As gatekeepers of venture capital, where are the women in venture capital who blog? By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Thought leadership in technology, entrepreneurship and business is established by blogging and tweeting. Unfortunately, the blog rolls of venture capitalists are filled with mostly, well, men ranging from the partners at Andreesseen Horowitz, [...]
Posts Tagged "Whitney Johnson"
Nominations Open for “40 Women to Watch Over 40″
April 5, 2013 – 8:00 am
Nominations for “40 Women over 40 to Watch” list open thru April 30. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Celebrate women over 40 who are successful movers and shakers! Role models are in demand for women, because there are a limited number of Sheryl Sandbergs and Marissa Mayers in the world. I am [...]
Can Crowdfunding Live Up To Its Potential For Women Entrepreneurs?
January 3, 2013 – 6:00 am
In the world of social good, a socially responsible enterprise provides a return while making the world a better place. Some women realize that and are educating themselves to assess investments rather than give their money away. By Geri Stengel (Contributor, Forbes) Recently I wrote about a new funding source for entrepreneurs: crowdfunding. Right now, [...]
Kicking The Perfectionism Habit
October 15, 2012 – 7:00 am
Much of the critique surrounding the quick return to work of CEO Marissa Mayer revolves around the idea that she sets unreasonable expectations for other women. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) A few years ago during a particularly stressful time at work, I remember rushing away from my computer on a Sunday afternoon to quickly [...]
Startups Need To Learn To Pitch To More Than Just Investors
July 27, 2012 – 6:00 am
I started Pitch Refinery for the same reason I started my women coding group, CWDevs – I built it because I didn’t know how to do it… By Melissa Pierce (Founder, Chicago Women Developers) It’s a catch 22 starting a business built on learning to pitch to anyone when I don’t know how to pitch [...]
Why I’m Glad Sheryl Sandberg Isn’t On Facebook’s Board
February 7, 2012 – 6:00 am
By Whitney Johnson (Founding Partner, Rose Park Advisors) She’s been described as Mark Zuckerberg’s most valuable friend, the key cog in the vast machinery of Facebook that makes everything else work. The one person without whom Facebook would have never gotten this close to an IPO, a woman who helped propel Mark Zuckerberg’s social experiment [...]
Are You Stuck In A Girls’ Club?
December 27, 2011 – 3:22 pm
By Whitney Johnson (Founding Partner, Rose Park Advisors) “There’s a woman you have to meet,” said a male CEO during a recent meeting. “She sounds terrific. I love meeting interesting people. …Any men you’d like me to meet?” “Aren’t you married?” “Sure am… Happily.” We both chuckled. I then clarified, “In my experience, men have [...]
Disrupt Yourself: Throw Out Your Current Performance Metrics
August 27, 2011 – 6:00 am
By Whitney Johnson (Founding Partner, Rose Park Advisors) Notwithstanding the considerable career and financial (I am the primary breadwinner) risks involved, it was time to leave my comfortable perch and become an entrepreneur. Time to disrupt myself. We typically define disruption as a low-end product or service that eventually upends an industry. But I’ve found [...]
