Women innovators featured on Google Developers Live. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In the throes of the election coverage this afternoon, Google Developers Live hosts Google’s lead hardware engineer for Project Glass Jean Wang and Google Global Chrome Developer Relations Manager Vivian Cromwell in a conversation with 2011 Anita Borg “Woman of [...]
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Google Developers Live: Google’s Lead Hardware Engineer For Project Glass Jean Wang Talks To Pixel Qi’s Mary Lou Jepsen
November 6, 2012 – 3:35 pm
Turning An Idea Into A Viable Product: The Founder’s Journey
October 31, 2012 – 9:00 am
What marks a great entrepreneur is not necessarily the idea, but how well the idea is executed. By Jennie Lees (Product Manager, Google) The spark of inspiration strikes at the strangest times. Whether it’s a flash of insight in the shower, or a puzzle piece clicking into place, we all know the wonderful moment that [...]
Founder Friday Detroit Launches November 16
October 30, 2012 – 10:20 am
Join Women 2.0 and Google for Entrepreneurs in Michigan for Founder Friday Detroit launch on November 16. By Sepideh Nasiri (Vice President of All Things Offline, Women 2.0) Women 2.0 will be expanding our signature networking event, Founder Friday, thanks to a partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs. We will be launching Founder Friday Detroit on [...]
Meebo Co-Founder And CTO Sandy Jen Speaking At PITCH NYC Conference (November 14)
October 16, 2012 – 2:35 pm
PITCH Conference speakers include Meebo co-founder and CTO Sandy Jen – Google acquired her startup earlier this year! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a celebration of women in STEM who are role models. Coincidentally, we’re one month away from Women 2.0′s first PITCH Conference in New York [...]
How To Make Your First Native Android Mobile Application
October 11, 2012 – 8:00 am
If you are new to Android and want to create your first native Android application, read on. By Veda Rogers (Android App Developer, Guess Consulting) To understand the tools needed and learn more about the idiosyncrasies of Android, bookmark this page. This website will become an invaluable reference tool that will assist you with your [...]
Female Founders To Watch: Grace Hopper Celebration Attendees Celebrating Startup Acquisitions And IPOs
October 5, 2012 – 9:17 am
Celebrating GHC attendees and women entrepreneurs who exit! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, Women 2.0 has been attending the Grace Hopper Celebration in Baltimore, Maryland alongside literally thousands of women engineers, ranging from college students and academics to working professionals. Amidst the throngs of tech-savvy women, we’ve spied a few [...]
Women Executives Drive Successful Startups (Dow Jones Study)
October 4, 2012 – 10:44 am
Dow Jones study released today measures success of companies with more women in executive positions. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) A study released today, “Women At The Wheel: Do Female Executives Drive Start-Up Success?”, examined over 20,000 VC-backed companies and 167,556 executives, of which 11,193 were female. Results show that venture-backed startups [...]
10 Tips For Leveraging Technology To Improve Women’s Lives In The Developing World (Day 2, Grace Hopper Celebration)
October 4, 2012 – 8:17 am
Considerations for designing technology for developing countries. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Speaking at Grace Hopper Celebration, Ann Mei Chang talked about developing mobile apps for women in developing countries. She is a Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the US Department of [...]
Google And Women 2.0 Team Up To Grow Entrepreneurial Cities Globally
September 24, 2012 – 5:22 pm
Taking entrepreneurship up a step with Google. By Shaherose Charania (Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0) By now you’ve heard about Google for Entrepreneurs, with over 50 efforts in more than 30 countries. Pretty amazing for Google to make such a great commitment to innovation, not just side its doors but also outside. Read all about [...]
Android Application Development With “No Internet”
September 15, 2012 – 6:00 am
Use the Internet to view Android/Java code samples. By Veda Rogers (Android App Developer, Guess Consulting) Where would Android application development be if there was “No Internet”? Access to the Internet is what makes it easier to create apps that can run on Android devices. If there was “No Internet”, it would be more difficult [...]
