“I saw a family raising money for their baby’s heart transplant. They needed $300,000 and they were trying to do it a quarter at a time. I remember thinking: If they could do it over the Internet, it would be so much more successful.” – Desiree Vargas Wrigley, GiveForward co-founder. By Carly Keyes (Staff Writer, [...]
Posts Tagged "Kauffman Foundation"
Storms, Super Bowl Parties and Sexism: One Founder’s Winding Road to Success
March 29, 2013 – 11:00 am
You Think You Have Obstacles? This Woman Started A Major Social Network In Saudi Arabia
March 6, 2013 – 8:00 am
Don’t come from a background that’s usually associated with entrepreneurship? Then this story of a successful female Saudi entrepreneur might be an inspiration. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) As a Women 2.0 reader, you probably don’t need to be told that all entrepreneurs don’t look like Mark Zuckerberg. Inc.com’s recent report on Kauffman Foundation [...]
Chicago Engaging Women in Tech: Startup Communities
February 20, 2013 – 6:00 am
My advice is simple – learn from Zach and Brian’s work. Before and during the event, they took what I would call extraordinary measures to make sure women not only attended but were fully engaged in leading. By Lesa Mitchell (Vice President, Kauffman Foundation) The book Startup Communities clearly states the need for inclusiveness as [...]
The Series A Crunch: Should Female Founders Worry?
December 11, 2012 – 7:00 am
The startup world is chattering about the increasingly narrow path from angel to VC funding. How will the crunch affect women-led companies? By Jessica Stillman (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Whether you respond to them with concerned hand-wringing or something like Darwinian glee, here are the facts. # Deals 2009 2010 2011 2012 YTD Seed/Angel 472 [...]
Global Entrepreneurship Week Kicks Off Today!
November 12, 2012 – 9:00 am
PITCH NYC Conference & Competition is held in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Every year Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) features a wide range of events, activities and competitions designed to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystems that are responsible for job creation and economic growth. To this end, Women [...]
CODE2040 Matches Black And Latino Student Engineers With Internships At Startups
October 29, 2012 – 9:00 am
Applications for CODE2040 fellowships are due October 31, 2012. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) People of color will become the majority in the United States by the year 2040. Some have noted that the minority achievement gap will not be closed that same year, and started a technology program to actually do [...]
Better Capitalism: Growth Of New Ventures Stressed In Kauffman Foundation Video
September 29, 2012 – 8:22 am
Emphasizing the growth phase over the ideation phase. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Taking emphasis away from the creation of new enterprises, Robert Litan’s book Better Capitalism focuses on the growth of new firms. A sketchbook video by Kauffman Foundation stresses the importance of market conditions facilitating entrepreneurship, such as limiting taxation [...]
Be Part Of Global Entrepreneurship Week 50 (“GEW 50″) – Apply For Startup Open By September 15 (Win A Trip To Rio de Janeiro!)
September 10, 2012 – 6:00 am
Global Entrepreneurship Week hosts Startup Open, a competition offering prizes to help startups succeed – apply by September 15 for recognition of your high-growth potential. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Get recognized as one of the 50 of the most promising ventures from around the world for Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). The [...]
Startup America Optimism Survey Finds 85% Of Startups Plan To Hire Employees In The Next Year
September 8, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Kauffman Foundation data show that young companies (those less than five years old) accounted for nearly all net job growth in the U.S., creating three million new jobs annually. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The Startup America Partnership recently released the results of an optimism survey gauging startups’ confidence about their businesses [...]
On Average, New Firms Create Three MILLION New Jobs A Year (Kauffman Video)
September 4, 2012 – 7:00 am
Entrepreneurs drive job creation in the United States. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In today’s economy, we worry about jobs. But here at Women 2.0, we celebrate women entrepreneurs for their role in job creation. Entrepreneurs, not large companies, create three million new jobs annually, as the Kauffman Foundation reminds us in [...]
