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 [...]
Posts Tagged "Sarah Allen"
Female Founders To Watch: Women With Solid Technical Chops – And Own It
August 10, 2012 – 8:48 am
For a thorough list of technical women founding companies (CTOs, CEOs, VPs of engineering and more), check out this list. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Of the five finalists for Entrepreneur Magazine’s ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR award, there is a female founder – Limor Fried. The MIT-educated electrical engineer (pictured) started electronics [...]
Blazing Cloud Will Match Your Contribution To Black Girls Code
July 10, 2012 – 5:00 am
“Although our the number of women in tech roles in the Bay Area is still small, there are a number of incredible women whom I met at events such as RailsBridge, Women 2.0 and Women Who Code events who have volunteered for our classes from the beginning.” – Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code. [...]
11 Female Founders To Watch Running Successful Mobile Companies
July 6, 2012 – 6:00 am
From IPOs to acquisitions, these women entrepreneurs launched and grew successful mobile startups. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) A few women pointed out that the upcoming MobileBeat 2012 conference has practically no women on the speaking page. Well, we think there are plenty of successful women running mobile startups. Here are successful [...]
My Latest 8 App Development Mantras
July 2, 2012 – 7:00 am
During a hackathon, we’re constantly evaluating whether “it’s worth it” on any given problem. By Anna Billstrom (iOS & Facebook App Developer, Self) Maybe, perhaps because I’m an English major, I tend to notice patterns in my speech. I noticed recently that I keep saying the same phrases in discussions regarding mobile app development: secret [...]
The Male Geek Is Not The Only Image Of Success In The Tech World
June 11, 2012 – 6:00 am
It’s a fact that women are lagging behind men in one of the few areas of the economy where there’s growth in well-paying jobs. By Laura Sydell (Contributor, Ms.) In fact, despite the image that it’s geeky guys doing the inventing, if you use the Internet at all, you probably use a product developed by [...]
Awesome DevChix Speakers At Fluent Conference (May 29-31 in San Francisco)
May 26, 2012 – 6:00 am
Here are awesome women developers who will be speaking at O’Reilly Fluent Conference (May 29-31 in SF). By Sarah Allen (Founder, Blazing Cloud) The O’Reilly Fluent Conference 2012 in San Francisco on May 29-31 has an incredible line up of speakers. The conference is generously supporting DexChix and other community projects with booth space. Come [...]
Photos From Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition 2012
February 17, 2012 – 2:11 pm
By Erica Kawamoto Hsu (Online Media Producer & Photographer, Kuishimbo) The 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition on Valentine’s Day was amazing – the agenda and speaker lineup made me realize it was something I had to be at. I brought my camera to the PITCH Conference on Tuesday to shoot candids at the [...]
Jezebel Names Innovators For Best Buy’s Super Bowl Ad
February 7, 2012 – 7:00 am
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Jezebel nominates “lady innovators Best Buy could’ve put in its Super Bowl ad” on Sunday. Jezebel blogger Anna North points out that this ad showcased a bunch of male tech innovators. She writes: “Let’s give them the benefit of the doubt — maybe those poor ad execs [...]
Women Who Code: First Lightning Talks Event Videos Posted!
November 18, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Elaine Tsai (Organizer, Hack Nights for Beginners) Women Who Code (WWCode) held our first lightning talks event on Tuesday, October 25. The event was filled with excitement, involvement, and proof that there are plenty of women interested in programming, hacking, and all things related to changing the gender gap in the tech industry. With [...]
