An entrepreneur with two successful crowdfunding campaigns under her belt explains what you need to make your crowdfunding effort a success. By Linda Franco (Co-Founder, MACHINA) As an entrepreneur, crowdfunding is something you hear a lot about, but few take the plunge. After doing this twice I can understand why. I’ve been through two different [...]
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Women 2.0 CEO Shaherose Charania Leads Emerging Markets Panel
Today’s Women 2.0 Conference on February 14, 2013 is being livestreamed here today and video will be available post-event. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This year’s Women 2.0 conference theme is the BILLIONS – billions of (women) consumers, billion dollar exits, billion page views processed, et al. In the afternoon, an international [...]
Get Mentored At Lunchtime At The Women 2.0 Conference – Learn From A Baker’s Dozen Of Experienced Entrepreneurs On Feb. 14
Meet the female founders joining us as lunchtime mentors at the Women 2.0 Conference on February 14 in San Francisco. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Calling all early-stage entrepreneurs – and aspiring entrepreneurs! Join us at lunchtime mentoring on Valentine’s Day! Dozens of experienced entrepreneurs will be joining us at lunchtime on [...]
The First Wearable Midi Controller Jacket (Kickstarter Campaign)
Editor’s note: Linda will be speaking at Women 2.0 Conference on February 14 about starting up and emerging markets, including LatAm. By Linda Franco (Co-Founder & CMO, Machina) I am the only women co-founder and worker out of the 11 employed at Machina. The masculine focus of Machina is not what is a challenge for [...]
The Sky’s The Limit: Explore Emerging Markets, Trends & Opportunities For “The Next Billion” At The Women 2.0 Conference
Discussing consumers, markets and products for “The Next Billion”. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) “The Next Billion” is the theme for the 2013 Women 2.0 Conference coming up on February 14, 2013 in San Francisco and we will be welcoming a panel of entrepreneurs from Latin America: Linda Franco (Co-Founder & CMO, [...]
6 Female Founders To Watch From Startup Accelerator Wayra
Women entrepreneurs emerge from global Wayra startup accelerators. By Patricia Araque (Co-Founder & Director, Ellas 2.0) At the Americas Venture Capital Conference in Miami, Wayra drew nearly 200 investors to present 17 startups who have participated in Wayra’s global startup accelerator. Of these 17 companies, 5 have women on their founding teams. Meet these 6 [...]
10 Things I Have Learned Being A Woman Working In A Menswear Wearable Technology Startup
Founder Friday Mexico City host Linda Franco shares her story of starting up and learning from her entrepreneurial experiences. By Linda Franco (Co-Founder, MACHINA) There is a lot I wish to tell and don’t know even where to start. I studied marketing and strategic design and always knew I wanted to be into marketing. My [...]





