaming up to upend the fashion industry and improve the lives of shoppers.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Geeks generally aren’t known for their fashion sense, nor fashionistas for their tech prowess, but what happens when these two very different worlds meet and mingle?
Interesting things, it turns out, a fact that a whole crop of fascinating female founders are proving with companies that use technology to streamline, modernize, and customize the traditional crafts of fashion Read More »
Published on: April 19, 2013 – 8:00 am
Itching to fix problems and create efficiencies? Civic hacking – we can do it!
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
Help solve big problems with new technology and drive big changes in the city you live in, maybe even the government!
Here are some ways to get involved! Apply to join the National Day of Civic Hacking at the White House by 5pm on April 19 (yes, today!). Consider taking your civic-minded project to the next level by applying to join the Code for America accelerator by May 31. Or, participate in your local Hack for Change event on June 1. You decide. Read More »
Published on: April 12, 2013 – 12:23 pm
Education is ripe for disruption, and women entrepreneurs are at the forefront of the movement.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
From the educational aspect of gamifying the improvement and education of people, the possibilities are endless – many apps and companies are popping up looking to educate people (kids, second/third career adults, and everyone in between) on computational thinking, financial literacy, etc.
Traditional academic institutions are going online, starting with university courses on YouTube and ending with massively open online courses available free of charge to whoever wants. Online collaboration is possible for students located in different areas of the world, and textbooks are increasingly going digital. Read More »
Published on: April 5, 2013 – 7:00 am
Founder Friday is coming to Seattle to mix and mingle with the city’s amazing female tech talent. Here are a few women to watch.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Seattle may be best known to outsiders for Starbucks, 90s grunge or sudsy TV doctor dramas, but the home of Microsoft and Amazon also has a lively startup scene, including its fair share of female founders doing amazing things.
Which is, of course, a large part of the reason that Women 2.0 is thrilled that Founder Friday is coming to the city. Read More »
Published on: March 29, 2013 – 8:17 am
Celebrate the women in gaming – female founders edition!
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
This week, GDC (Game Developers Conference) was held in San Francisco and brought with it thousands of gaming enthusiasts and designers/producers/artists – the whole gaming ecosystem! Women in gaming came out to represent as speakers and attendees. Special events brought together the women for networking.
Here are women entrepreneurs in the gaming industry to watch, many of whom we saw at GDC. And as always, let us know who we missed in the comments below! Read More »
Published on: March 22, 2013 – 7:00 am
Check out these women who have exited food-related startups.
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
From mailing cardboard boxes of recommended packaged foods on a monthly subscription basis, to food recommendation apps ranging from the technically astute to the visually gripping – we’ve watched in the last few years the marriage of one’s love for food and new technology.
Startups in the food tech space have run the gamut – and celebrated a few notable exits in the startup industrial complex. Read More »
Published on: March 15, 2013 – 10:00 am
Female entrepreneurs aren’t just doing amazing things in the for-profit sector, they’re also some of the coolest social entrepreneurs out there.
By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)
Some founders aim to change the world by developing and selling cool new products, while others take a more direct route, starting businesses with the immediate aim of solving social problems. These social entrepreneurs make no bones about the scale of their dreams — they want to make the world a better place Read More »
