A financial advisor to startups believes all entrepreneurs can quickly and easily get a handle on their financial operations. By Lili Balfour (Founder & CEO, Atelier Advisors) One of the top reasons companies fail is that they run out of money. That seems easy to avoid, right? Oddly enough, many entrepreneurs do not have clarity [...]
Posts Tagged "startups"
21 Years Old in Africa and Starting a Startup in a Patriarchy
April 5, 2013 – 10:00 am
I had expected some sexism when I came to Kenya, but I never thought the extent of it in business, politics, and everyday life. By Evanna Hu (Co-Founder & CEO, g.Maarifa) Founding and working on a startup is already hard. Then take the startup abroad to a developing market like Kenya – it becomes harder. [...]
On Startup Boards, Laziness And Bias Trounces Gender Diversity
January 22, 2013 – 5:20 pm
Brad Feld and I are writing a book, Startup Boards, where we raise the fundamental question – can you proactively build an all-star, high-performing board? By Mahendra Ramsinghani (Contributor, Forbes) Today, no woman is giving a spirited “I have a dream…” speech to founders and entrepreneurs, seeking a balanced startup board. Such issues are best [...]
Top 5 Reasons Why Boston Is The Perfect Place To Start A Startup
December 12, 2012 – 7:00 am
Don’t let anybody tell you that San Francisco and New York City are the only places you can start a business. By Shereen Shermak (Co-Founder, BuySide FX) In real estate, they say the most important things are location, location, and location. Location matters with startups, too. Here are 5 good reasons to start your business [...]
5 Things I Learned From Starting A Startup, Not From My MBA
December 5, 2012 – 11:00 am
“A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model”. – Steve Blank By Maria Brilaki (Founder, Fitness Reloaded) I am a Stanford Engineering grad and getting my master’s degree in business this month. Reflecting back on what I learned in getting the MBA, I realize that the knowledge I [...]
Is Acqui-Hire The New Exit Strategy For Startups?
November 2, 2012 – 7:00 am
Suggestions for startups that are considering acquire-hire strategies By Nancy Lin (Founder & Host, Business Reinvention) The word in the Silicon Valley is that it is getting more and more difficult to raise money for Series A, even though seeding funding is still relatively easy to come by. For one thing, the number of startups [...]
Where To Find Femgineers (Recruiting/Hiring Women Engineers)
November 1, 2012 – 9:00 am
Sponsor an event for women in tech like Founder Friday or Girl Geek Dinners. Femgineers eat too! By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder & CEO, BizeeBee) My boyfriend, who’s an engineer, and his CEO are part of a prominent Silicon Valley startup that are currently as they say “killing it!” They’ve managed to become pretty successful in [...]
How To Do Business Development At Startups
September 5, 2012 – 10:00 am
If you are at a pre-money, pre-product and/or pre-revenue company, your real title is “General Business Athlete.” By Robyn Ward (VP Business Development, Glossi) I have been working in Business Development at startups for nearly 15 years. Launching and growing companies is my passion. I have been the first employee at four companies, and the [...]
What To Expect When You Are Founding
September 5, 2012 – 6:00 am
Giving birth, like the first days of a company, is often remembered through rose-colored glasses. By Jessica Voytek (Co-Founder & CTO, Kizoom) My business partner jokes that our company is her first baby. As the mother of a 1-year old baby human and an 8-month old baby company, I can tell you there are more [...]
On Average, New Firms Create Three MILLION New Jobs A Year (Kauffman Video)
September 4, 2012 – 7:00 am
Entrepreneurs drive job creation in the United States. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In today’s economy, we worry about jobs. But here at Women 2.0, we celebrate women entrepreneurs for their role in job creation. Entrepreneurs, not large companies, create three million new jobs annually, as the Kauffman Foundation reminds us in [...]
