“With the help of my family and many years of R&D… over three additional years, we had a product that worked.” By Nancy Vartanian (Founder & CEO, shenYon) When I was 19 years old, I had a dream (literally) about a product idea. I quickly woke up and wrote it down in my notebook. I [...]
Posts Tagged "Kickstarter"
Telling Engineering Stories
September 27, 2012 – 8:00 am
“The word ‘engineering’ sounds intimidating and nerdy and technical. There’s just so much more to it – I’m trying to make it more accessible.” – Goldieblox founder Debra Sterling. By Amy-Willard Cross (Editor, Vitamin W) Goldieblox is poised for a happy ending. With this new toy, girls may have a happy ending too: “She became [...]
A Purse That Is Also A Phone Charger, Invented By Liz Salcedo
September 18, 2012 – 3:00 pm
The Everpurse charges an iPhone while it’s in your purse. By Amy-Willard Cross (Editor, Vitamin W) Phone batteries die during the day. Carrying around chargers and cords is a drag. So a Chicago entrepreneur has come up with a solution: a purse that’s also a phone charger. “A lot of tech products are designed for [...]
To Start Up Or To SU-Up?
August 29, 2012 – 10:00 am
Our upcoming Kickstarter campaign will provide us with the promotional push and funding needed to take our social enterprise to the next level. By Melissa McCoy (Partner & Vice President of Engineering, TOHL) After graduating in May, I had two choices: I could head down to Chile and join my three partners in developing TOHL, [...]
A Founder’s Tale: The Kickstarter Kraze
August 29, 2012 – 7:00 am
Writer’s Bloq just launched a Kickstarter campaign introducing themselves to the world. (Golden quills if you support!) Here’s a piece on what the experience has been like far for the Founder. By Nayia Moysidis (Founder, Writer’s Bloq) Every time you support, I tear up. I know I’m not supposed to say that. Founders shouldn’t show [...]
From Actor To CEO – To Pitch Contest!
August 24, 2012 – 1:00 pm
To prepare, we watched all the pitches from the last Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition and noted not only the questions the judges asked, but also which pitches we liked the best and why. By Kathryn Velvel Jones (Founder & CEO, VirtualArtsTV) After 16 years as a professional actor/producer, I took a job as Vice [...]
Crowdfunding – Do You Know Who Your Friends Are?
August 22, 2012 – 11:00 am
The vast majority of successful campaigns raise small amounts of money from large amounts of people. By Susan Quinn (Co-Founder & CEO, ToutSuite Social Club) Ok, I have a lot of friends. I love a LOT of people. Entire towns full of people, as a matter of fact. And nothing makes me happier or more [...]
LUMOback Funded On Kickstarter – The Benefit Of Being Open
July 28, 2012 – 9:00 am
We have pre-orders of over $175,000, and counting (3 days to go on our campaign!) By Monisha Perkash (Co-Founder & CEO, LUMOback) My startup LUMOback, a smart posture sensor, recently launched a campaign on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter. Our experiences thus far have reinforced my team’s deep belief in being open rather than stealthy. More [...]
New Kickstarter Campaign: Culture Kitchen Kits
July 27, 2012 – 8:00 am
Pressing that little green rocketship was a little harder than anticipated. By Jennifer Lopez (Co-Founder & CEO, Culture Kitchen) “Should I hit the green button?” “Are you ready? You sure?” “Okay, let’s press it together.” A little dramatic, I know, but that was what my Monday morning looked like. Those were the last few seconds [...]
Two Women Taking On The Sports Technology World (Bia Sports)
July 11, 2012 – 11:00 am
By Cheryl Kellond (Co-Founder & CEO, Bia Sport) Bia Sport is turning the Shrink it and Pink it approach to technology for women upside-down and taking on the male-dominated sports technology world of wearable fitness devices. Our GPS sports watch is designed by women, for women. It’s the only GPS sports watch with an integrated [...]
