Education is ripe for disruption, and women entrepreneurs are at the forefront of the movement. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) From the educational aspect of gamifying the improvement and education of people, the possibilities are endless – many apps and companies are popping up looking to educate people (kids, second/third career adults, [...]
Posts Tagged "PIazza"
12 Women Entrepreneurs To Watch In Kapor Capital’s Portfolio
January 11, 2013 – 8:00 am
Meet the female founders in the Kapor Capital portfolio. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Not only will Kapor Capital provide 10 scholarships for women of color to attend the upcoming Women 2.0 Conference on February 14, they have a portfolio of 70 companies they have invested in to generate economic value and [...]
Pooja Sankar Juggles Motherhood, Startup
July 30, 2012 – 9:00 am
Pooja Sankar started working from home 5 days after giving birth to her son Arjun. By Ellen Lee (Contributing Writer, San Francisco Chronicle) Three days after giving birth to her son, Pooja Sankar was already fielding phone calls from work. Sankar, founder and CEO of Palo Alto’s Piazza, an online gathering place for college students [...]
7 Management Secrets Of The Postpartum CEO
July 23, 2012 – 4:04 pm
It’s very clear to me already that I’m going to need to build more flexibility into my life — and my company’s life — to account for Arjun. I think he’ll make me a more adaptable leader. By Pooja Sankar (Founder & CEO, Piazza) Three weeks ago, I gave birth to a baby. After a [...]
Founder Friday Silicon Valley Hosted By Two Female Engineers Who Became VC-Funded Startup Founders
May 8, 2012 – 10:24 am
Talks from startup founders Pooja Sankar of Piazza and Claire Hough of Citrus Lane show true grit. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) “The last time I talked to you – Piazza was spelled with three Zs, your last name was Nath, and you weren’t pregnant!” someone exclaimed to Piazza founder and CEO [...]
Ms. Sankar Goes To Washington
April 5, 2012 – 1:04 pm
On practicing her startup pitch and meeting the Vice President of the United States. By Pooja Sankar (Founder & CEO, Piazza) At first I thought it was a phishing scam. I received an email with an image attachment inviting me to meet the Vice President and his wife Dr. Jill Biden at a reception at [...]
Pooja Sankar Raises $6M For Her EduTech Startup Piazza
January 6, 2012 – 8:06 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Piazza Founder and CEO Pooja Sankar blogged on Women 2.0 a few months ago: “As a teenager, I never went outside alone, spoke to a boy other than my brother, or wore jeans or a short skirt.” The former Facebook engineer went to an all-girls high school [...]
Former Facebook Engineer Launches EduTech Startup Piazza
September 27, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Pooja Sankar (Founder & CEO, Piazza) As a teenager, I never went outside alone, spoke to a boy other than my brother, or wore jeans or a short skirt. I came of age in Patna, India and that was the way it was. To say I was naïve or sheltered misses how profoundly different [...]
