Representatives from organizations will be attending PITCH NYC 2012. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) We are a little more than a week away from Women 2.0′s first PITCH Conference in New York – a full day of successful women entrepreneurs speaking about starting up and going big! Along with mentoring at lunchtime, [...]
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Get Introduced To Startup Ecosystem Leaders At PITCH NYC 2012 – NY Tech Meetup, 85 Broads, Girl Develop It, Springboard Enterprises, Pipeline Fellowship, Startup Weekend, Girls Who Code, Golden Seeds
Focus100: Black Women Entrepreneurs Share Startup Tips And Resources
The women discussed the cultural pressures and myths that hold black women in business back. By Sian Morson (Founder & CEO, Kollective Mobile) The first Focus100 conference and symposium, created by Kathryn Finney, convened with the goal of ensuring that 100 tech companies founded by black women receive funding by the year 2015. Day one [...]
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Janet Hanson
Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our weekly “This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like” series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Janet was recently recognized on Forbes for changing the world of business. In the profile, she states – “When somebody says, ‘Well, what do you invest in?’ I could [...]
6 Takeaways From Discussion With Women 2.0, Astia, 85 Broads
By Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria (Organizer, Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners) Earlier this week, I attended a panel discussion about women entrepreneurs at Microsoft’s office. Representatives from Women 2.0, Astia, 85 Broads, Women in Public Policy (WIPP) and National Association for Women Business Owners (NAWBO) talked about best practices and practical advice for women entrepreneurs at [...]
Marketing Campaign Brings Women Entrepreneurs Mainstream
By Kristen Dolle (CEO, Pink Brick House) The number one challenge for any new business is to get noticed, and once you have that, the challenges only increase. Growing sales, building relationships with consumers, keeping your brand fresh and dealing with the personal stress of running your own show are constant pressures women entrepreneurs deal [...]
85 Broads, Women 2.0 Announce #itswomen Campaign Launch
By Shaherose Charania (Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0) Today, 85 Broads launched a global media campaign called It’s Women to encourage companies, VC’s, super angels, and high net worth investors to dramatically increase their investment in startups founded by women entrepreneurs. On October 19, 2004, 85 Broads staged a one-day “Buycott” as a symbolic gesture [...]
Partner Event: Your Office, Your Terms (January 23 in SF)
Microsoft Office 365, 85 Broads, Astia and Women 2.0 are teaming up to get our members “up the curve” on the benefits of working from a remote location and the technologies that enable it. Our multi-week campaign is titled Your Office, Your Terms! and will give our members the opportunity to learn how technology is [...]





