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Partner Event: Future Of Money And Tech Summit (April 23 In SF)

Editor27 February 2012

Future of Money & Technology Summit (April 23, 2012? in San Francisco, CA) will bring together the best and brightest thinkers in the financial ecosystem... Read More...

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Partner Event: Blumberg Capital, Madvertise, Ellas 2.0 Happy Hour

Editor27 February 2012

On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in Barcelona, 54 entrepreneurs will have the chance to pitch Blumberg Capital's Alon Lifshitz, Jon Soberg, and Ryan Bloomer. They'll be available for 10-minute chats, and you set the agenda! After the pitch session join us for drinks and appetizers at the madvertise booth at Mobile World Congress. Happy Hour with Blumberg Capital and madvertise, in partnership with Ellas 2.0.

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Groupon Blog: Women 2.0 PITCH Conference

Editor27 February 2012

By Emily Moss & Kathleen Meil (Product, Groupon) Last week, we visited the Computer History Museum in Mountain View for the fifth annual Women 2.0 PITCH Conference. PITCH is a conference for women in tech to gather and mingle and learn from one another. As Groupon employees we were excited to spend the day schmoozing with developers, designers, and startup mavens and learning from some of the most influential women in the tech world.

The Women 2.0 crew pulled in the big guns for the thousand attendees, recruiting the founders and CEOs of some of the most well-known startups in the world as speakers and panelists. These women waxed poetic — literally, Caterina Fake of Flickr

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Partner Event: BlogHer Entrepreneurs (March 22-23 In Santa Clara)

Editor27 February 2012

On March 22-23, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA, BlogHer will host their second annual event designed for women who want to start something, whether their goal is to st... Read More...

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Startup Financing: “The 10,000 ft. View”

Editor27 February 2012

By Andrew F. Boardman (CTO, LearnVC) When negotiating a round of financing it is critical to look at the whole of what is being offered, and not just fixating on a particular term (the classic example is overvaluing the pre-money valuation).

There is a short term view (how much of the company are the investors buying for how much money) and a long term view (what happens if the company has a down round in the future? A mediocre exit? A home run?).

To help new entrepreneurs and future investors wrap their head around the whole thing, I've categorized the key terms

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We Won The BeMyApp Hackathon – Vote For “PlayPitch” Today In The App Olympics!

Editor27 February 2012

By Chiu-Ki Chan (Founder & Developer, Monkey Write) Editor's note: Congrats to Chiu-Ki Chan and Judy Tuan, the latter who led the winning team at 2011 Women 2.0 Startup Weekend. Vote for their latest hackathon-winning app "PlayPitch" here!

I participated in a hackathon.

This time it was the BeMyApp Mobile App Olympics.

I have always wanted to build something with server push technology, so I thought it will be great to do it at a hackathon.

Friday

I signed up as a Developer without thinking, since that's who I am. But when I arrived on Friday night, I was told

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Why Redpoint Ventures Invested $7.5M In Caterina Fake’s Pinwheel

Editor27 February 2012

By Boonsri Dickinson (West Coast Reporter, Silicon Alley Insider) Redpoint founding partner Geoff Yang invested $7.5 million into Caterina Fake's new startup, Pinwheel. Fake was the cofounder of Flickr and Hunch, and announced Pinwheel last week.

Yang said Redpoint is interested in the convergence of mobile, social, and local, so Fake's startup, which lets you leave virtual notes around the world, was an obvious choice.

"Pinwheel fits perfectly at the intersection of all three. Up to now through the social web, you have been able to

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Caterina Fake: Fast Growth For A New Social App A Bad Thing

Editor27 February 2012

By Liz Gannes (Writer, AllThingsD) Social Web entrepreneurs with successful careers just can’t seem to find their way to a happy and boring retirement.

Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake just announced Pinwheel, joining Ev Williams and Biz Stone of Twitter and now Obvious, Joshua Schachter of Delicious and now Jig, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen of YouTube and now Delicious, Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning of Napster and now Airtime, among others, back at the drawing board.

Sure, the new startups from these people have a long way

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Has A Woman Ever Created A Billion-Dollar Company?

Editor25 February 2012

By Amy Schrier (Founder & CEO, MISSION.tv) As any entrepreneur knows all too well, nothing can begin until the money is raised.

Who to look to? Well, first I start with those that inspire me.

Part of the process, the fun part, is thinking about who are the people who have done what I would like to do? So, lately I have been putting together that list. Those are the people I generally want to ask first for money.

The company I am launching, MISSION.tv, is

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Female Founders To Watch: TechFellow Award Winners

Editor25 February 2012

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) TechFellow Awards is an annual startup investment program to honor those innovating in high-tech entrepreneurship.

Supporters of the TechFellow Awards include the Founders Fund, TechCrunch, and NEA. There are four categories - general management, disruptive innovation, product design & marketing, and engineering leadership. Each category is awarded five winners.

This year, there were more women than ever winning awards, including former TechCrunch CEO Heather Harde and Bit.ly Chief Scientist Hilary Mason.

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Apple Acquires Chomp, App Search Engine Startup Co-Founded By CTO Cathy Edwards, For $50 Million

Editor24 February 2012

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, Apple confirmed the acquisition of app search engine startup Chomp for $50 million.

Chomp was co-founded by Cathy Edwards. She is the CTO of Chomp, leading the engineering team to build the "proprietary algorithm [that] learns the functions and topic of apps".

She spoke at the 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Conference last week at the Computer History Museum, ardently advocating product launches within 90 days. Her conference slides

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Serial Entrepreneur Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Gives Advice (Video)

Editor23 February 2012

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) 2012 PITCH competition judge Sukhinder Singh Cassidy talks about her own experience and lessons learned in raising venture funding.

She co-founded Yodlee in 1999 and raised $200M+ in venture capital for her venture, then worked as VP at Google and CEO at Polyvore. Today, she runs JOYUS.

This is her advice for early-stage entrepreneurs:

"When you want a company, the best thing
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TaskRabbit Founder Leah Busque On Finding Mentors (Video)

Editor23 February 2012

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Leah Busque, founder of TaskRabbit and current Chief Product Officer, talks about the power of networks like Women 2.0.

She encourages early-stage entrepreneurs to reach out and acquire great mentors and advisors right away. A former software engineer, Leah was not on the business side but her advisors and mentors helped her grow her company.

Today, TaskRabbit employs over 40 and has expanded service to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York

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Microsoft Bing’s Betsy Aoki At PITCH 2012 (Video)

Editor23 February 2012

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In an interview at the 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Conference, Betsy Aoki, former Xbox product manager now runs startup outreach for Microsoft Bing, talks about previously working at a startup in Seattle, the need for women-focused events in a male-dominated industry, and appreciating the networking opportunities at Women 2.0 events.

For more sage advice from the speakers at Women 2.0 PITCH Conference, click here.

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Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo At PITCH 2012 (Video)

Editor23 February 2012

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and CEO of Care.com, talks about Women 2.0 and female entrepreneurship. She admits it is a challenging and lonely road, and supports Women 2.0's goal of cultivating a support network for early-stage entrepreneurs.

Marcelo advises entrepreneurs not let challenges in one's head overcome them - for example, you don't have to have clean dishes at home. She believes having the wrong vision in one's head - one of perfection - will prevent you from moving forward and taking risks.

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