Some have argued that successful apps cater to at least one of the seven deadly sins By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) In recent years, I’ve been asking the people and organizations I work with a critical question: What are people going to love about your product1? I chose the word “love” carefully. [...]
Posts Tagged "WordPress"
How TechGirlz Got Started: Showing Girls What Tech Can Offer
August 24, 2012 – 10:00 am
In 1987, 42% of software developers in America were women. In the 1990s, those numbers dropped. By Tracey Welson-Rossman (Founder, TechGirlz) TechGirlz was born out of curiosity. After spending the first part of my career working with mostly women in both the childcare and healthcare industries, I moved into the information technology consulting space as [...]
How To Raise Money For Your Startup (Infographic)
June 5, 2012 – 1:43 pm
Build your first web startup prototype with Wix, Weebly, WordPress, etc. By Anna Vital (Founder, Funders & Founders) Over the last three years I have seen over a thousand startups in their early stages. I witnessed many of them go from an idea to funding within several months. I have also seen some of them [...]
How To Increase Your Business Without Networking
March 14, 2012 – 12:32 pm
By Steph Auteri (Founder, Word Nerd Pro) I’m an introvert. Extended social interactions exhaust me and, after awhile, I hit a wall. There are so many things that terrify me about networking. Where I struggle in person, I shine on paper. Instead of small talk, I tweet. Instead of appearing on panels, I blog out [...]
How To Build Prototypes Without Technical Chops
February 2, 2012 – 10:00 am
The best part about prototyping with paper, Post-Its, and PowerPoint, was that not a single line of code had to be written, yet I get feedback for my minimal viable product. By Andrea Lo (Founder, Piggybackr) The purpose of a prototype is to cut down on the time spent building out a product so you can [...]
Collaboration Tools For Entrepreneurs To Create, Communicate
December 1, 2011 – 9:02 am
By Sara Rosso (VIP Services Engineer, WordPress) I created this presentation for entrepreneurs who need online tools to make their ideas happen (I gave it earlier this year at the Professional Women’s Association in Milan). The presentation “Tools for Entrepreneurs: Create. Collaborate. Communicate.“ started out as a way to explain very technical things to non-technical people, but I quickly [...]
When An Idea Has Legs: appSmitten Off to a Running Start!
October 31, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Ellen Pack (Co-Founder, AppSmitten) The three of us sat around the table. We were pretty excited, but would we still love our latest startup idea in the morning? Well it turns out we did, this one had legs. The idea had come to us naturally. We were hanging out with our smartphones, excitedly sharing [...]
HBR IdeaCast: Hidden Demons of High Achieving Entrepreneurs
June 3, 2011 – 10:42 am
By Sara Rosso (VIP Services Engineer, WordPress) I love podcasts – I wrote A Guide to Podcasts and recommended some podcasts for food lovers, tech lovers, and everyday listening. I run my own all-Italy podcast called Eye on Italy. One of my favorite podcasts is the Harvard Business Review IdeaCast — ideas for leadership, business, [...]
