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 [...]
Posts Tagged "Dave McClure"
5 Things I’ve Learned So Far
May 13, 2013 – 6:00 am
A female founder shares the lessons she’s picked up after being in the startup game for a couple of years. By Lou Donnelly-Davey (Founder & CEO, Scrattch) While there are a myriad of reasons as to why some companies achieve great success and others seemingly struggle to get out of the starting gate, I wanted [...]
Women 2.0′s First PITCH NYC Conference And Competition
November 20, 2012 – 7:00 am
At the end of the day, winners joked about “thanking the Academy,” and the emcee said the day included more talk of vulnerability most tech conferences. Plus there were lots of hugs. Businesswomen hugs. By Amy-Willard Cross (Editor, Vitamin W) Singers may dream of performing on American Idol or dancers may hope to appear on [...]
Mexican Female Illustrator Aleksa Delsol Leads Booming Mobile-Education Market With Yogome
November 9, 2012 – 10:00 am
Aleksa Delsol is the lead illustrator at Yogome, a Mexico-based startup and iOS gaming company to help kids globally learn through play. By Erin Swanson (Director of Digital, The Way Women Work) Education for kids is going mobile, and it’s booming. We recently caught up with Aleksa Delsol, the lead illustrator at Yogome, a Mexico-based [...]
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Janet Hanson
September 5, 2012 – 9:00 am
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 [...]
Top 10 Ways 500 Startups Open Doors For Love With Food
August 22, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The 500 experience has definitely helped us grow in many unimaginable ways, more than I can list… By Aihui Ong (Founder & CEO, Love With Food) There are so many incubator/accelerator programs in Silicon Valley (e.g. AngelPad, 500 Startups, YC) and each has a different application process, providing different levels of investment in exchange for [...]
Dear Marissa: Think Different. (Pink Is The New Purple)
July 30, 2012 – 11:00 am
By narrowing its focus to women, Yahoo can beat the pants off its competitors. By Dave McClure (Founder & Partner, 500 Startups) I’d like to write a different open letter to Marissa Mayer that plays to both her strengths, as well as those of Yahoo. It’s a bit off the wall, but if you think [...]
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Jennifer Lum
July 27, 2012 – 7:00 am
Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our “This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like” series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Angel investors have day jobs, too. Jennifer Lum is Co-Founder and President of Adelphic Mobile, making mobile advertising intelligent. She co-founded seed stage investment firm Apricot Capital in Boston a [...]
Women In Business – The Cat Fight Myth
July 24, 2012 – 7:00 am
I believe that’s why the myth soldiers on… to keep us from talking. ;) By Tara Hunt (Co-Founder & CEO, Buyosphere) My #1 pet peeve is the “women don’t support one another” myth that gets thrown around all too often and by men and women alike. First off, let me agree that there ARE some [...]
Women In Tech Earning $125,000+ A Year Should Consider Investing In At Least One (Female-Founded) Startup
July 19, 2012 – 5:00 am
500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure challenges women to invest in startups – to WIN. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Founding partner at 500 Startups Dave McClure wants every woman in tech to become an angel investor, saying “Stop talking about the problem and become part of the solution.” He challenges women [...]
