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What Is The Tipping Point? Going From “Side Project” To “Startup”

Editor7 December 2011

By Michal Tsur (Co-Founder & President, Kaltura) and Leah Belsky (VP of Strategy, Kaltura)

As the entrepreneurship frenzy in the US grows it seems that more and more people are walking around talking about their “startup.” Sometimes they refer to a full time venture-backed endeavor. And sometimes it’s just a project “on the side.”

What turns a group of people into a “startup”? Do we call a group of people a startup:

When they have an idea and start to pursue it?
When they make a commitment... Read More...

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What Is The Tipping Point? Going From "Side Project" To "Startup"

Editor7 December 2011

By Michal Tsur (Co-Founder & President, Kaltura) and Leah Belsky (VP of Strategy, Kaltura) As the entrepreneurship frenzy in the US grows it seems ... Read More...

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Harvard Business School: An Incubator for Female Entrepreneurs?

Editor6 December 2011

By Jess Bloomgarden (Founder & CEO, AfterSteps) Gilt Group. BirchBox. LearnVest. Rent the Runway. Care.com. Angie’s List. Fashionstake. Baublebar.

These are just a few of the high-profile, high-growth startups that have been started by Harvard Business School women.

Despite the widespread belief in today’s tech monoculture that MBAs do not make good entrepreneurs, I’ve heard several investors say “I wouldn’t bet against any HBS women founders,” based on the success of those listed above.

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Startup Weekend: The Business Model Resource Guide

Editor6 December 2011

By Renee DiResta (Associate, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures) I’ve said before -- Startup Weekends are a lot of fun. Participants come together as a team, find a compelling idea, define and attempt to implement a minimum viable product, and come up with a plan to take the idea to market, all within 54 hours. So far, I’ve attended three as a developer. At Women 2.0’s recent Startup Weekend, I had the opportunity to participate from the other side of the table.

This time around, I was an advisor. Every team I spoke to asked me the same question: “What should our business model be?”

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Women 2.0’s Female Founder Sucesses of 2011

Editor6 December 2011

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Every year, Women 2.0 makes a list of the year's landmark successes for women entrepreneurs. We celebrated the milestones and accomplishments of 130 women entrepreneurs in 2010 successes, and 125 women entrepreneurs in 2009.

You will want to watch these women grow and their startups evolve. Looking back to 2009, we recognize a handful of female founders from their early days -- and now nearing the end of 2011, we recognize these same founders and startups as more refined over time and LOTS of grueling, hard work.

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What Pink Ghetto? Women Start Technology Companies

Editor6 December 2011

By Marian Mangoubi (Founder & CEO, Sassy CEO) There’s an image of entrepreneurial women focusing on their startups on beauty, shopping, and fashion ("Pink Ghetto"). However, after a year of studying tech companies founded by women, I can say emphatically that this is a misrepresentation.

Last year around this time there was a lot of discussion, “where are all the women in tech?” Each time I heard or read this. I noticed there were never statistics provided on the number of tech companies founded by women.

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How To Rapidly Prototype A Mobile App In 54 Hours: PhoneGap

Editor6 December 2011

By Karen Zeller (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Interviews done with the majority of teams at Women 2.0 Startup Weekend revealed winning mobile strategies to have in mind for aspiring entrepreneurs. The overwhelming majority of startup teams had ambitions of including a mobile solution as part of their offering.

Whether mobile applications were considered so core to their business model that they were prototyped during the weekend varied from team to team, although at least 40% of the teams had not only a web application prototype but also a mobile prototype.

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Favorite Apps Of Designers, Creative Professionals (Infographic)

Editor6 December 2011

By Steph Palmeri (Senior Associate, SoftTech VC) My friends at Best Vendor pulled together data from 180 design and creative professionals on their site to see what tools dominate and unearth some hidden gems and rising stars.

One observation from their post:

Designers’ powerhouse tools like the Adobe Suite remain on the desktop, but more than half of their favorite apps are in the cloud.

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Free Online Stanford Class On Tech Entrepreneurship In January

Editor5 December 2011

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This January 2012, you can attend Stanford's Technology Entrepreneurship class from the comfort of home, online!

This class is for technology entrepreneurs and provides a combination of in-depth case studies and research on the entrepreneurial process. The professor is Chuck Eesley from Stanford University's Management Science & Engineering group. He teaches and conducts research on technology entrepreneurship so that the next generation of entrepreneurs can have the greatest chances of success possible.

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Infographic: What It Means To Be An Expert (“10,000 Hours”)

Editor5 December 2011

By Gagan Biyani (Co-Founder, Udemy) Seeing this infographic may change your mind. Did you know that it takes about 10,000 hours to become an expert?

Aaccording to Malcolm Gladwell in his book "Outliers", it does.

He claims that the “10,000-Hour Rule” is the key to success in any field and is a matter of practicing a specific task for around 10,000 hours.

See what it takes to become an expert in areas such as astrophysics, sports, litigation and even poker.

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Three Things I Learned Pitching to Investors (The Next Women)

Editor5 December 2011

By Kimberly Rothman (Founder, I'd Love To Do That) I have been told that successful actors often worry that they will be "found out" that they are not really any good after all.

As I arrived 5 minutes late and walked into a very hot and crowded room of 10 women entrepreneurs and mentors, it crossed my mind: is my business really worthy of this event, and what the hell had I signed myself up for!

The feedback I got was

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48 Hours In The Silicon Valley: Canadian Startup Entrepreneur Krista LaRiviere

Editor5 December 2011

By Krista LaRiviere (Co-Founder & CEO, gShift Labs) One of my favorite questions I get asked is, “Is it more difficult to start a software company and raise money when you’re a woman?” My sarcastic answer is always, “I have no idea because I’ve never been a man.” My serious answer is, “I think starting a business, raising capital and growing a technology company are all difficult regardless of gender.”

As a Canadian software entrepreneur, I have the distinct honor of being one of 19 Canadian companies taking part in the C100’s flagship

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How to Ask Smart Questions

Editor5 December 2011

By Penelope Trunk (Co-Founder, Brazen Careerist) After I realized that the most underrated skill is asking good questions, I realized that I am not very good at it. I don’t ask for help enough because I don’t know what question to ask. And also, I worry the question will be bad and then the person won’t want to help me again.

So I started forcing myself to ask for help. Like, I put myself on a schedule. And the result was not so much that I got good help (I did) but what I really got was good at asking questions. Because I thought so much about it.

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Partner Event: Save 15% on Socialize: Monetizing Social Media (Jan. 27 in Toronto)

Editor5 December 2011

Join Mediabistro, SocialTimes, and AllFacebook on January 27 at Socialize: Monetizing Social Media (Toronto) and learn how all the social media pieces fit together to create a unified and profitable business strategy. You’ll have the chance to connect with over 30 of today’s most influential social media leaders including Fazila Nurani (Founder, PrivaTech Consulting), Susie Parker (Owner, SPARKER Strategy Group), Judi Samuels (Manager of Corporate Communications, Maritz Canada Inc.), Michelle Stinson Ross

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Ruby: More Than A Fun Programming Language

Editor5 December 2011

By Elaine Tsai (Organizer, Hack Nights for Beginners) The Ruby programming community in San Francisco is phenomenal. While there may be a shortage of Ruby programmers in the Bay Area, there is no shortage of people interested and excited about the opportunity to learn.

I attended my first Ruby on Rails event a couple of months ago, a RailsBridge “Outreach for Women” workshop. Not knowing what to expect, I came with an open mind, an excitement to meet other female programmers, and finally, an opportunity to learn some programming in an environment where I wasn’t the only female with absolutely no background knowledge.

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