Could the way to make startups more female friendly be to make them more father friendly? Songkick thinks so. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) The notion that work norms and corporate culture need to change in order for more women to rise to the top is an old idea. But lately a newer take [...]
Posts Tagged "Michelle You"
PITCH NYC 2012: Women Entrepreneurs Talk Disruption In Cleantech, Music And Healthcare With High-Growth Startups
November 14, 2012 – 4:22 pm
Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition – By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, serial entrepreneur David Weekly moderated a panel of women entrepreneurs who have started ventures in a variety of interesting sectors, from music to health and cleantech. Vanessa Stewart (Co-Founder & COO, Soltage) [...]
Songkick Co-Founder Busts Your Anxieties
November 3, 2012 – 1:37 pm
Planning and skepticism certainly have their place, but don’t let too much thinking hold you back. By Jessica Stillman (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Michelle You has simple advice for founders – just go for it. Founding companies is second only to, perhaps, sky diving when it comes to terror, which is why Michelle You, co-founder [...]
10 Female Founders To Watch In London
October 12, 2012 – 8:00 am
Join us for Founder Friday London launch on October 26! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, we feature the women entrepreneurs that put London on the technology innovation map. East London (or “Silicon Roundabout”) has established a reputation for itself, touting recently that the number of startups has jumped from 15 [...]
Songkick Chief Product Officer And Co-Founder Michelle You Joins Speaker Lineup For Women 2.0 PITCH Conference In November
September 20, 2012 – 9:32 am
PITCH Conference on November 14, 2012 features a full day of speakers including Songkick co-founder Michelle You. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) We’ve two months away from Women 2.0′s first PITCH Conference in New York City featuring speakers including Michelle You, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Songkick. Since launching in 2007 [...]
Female Founders To Watch Disrupting The Entertainment Industry
July 20, 2012 – 11:00 pm
Where are the women disrupting the way entertainment is produced, consumed, distributed? By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Entertainment is a huge industry traditionally generated by Hollywood. From concerts to movies, we’re always looking for things to do, places to go, people to see. Museums, shopping, art galleries, even food are part of [...]
Interview With Michelle You, Co-Founder And Chief Product Officer Of Sequoia-Funded Music Startup Songkick
March 14, 2012 – 9:01 am
From philosophy to product, the Songkick founder explains it all. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In 2007, frequent concert-goer and music fan Michelle You wanted to make a website to scan her iTunes library and email her when concerts come to town. Today, the English and philosophy major is known for co-founding [...]
Saving Music: Michelle You (Co-Founder, Songkick) At SXSW
March 13, 2012 – 11:38 am
London-based Michelle You speaks in Austin at SXSW about music and her startup Songkick. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) At the SXSW “Can Social Music Save the Music Industry?” panel, the panel discussed the direct-to-fan relationship with social media. Michelle You, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Songkick introduced herself by stating [...]
Female Founders To Watch: 2012 SXSWi Speakers Edition
March 2, 2012 – 12:59 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) SXSW Interactive (SXSWi) will be taking place in downtown Austin from March 9-13, 2012. We at Women 2.0 will be there co-hosting meetups and parties, details TBA. Influential women in new tech, from former CMO of Mint.com and now CEO of online training platform Mindflash Donna Wells, [...]
Female Founders To Watch: Chief Product Officers
February 3, 2012 – 6:00 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Do you remember when serial tech entrepreneur Caterina Fake graced the cover of Newsweek magazine for founding Flickr? Women are often identified as consumers of market goods, but seldom recognized for their ability to create products – from consumer goods like Giddy Snacks in Whole Foods stores [...]
