‘Disrupt’ is a word that gets thrown around often in entrepreneurial and tech startup communities. But in order to disrupt an industry or market, you have to first disrupt yourself. By Jasmine Gao (Data Strategist, Bitly & Fellow, Enstitute) “You always have to do something that puts you in a zone you don’t know. Someone [...]
Posts Tagged "Deborah Jackson"
Focus100: Black Women Entrepreneurs Share Startup Tips And Resources
October 15, 2012 – 8:00 am
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 [...]
Women Entrepreneurs At Fashion’s Night Out In New York City
September 7, 2012 – 7:00 am
Meet enterprising female founders at the Plum Alley event. By Leena Sukumar (Vice President, mySkin) I attended a Fashion’s Night Out event in New York co-hosted by Plum Alley, a new venture by Deborah Jackson. Deborah, a champion of women-owned companies, seeks to provide exposure to curated emerging brands founded by women, via limited sales. [...]
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 [...]
The Real Story About The Gilt Book “By Invitation Only”
August 12, 2012 – 6:00 am
These women not only took an opportunity and made it happen, but they navigated successfully the hyper-growth phase that brings a whole new set of challenges to early stage companies. By Deborah Jackson (Founder & CEO, Plum Alley) At JumpThru, we have a bookshelf full of business books that cover topics such as entrepreneurship, game [...]
The Problem With The “Female Boss” Problem
July 23, 2012 – 11:00 am
“I have never seen in my entire career women being as supportive to one another as they are now.”- Deborah Jackson, co-founder of the Women Innovate Mobile accelerator program By Charlotte Kellogg (Social Media Manager, Appguppy) When you Google “female boss”, recent write-ups about female bosses from Bloomberg BusinessWeek, MSNBC’s Today Show and AskMen.com pop [...]
Where Are Women Founding Tech Companies?
March 1, 2012 – 11:33 am
By Deborah Jackson (Co-Founder, Women Innovate Mobile) Editor’s note: Check out this network map for Women Innovate Mobile (WIM), inspired by Fast Company’s infographic of Y Combinator’s network. Since the Women Innovate Mobile launch on December 21, 2011, we’ve received inquiries from entrepreneurs across the U.S. and across the globe. Thanks to JumpThru’s designer, Tina [...]
Women Entrepreneurs In New York City Find Investment, Network (Ellie Cachette And Deborah Jackson Interviewed On ABC TV)
January 30, 2012 – 6:00 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) From New York City, ConsumerBell Founder & CEO Ellie Cachette along with JumpThru Founder & CEO Deborah Jackson talk with Diana Williams of ABC 7 about women entrepreneurs, finding funding and the ecosystem for women entrepreneurs. When asked about venture-funded startups, Deborah Jackson said: “The statistics will [...]
No Boys Allowed: Women Innovate Mobile Accelerator For Women
December 21, 2011 – 3:29 pm
By Sarah Perez (Writer, TechCrunch) Today, a new startup accelerator for women, the Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) Accelerator, is opening its doors for applications. The program will start off small, offering two to five companies seed funding of $18,000, plus mentoring, support, and free office space in New York during the course of its three-month [...]
Women In Mobile Tech: A New Startup Accelerator In NYC
December 21, 2011 – 1:53 pm
By Emily Glazer (Writer, Wall Street Journal) When it comes to programs that nurture new startups, women often don’t make the cut. A new “startup accelerator” hopes to combat that gender disparity in at least one booming market: mobile technology. Women Innovate Mobile opened its application today to startups with a woman founder or co-founder [...]
