Getting to Product-Market Fit
As part of our Founders + Funders SF 2019 summit, held in partnership with Seneca VC, we brought together an exciting group of startup founders and investors for a day of learning, networking and growth. We got to hear all about product-market fit from Sara Mauskopf,...
Why Women Need Mentors and Sponsors – Especially Male Mentors and Sponsors
When Tara Kelly was 9 years old, she built her first software program. Kelly, who is now the CEO of SPLICE Software, says this feat wasn’t because she was the Mozart of the tech industry. “It was something my father and I could work on together, it was fun, and...
Here’s What I’ve Learned From Watching 190+ Women & People of Color Negotiate
I’m Jordan Sale, the founder of 81cents, a startup that helps women and underrepresented minorities source compensation data from professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers so that they can navigate tough negotiations more confidently. We started 81cents in summer...
This Technical Co-Founder Talks About Why You Don’t Always Need Technical Co-Founder
As part of our Founders + Funders SF 2019 summit, held in partnership with Seneca VC, we brought together an exciting group of startup founders and investors for a day of learning, networking and growth. Chantal Emmanuel, CTO and Co-Founder of LimeLoop,...
Kwanza Jones on Supercharging Entrepreneurs and Investors
Kwanza Jones at Bennett College Kwanza Jones is many things: an investor, a venture capitalist, a CEO, and an artist; but most importantly, Jones is a “catalyst.” She makes it her business to energize and empower others. Since 2014, Jones has been the co-founder and...
How to Use Alternative Financing Techniques to Fund Your Business
How I used loans, grants, angel investors and accelerators to finance my first $500k for my business. If you’re a startup founder, you know the toils of capitalizing company growth. In the tech space, we’re often led to believe that the golden path to that growth is...
Careers, Kids and Comebacks: The Habits of Confident Returnees
Should I lean in? Pivot? Freelance? Quit? If I leave my job, will I ever get back in? These are just some of the questions women ask when smack in the “Messy Middle” — when job opportunity and family responsibilities collide, and decisions shift into high gear....
Integrating – Not Separating – Work and Life to Achieve “Balance”
Work-life balance is a myth, and striving for this fictitious balance creates unnecessary stress. There’s always a nagging feeling that no matter what you’re doing, you should be doing something else. The truth is, when people say they want work-life balance what they...