A mother who worked in tech in the 1980s explains the differences between her career and her daughter’s career as a software engineer. By Debra Woods (Academic Director, O’Reilly School of Technology) My daughter Madelin recently wrote an article for Women 2.0 entitled “What Is Square Doing to Build a Female-Friendly Culture.”After reading it, I reflected back [...]
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What Square Is Doing to Build a Female-Friendly Culture
April 25, 2013 – 6:00 am
A female engineer at Square shares what the payment processing startup is doing to make the company friendlier for women — and more awesome for everyone who works there. By Madelin Woods (Front-end Engineer, Square) Lately there’s been a lot of chat in the industry around how to get more women in tech. Being a female [...]
More VC Law Suits: How Common Is Sexual Harassment?
March 13, 2013 – 8:00 am
Another three women have filed suit against CMEA Capital for sexual harassment. Was Ellen Pao just the tip of the iceberg? By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Did Ellen Pao’s much chattered about allegations of sexual harassment against Kleiner Perkins last year empower other women who have experienced similar complaints to come forward? One has [...]
Square Code Camp: From A Camper’s Perspective
January 16, 2013 – 6:00 am
In the past, writing iPhone apps were a stretch for me, and now I was creating one. Code Camp removed my fear and surrounded me with encouragement. By Monica Starr Feldman (Junior, Wellesley College) This past week, 16 talented women engineering students and myself attended Square’s inaugural Code Camp in San Francisco. Square is a [...]
Square Code Camp Contest Offers Immersion Program For Female Engineers
November 1, 2012 – 1:02 pm
Code Camp is Square’s immersion program for women engineers. By Jude Komuves (VP People, Square) Square started with three engineers in an apartment. Three years later, we’ve grown to over 400 people and helped over 2 million individuals and businesses get started and grow their business with our tiny credit card reader. Great ideas can [...]
Lisa And The 30-Pin Adventure, Or “Why I Built A Hardware Startup”
October 3, 2012 – 6:00 am
Here I am, over two and a half years later, and to date, Revel has built not one, but two pieces of proprietary hardware! By Lisa Falzone (Founder & CEO, Revel Systems) When I finally took the leap into Silicon Valley entrepreneur-dom, hardware was certainly the last thing on my mind. I had started a [...]
Kleiner Perkins Adds Megan Quinn As Newest Investment Partner
May 31, 2012 – 11:06 am
Appointment adds weight to KPCB’s stated focus on pioneering gender diversity and equality. By Colleen Taylor (Writer, TechCrunch) Megan Quinn, the web exec who most recently served as the Director of Products at credit card processing tech firm Square, has joined Sand Hill Road venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as an investment [...]
Female Founders To Watch Building Hardware Startups
April 13, 2012 – 4:03 am
Arduinos, circuits, and… robots? Women entrepreneurs push boundaries of devices, hardware startups. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) There are web startups, mobile startups, consumer electronics startups… Newest yet are the interesting device startups are cropping up at various intersections of previous industries, creating disruptive new technologies and businesses. We watched Square, the [...]
Women 2.0 Talks With Liza Falzone: Her Startup Revel Systems Edged Out Square For Business iPad App Award At MacWorld
February 8, 2012 – 11:00 am
By Dana Rosenberg (Startup Enthusiast, Self) Last week, female-founded Revel Systems won the Business iPad App of the Year Award at MacWorld’s iWorld, where users vote to finalize the verdict. With the triumph of Revel Systems, led by Lisa Falzone, over its opponent Square, led by Jack Dorsey, some are calling this a “David & [...]
