I have found that podcasts that I listen to while running or exercising tend to affect and stick with me much more effectively than those that I listen to while working at a computer. By Courtney Powell (Founder & CEO, PublikDemand) A good friend once told me that running is like a “bath for your [...]
Posts Tagged "Polyvore"
Google I/O Session “Designing for the Other Half: Sexy Isn’t Always Pink” (Video)
July 10, 2012 – 10:03 am
Watch a panel of women in technology and entrepreneurship talk about building products for inclusion. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) After the powerhouse Women Techmakers panel of Googlers kicked off Google I/O festivities in San Francisco, a panel of women in technology and entrepreneurship were featured at Google I/O talking about “Designing [...]
Female Founders To Watch: Google I/O 2012 Edition
June 29, 2012 – 5:13 pm
Women entrepreneurs speak at Google I/O 2012 about hackathons and designing for inclusion. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Google’s developer conference, Google I/O, wraps up today, culminating 3 days of fly-in demos and $847 worth of free schwag for the attendees. I am putting it on my list to get a press [...]
Don’t Miss Google I/O Session “Sexy Isn’t Always Pink” Featuring Women 2.0 On Friday, June 29 @ 9AM (PST)
June 28, 2012 – 3:24 pm
On Friday, June 29 at 9AM (PST), don’t miss the panel on designing for inclusion at Google I/O. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Aside from the unveiling of Google’s new 7-inch Asus-made Nexus tablet and Project Glass‘s skydiving demo at Google I/O yesterday – don’t miss Women 2.0′s own Director of All [...]
Female Founders To Follow In Fashion Tech Entrepreneurship
June 1, 2012 – 7:00 am
From ModCloth to Moda Operandi, these tech startups in the fashion space are founded by women to watch. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Democratizing fashion has never been so venture-fundable. With successes like Gilt Group and Ideeli, “a lot of women go to Harvard with the intent of working on the business [...]
Startuphood And Parenthood: Not For The Faint Of Heart
December 20, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Christine Tsai (Partner, 500 Startups) Editor’s note: In June 2011, Dave McClure said “women founders or co-founders are probably 20-25% of the [500 Startups] portfolio.” We thank 500 Startups for being supportive of Women 2.0 and women entrepreneurs in general over the years. Parenthood is the closest thing I’ve found to entrepreneurship. Looks cool [...]
Polyvore’s Jess Lee Turns Fashion Lovers Into Style Trendsetters
November 14, 2011 – 1:11 pm
By Lydia Dishman (Contributor, Fast Company) Next time you stand in front of your closet with no idea what to wear, remember there’s an army of wannabe Anna Wintours and Rachel Zoes on Polyvore ready to offer inspiration. In just a few clicks, these aspiring stylists, artists, and creative kids-next-door can turn out a trendy [...]
Former Polyvore CEO Launches Joyus, Raises $7.9M Series A
August 1, 2011 – 12:07 pm
By Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Founder & Chairman, Joyus) Eleven years after founding my first company, I’ve discovered that embracing my inner entrepreneur again is more difficult than I had imagined it would be. This whole experience leading up to the soft launch of Joyus has made me think a lot about why women don’t start [...]
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 [...]
6 Female Founders at Ignite SF: Lean Startup (May 21)
May 12, 2011 – 1:42 pm
By Sarah Milstein (Organizer, Ignite: Lean Startup) Join us for an evening of Lean Startup talks with a twist. Each brave presenter gets five minutes and 20 slides — which advance automatically every 15 seconds. Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. The evening’s slate [...]
