If you’re wishing upon a star in the hope of living ‘happily ever after’, you’d better wise up. When it comes to running a successful business, there is no magic wand. By Carla Rover (Editor, The Advertising Technology Review) Many female entrepreneurs hear “It’s not easy” to be female or a single mom and run a [...]
Posts Tagged "Women Entrepreneurs"
Colombia’s High Tech Women
May 28, 2013 – 10:30 am
Unbeknownst to many, Colombian women are leading the way in a whole host of industries, from government to Google. By Adriana Galue (Founder, Mint Consulting) It is always a pleasure to profile success stories from the country where I was born: Colombia. Did you know that Google Latin America (LATAM), Adobe Systems LATAM, Colombia’s Ministry [...]
Female Founders to Watch Changing the World with Civic-Minded Startups
April 19, 2013 – 8:00 am
Itching to fix problems and create efficiencies? Civic hacking – we can do it! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Help solve big problems with new technology and drive big changes in the city you live in, maybe even the government! Here are some ways to get involved! Apply to join the National [...]
Double Digit Academy Helps Women Raise VC Funding
April 12, 2013 – 6:00 am
While Astia and Golden Seeds remain the hubs of angel and first VC round funding exclusively for women entrepreneurs, Double Digit Academy emerges as a one-day bootcamp to prepare women for raising capital. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Serial entrepreneur Julia Pimsleur raised $25 million in funding, and is making a business [...]
How to Start a Business: Rinse and Repeat
March 12, 2013 – 10:00 am
Anyone, no matter how young or old, can be an entrepreneur. You just need to have ideas, perseverance, and an iterative framework to test your ideas until you find one that makes money (ie. creates revenue). By Jennifer Arguello (Co-Founder, Latino Startup Alliance) Think about an app or gadget you love to use. Is it [...]
What Female Founders Really Encounter When They Fundraise?
March 11, 2013 – 8:00 am
I was fascinated by the article entitled “Money matters: why women struggle in the Silicon Valley” in part, because it’s an inside look into what women founders really do/encounter and for so long has largely been kept secret. By Elizabeth Yin (Co-Founder, LaunchBit) Investors use pattern recognition – they believe that by investing in teams/products [...]
There’s No Ambition Gap: Truth About Women in Tech
March 10, 2013 – 5:16 pm
“Diversity isn’t defined as having more women, diversity is defined as having more voices at the table.” By Jazmin Hupp (Director of Marketing, Tekserve) Jessica Lawrence spoke about There’s No Ambition Gap: Truth About Women in Tech at SXSW Interactive today. The first question poised is why do we still need to have this “feminist” [...]
New York’s Top Lady-Led Startups
March 8, 2013 – 10:00 am
Cindy Gallop’s site “If We Ran The World” encourages members to tap into great intentions and get help to follow through. Breaking down big goals into “microactions” that members can accomplish to chip away at audacious goals. By Jazmin Hupp (Director of Marketing, Tekserve) In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, here are [...]
The Value Of Women In Startups (Infographic)
February 28, 2013 – 1:31 pm
Female entrepreneurs have lagged behind males, traditionally, but that is starting to change. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Diversity in leadership proves again and again to bring higher revenues. In our case, we champion the participation of women as entrepreneurs and executives, leading the next generation of technology-empowered high-growth or high-tech businesses. [...]
How To Start Programming – Get Thee To A Hackathon!
February 25, 2013 – 8:00 am
Even though I was one of the less experienced people there, there was always something I could contribute to. If I thought of a feature for our app but didn’t entirely know how to implement it, I could always find the help I needed. By Catherine Stevens (Contributing Writer, UnCollege) Last month, I attended my [...]
