Multiple times, we discovered the value of real, external deadlines, despite the added stress and workload they bring. By Michelle Norgan (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Kismet) A year and a half ago I founded Kismet, a social discovery app that connects you to your existing friends in the real world by simplifying getting together [...]
Posts Tagged "Michelle Norgan"
Female Founders To Watch: PITCH Finalists (Where Are They Now?)
August 24, 2012 – 8:00 am
Women 2.0 PITCH startup competitions finalists continue to impress over the years. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) After the years ago by, we wonder “Where are they now?” The finalists for the last 5 years of PITCH startup competition have gone to impress us with their mettle and ability to adapt and [...]
2012 PITCH Startup Competition Finalist Kismet Announces Funding, New Features For SXSW
March 9, 2012 – 5:00 am
PITCH Competition finalist secures seed funding. By Michelle Norgan (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Kismet) I’m excited to announce that Kismet, featured last month as a finalist of the Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition, has raised our seed round with investments from Triple Point Ventures, NEA, and an incredible list of angels including Shiva Rajaraman [...]
2012 PITCH Startup Competition Finalists Announced
January 12, 2012 – 5:00 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The run-up to Women 2.0 PITCH Conference on February 14, 2012 is defined by Women 2.0′s fifth annual Startup Competition for early-stage tech startups. Watch the finalists of the 2012 Women 2.0 Startup Competition pitch live on February 14. Hear first-hand feedback from panels of real investors [...]
Female Startup Founders, Female CTOs And Technical Co-Founders (Oh My!)
May 24, 2011 – 1:28 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This morning at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC, Julia Hu (Co-Founder & CEO of Lark) got engaged while presenting her startup onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC — her boyfriend inserted a proposal slide into her deck. Meanwhile, attendees at the National Center for Women in Technology annual summit were [...]
