Entrepreneur and angel investor Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare fame coming to Women 2.0 Conference on February 14 – join us! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Women 2.0 is excited to welcome entrepreneur Rashmi Sinha, CEO and co-founder of SlideShare, to 2013 Women 2.0 Conference on February 14. She will be speaking on [...]
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Rashmi Sinha, CEO And Co-Founder Of SlideShare (Acquired By LinkedIn) Speaking At Women 2.0 Conference February 14
January 24, 2013 – 8:00 am
The Mommy Shift: A Tech-Savvy Re-Entry Strategy
December 5, 2012 – 8:00 am
Lists of resources for busy moms to investigating what things have changed post-hiatus. By Melissa Llarena (CEO & Founder, Career Outcomes Matter) Any mom’s return to work can be successful and lasting. To accomplish these goals, a mom has to evaluate, prepare, and adjust her reentry plans based on market changes, role expectations and, of [...]
The Social Media Model And What It Means For Tokii (Presence And Patience)
November 12, 2012 – 7:00 am
It might not be your social media presence that will sink or float your boat, but rather your absence. By Karla Stephens-Tolstoy (Founder & CEO, Tokii) Tokii has been in business for more than 18 months now, and we’ve been running a social media campaign since its inception. It didn’t take a rocket scientist on [...]
Two Student Programmers Build Their First Webapp, Winning Second Place At DevelopHer Hackathon
July 20, 2012 – 8:00 am
“Let’s just make something we can deploy.” This was our goal going into DevelopHer, our first hackathon. By Laura Kelly & Andrée Brazeau (Students, Hackstar Academy) We’re new to programming – we’re both currently students at Hackbright Academy, a 10-week full-time, intensive web development program for women. We heard about DevelopHer through our instructor, so [...]
4 Hacks To Learning To Be A Hacker, “A Python Ate Me!” & More
July 12, 2012 – 7:00 am
Programming is by no means an individual pilgrimage; seeing what others are working on and helping/getting help from others can make learning much more fun and rewarding. By Michelle Sun (Student, Hackbright Academy) It’s the beginning of Hackbright Academy, working on Python. There has been ups and downs, some days (and nights) of pure nightmares, [...]
A Beginner’s Survival Guide For Your First Hackathon
July 11, 2012 – 9:00 am
Done is better than perfect. No matter for learning or winning, aim to finish. By Michelle Sun (Student, Hackbright Academy) Last weekend, I attended my first ever hackathon and with minimal expectation, had a blast out of it and learned loads. My team did not win, nor did most of us slept at the event, [...]
The Recruiter Honeypot
June 27, 2012 – 10:44 am
“External recruiters are an inevitable necessity for startups. But after seeing all of the emails that those external recruiters generated in subsequent years, I wish Meebo had switched to in-house recruiting sooner.” By Elaine Wherry (Co-Founder, Meebo) In late 2009, I created an online persona named Pete London – a self-described JavaScript ninja – to [...]
Calling Global Women Hackers, Hear Her Hack
June 26, 2012 – 6:00 am
Join the LinkedIn DeveloperHer hackday in Mountain View, California -or- Delhi, India on June 30! By Rashmi Sinha (Co-Founder & CEO, SlideShare) There is no better way than a hackday to highlight and celebrate women who are hackers and creators, and to encourage women who are watching from the sidelines to join in. A few [...]
LinkedIn To Acquire Rashmi Sinha’s SlideShare For $118M
May 3, 2012 – 2:47 pm
SlideShare co-founder and CEO @rashmi tweets “Yes it’s true” this afternoon. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In breaking news, LinkedIn has announced plans to acquire SlideShare for $118.75M, in a combination of approximately 45% cash and approximately 55% stock. SlideShare was founded in 2006 by CEO Rashmi Sinha, who commented, “We built [...]
Facebook, Under Fire For Lack Of Female Directors On The Board, Maybe Needs A List
May 2, 2012 – 5:00 am
There are plenty of options for adding women directors to Facebook’s board. By Connie Guglielmo (Contributing Writer, Forbes) Facebook, preparing an initial public offering that could value the social network as high as $100 billion, has plenty of options for adding women directors to its board, say women tech executives who have offered up candidates [...]
