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From Hackathon To Market: New App Teaches Chinese Calligraphy

Editor20 March 2012

Watch the video for Chiu-Ki's developer story of starting up Monkey Write at a hackathon. By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write)

AT&T recently interviewed me on how I built Monkey Write from a hackathon prototype to a full business. This got me thinking about the wonderful adventure I've been having in the past few months.

When I left Google to go to startups, I did so because I wanted to grow beyond coding, to get a holistic understanding of how products are built. Great products need more than just technology. What is the secret sauce? It took me a year and a half as a startup employee to realize the truth - there is no secret sauce.

There are theories and conjectures, but the only way

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4 Ways To Drive Innovation In The Startup Workplace

Editor20 March 2012

Techniques for inviting ideas and innovation to your workplace. By Sarah Wood (Co-Founder & COO, Unruly Media)

Within a busy startup environment it’s not always easy to give people the space they need to clear their heads. When there are so many immediate needs to be met - integrating new staff, delighting new clients and incorporating new product developments - it can be hard for staff get into a creative mindset.

At Unruly, we’ve developed several very simple, but extremely effective techniques that any startup can implement to help encourage creativity without slowing down productivity. So, how do we do it?

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From Startup To Successful: Building A Profitable Business In A Competitive Industry

Editor20 March 2012

Six tips for establishing revenue for your business success. By Barbara Grant (Founder & President, Retrofit Pilates)

Being a successful entrepreneur takes more than just talent.

These days, the key to a business’ profitability is based on a number of factors, many of which, though obvious, are often overlooked by those starting out. With a precarious economy and less dollars available from consumers, potential customers and suppliers, small business owners need to be even more strategic than ever in order to build their business into a profitable and viable enterprise.

Following are six key strategies

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Starting A Women-Led Healthcare Or Life Science Startup?

Editor19 March 2012

By Joshua Henderson (Director of Programming, Springboard Enterprises) Several weeks ago, I wrote about resources available to high-growth, women-led companies.

Besides missing a few important organizations like SmartGirlsWay, NewME Accelerator, Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs, BlogHer Entrepreneurs and ACTiVATE, I said that we wanted to partner with non women-focused groups/events to champion more women through the funnel from idea to startup to exit.

So when I saw that six companies in the latest TechStars NY batch are led by women, including Springboard

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5 Reasons Why Knowing How To Code Is Good For Entrepreneurs

Editor19 March 2012

By Alicia Liu (Co-Founder, RivalMetrics) This is a version of the lightning talk I gave at the Women Who Code Meet Up last month. It’s in the context of why startup founders should code, but can be applied to anyone on a small tech startup team.

#1 - Understand what is actually going on.

So you have validated your business idea, now you need to build it. When you code, you learn how long things take to implement. You know what’s hard to do, what’s not, what can be done with the team you have, what skills you lack and need to hire for.

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For Financial Independence, Keep Talking About Money

Editor19 March 2012

Ask for compensation. Discuss salary. Negotiate. Be financially independent. By Leah Eichler (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics)

My first job in journalism, as an intern at a magazine in Jerusalem, paid approximately $500 a month. At the time I felt thrilled by the opportunity and promptly found a part-time job in retail to support my full-time job as a journalist but I think the consequences may have haunted me throughout my career.

Looking back, this wasn’t the only time I downplayed the importance of proper payment for work. Like many others, the topic of compensation makes me uncomfortable, especially when it relates to work I love.

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The 5 Silent Career Killers For Women

Editor19 March 2012

Women fail to sell themselves, to the disadvantage of their careers. By Lauren Carlson (CRM Analyst, Software Advice)

A recent Harvard Business Review post explores certain behaviors of women that can hold them back in the professional arena. The article cites studies which show that only half of women display high self-confidence while the other half admit to feelings of self-doubt regarding their performance. As a result of this self-doubt and reduced confidence, women can end up inadvertently sabotaging themselves.

Inspired by this post, I decided to write a post for my site, digging deeper and looking specifically at a field that has been traditionally dominated by men: sales. There are studies that show that women are

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Femgineer Celebrates 5 Years Of Blogging Changes, Starting Up

Editor18 March 2012

A femgineer discusses the Silicon Valley and women in engineering.

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Help Legalize Crowdfunding – Sign Petition By Monday, March 19

Editor18 March 2012

Legalize crowdfunding for startups by supporting the JOBS Act today! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Help legalize crowdfunding for startups! Current law forbids startups to raise crowdfund and publicly discuss raising money. The passage of H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, will ease these regulations. The House passed the bill and needs your support to get it through the Senate.

Please join us in supporting the JOBS act by signing the online form here. Deadline to show your support is Monday, March 19 at 9am PST - The Senate vote is Tuesday, March 20, 2012.

As the folks at AngelList said in an appeal

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Female Founders To Watch: From Mexican.VC Demo Day – And More Mexican Entrepreneurs!

Editor16 March 2012

In collaboration with Ellas 2.0, Women 2.0 explores entrepreneurs in Latin America. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Today was the eagerly anticipated Mexican.VC demo day in San Francisco. The first Silicon Valley seed program for Mexican Internet startups, Mexican.VC invests in Mexican technology companies attacking both local and global markets.

With Women 2.0's partnership with Ellas 2.0, we will be distributing more content from and to Latin America, including Mexico. We aim to identify and promote the best in Latin American ad Mexican entrepreneurship - inspiring and connecting the next generation.

Here are five Mexican women entrepreneurs to watch:

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Roundup: This Week In Women, New Technology And Startups

Editor16 March 2012

Y Combinator, TechStars, StyleSeat, Milk, Strata, Where 2.0, Berkeley Mixer and more. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Big news came from Y Combinator this week. For the first time, teams can apply for the prestigious Palo Alto-based incubator program without a startup idea. The team, not the particular idea, is what power a startup's success. The deadline to apply is March 28, 2012 for the June - August program. Y Combinator application here.

Another startup accelerator program, Boulder-based TechStars, is currently accepting applications for the Boulder class of startups through today (March 16). The TechStars program in New York announced a class of 14 startups, 6 of which are female founded. That's almost half!

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Win A Ticket To O’Reilly “Where 2.0” (April 2-4 in San Francisco)

Editor16 March 2012

Where 2.0 investigates the business of location, location technologies and ideas that matter. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

We have a free ticket to the O'Reilly conference Where 2.0 (April 2-4, 2012 in San Francisco) to raffle off.

Let us know why you should win the ticket in the comments below for a chance to win a free ticket to Where 2.0!

We will message a randomly selected winner on Facebook by EOD Monday, March 19, 2012.

Where 2.0 speakers include Leah Busque (Founder & Chief Product Officer, TaskRabbit), Kate Chapman

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Founder Friday Mixers (May 4 in SF, Silicon Valley, NYC, LA, San Diego, Austin, Madrid & Barcelona)

Editor16 March 2012

By Sepideh Nasiri (Corporate Sponsorships & Events Director, Women 2.0) Get ready for a new set of Founder Fridays for 2012! Next month, April, we are taking a break as there is too much to do after the PITCH and SXSW - plus some other secret stuff we are planning!

We are excited for the eight global Founder Friday networking mixers for women entrepreneurs and their friends on Friday, May 4, 2012 in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San

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Founder Friday Mixers (May 4 in SF, Silicon Valley, NYC, LA, San Diego, Austin, Madrid & Barcelona)

Editor16 March 2012

By Sepideh Nasiri (Corporate Sponsorships & Events Director, Women 2.0) Get ready for a new set of Founder Fridays for 2012! Next month, April, we are taki... Read More...

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10 Rules For Brilliant Women – Ready For It?

Editor16 March 2012

Principles for owning your brilliance as women. By Tara Sophia Mohr (Founder & Principal, Wise Living)

I coach brilliant women, lots of them. Dedicated, talented, brilliant women.

Most of the time, they don’t know their brilliance. They are certain they “aren’t ready” to take on that next bigger role. They are more attuned to the ways they aren’t qualified than to the ways that they are. They are waiting for someone to validate, promote or discover them.

Sound familiar? It’s time to step up, brilliant women.

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