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DonationPay: Now An Astia Company

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By Angelina Strosahl (Co-Founder, DonationPay) During the past few months, we’ve been in the (strenuous but enjoyable) process of applying to join the 2011 Astia cohort and we were incredibly delighted and honored last week to be asked to join the Astia Portfolio.

We’re really looking forward to the 2011 Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs workshop and meeting up with all the other businesses asked to join this year.

If you’re not already familiar with Astia, they’re a non-profit

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Recommend an Awesome Product or Service Created By a Woman-Led Company for the 2011 Holiday Shopping Guide

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By Tereza Nemessanyi (Co-Founder & CEO, Honestly Now) A few weeks ago I read this post about a woman founder and her cool product, and thought, "Hey! I have to buy this for Xmas for my girls!"

Subsequently, Peggy Wallace of Golden Seeds, who sits on my Board, shared with me her insights from the Women's Forum in France. Women wield significant economic might, but this does not translate back to economic empowerment for women or sustainability of the planet.

The holiday season is around the corner.

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Presenting the 7X7 Mentoring Salon at New Work City

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By Christina Vuleta (Founder, 40:20) Every woman deserves to have her own advisory panel.  As part of 40:20 Vision's mission to start conversations and facilitate mentoring between generations, we offer live mentoring events between older and younger entrepreneurs.

The idea is that we can have more than 20:20 vision if we share our knowledge in a mentor-like, collaborative setting.

7X7 is not a networking event or cocktail party. Rather, it's a group of 7 experienced and 7 aspiring / new female

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Founder Lesley Eccles of FanDuel on Raising Series A

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By Simone Brummelhuis (Founder, TheNextWomen) Lesley Eccles, Founder of FanDuel, is in a good mood. The company has just raised a series A funding due to its success in the market. Time for an update and interview with Lesley:

Simone Brummelhuis: So, what's the update on the company? Lesley Eccles: We are transforming the fantasy sports industry in the US. There are 30 million people who play fantasy sports each year and there has been little in the way of innovation over recent years. Our game, FanDuel (launched in July 2009) takes

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Startup Story: The Highs and Lows in Starting a Business

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By Jessica Ratcliffe (Founder, GaBoom) My name is Jessica Ratcliffe, I’m the founder of GaBoom and this is my startup story.

The past year has been an eventful journey -- that’s for sure! It has also been a big learning curve and so I’m here to share my experiences with you.

I launched the “old” GaBoom in July 2010 after raising £55,000 of investment in February of that year and winning NACUE’s National Varsity Pitching Competition later that May.

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9 Lessons Learned about Entrepreneurial Glamour

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By Ruchira Agrawal (CEO, InnerVeda Communications) After 19 years of corporate work experience in marketing and recruiting, the time finally arrived when I found myself in a position to be able to take my part time effort and turn it into a full time lifestyle business.

As I began planning, I got clear on a few things. I knew I wanted to build something around my passion and talents, create work that was enjoyable and that made a difference, and at the same time provide flexibility to work from anywhere. Getting this clarity

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Betaspring Accelerator Seeks Women-Led Teams for Spring

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By Melissa Withers (Communications & Outreach, Betaspring) Betaspring is a Providence, RI-based startup accelerator. We are now accepting applications for our spring 2012 program. Deadline to apply is November 22, 2011 with the 12-week program kicking off in Providence on February 6, 2012. Apply for your spot here.

Betaspring, a charter member of the TechStars affiliate network, provides mentorship, seed funding, office space, and immersion into an intense startup community of focused entrepreneurs. Betaspring, in three sessions, has launched 28 ventures, many of which have raised significant follow-on investment.

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Do Successful Startups Come in Multiples of Threes?

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By Michal Tsur (Co-Founder & President, Kaltura) and Leah Belsky (VP of Strategy, Kaltura) When Cyota started more than 12 years ago, it was developing a solution to provide online shoppers with a single use online credit card number, so that their primary card would never be revealed online. It sounded like an extremely innovative idea at the time, particularly because e-commerce was not well developed yet, and shoppers were very concerned.

Shockingly –- there were 3 different companies (1 out of Israel, 1 out of India, and 1 out of Ireland) who were developing the exact same solution at the exact same time.

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NPR Morning Edition Addresses Shortage of Women in Tech

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By Wendy Kaufman (Correspondant, NPR) Editor's note: Listen to the story on NPR's Morning Edition here.

This week, thousands of women gathered in Portland, Ore., for the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world's largest technical conference for women and computing. High-tech companies are hiring, but there aren't nearly enough women to meet the demand.

It's no secret that beginning in middle school, young women often lose interest in math and science. So it's not surprising that relatively few women sign up for computer courses in college.

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5Q Friday with Adda Birnir, Co-Founder of Balance Media (NYC)

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By Mandy Gresh (Consultant, Six Months Off) 5Q Friday profiles women who took a leap of faith career wise to start their own business and create the life they wanted.

This week, Adda Birnir shares her story with us.

5Q Friday: Why do you love it? Add Birnir: There are many reasons to love and to hate being in business on your own. I read a great quote by Joel Splosky, founder of Fog Creek Software which is the company responsible for Stack Overflow. Writing about when he decided to start his company he said: “I had always wanted to start

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Women App Developers And The Mentorship Continuum

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By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) High school girls across the country gain hands-on programming experience -- by building Android apps and writing business plans -- at Technovation Challenges held nationwide.

The 10 week program culminates in a pitch night where VCs ask tough questions -- and the girls take it well! With a strong focus on mentorship and teamwork, the girls get empowered to start projects and build teams.

Mentorship is a continuum --

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Preparation is Half the Battle: What Startup Weekend’s Partnership with Google Means For You

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By Maris McEdward (Community Manager, Startup Weekend) Entrepreneurs are always asking “what’s next?” -- What’s the next step? What’s the one connection I can’t afford not to make? What tweak can I make to make my product stronger/better/faster?

But an equally important question is “what can I do to prepare?”

At Startup Weekend, we encourage entrepreneurs to come to us with fresh idea and a willingness to meet and work with potential co-founders. But that doesn’t mean Startup Weekend attendees can’t prepare before the event

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Founding CEO Barbara Fox of Avaxia Biologics Raises $2.2M

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By Lori Valigra (Correspondent, Mass High Tech) Avaxia Biologics Inc., a Lexington-based developer of oral antibody drugs for the gastrointestinal tract, completed its first close of $2.2 million of a Series A financing led by angel investors, its CEO and founder Barbara Fox told Mass High Tech.

Of the total, $1.2 million was convertible debt, most of which came in in May, and $1 million was new funding that closed last Friday. The company is looking for $1.5 million to finish the Series A round by the end of the year, Fox said.

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ER Accelerator in NYC Accepting Applications Thru November 20

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By Murat Aktihanoglu (Managing Director, ER Accelerator) ER Accelerator is accepting applications for its January 2012 program. Application deadline is November 20, 2011 -- apply here.

ER Accelerator is an early-stage investment fund and accelerator based in New York City. Ten selected startups for January 2012 get:

  • $25,000 investment for your startup.
  • 3 months of free collaborative office space in the heart of NYC at Times Square (January 9, 2012 - March 30, 2012).
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TEDWomen: A Celebration of Global Women Entrepreneurs

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By Francine Gordon (Co-Organizer, TEDxBayArea TEDWomen) Last year, TED held its first TEDWomen conference in Washington, DC. Recognizing the phenomenal community of women in the San Francisco Bay area, TEDxBayArea decided to organize its own day-long program dedicated to women.

About 175 people heard TED-type talks by more than 20 presenters including Jill Tarter (Center Director, SETI), Debra Bowen (Secretary of State, California), Tara VandDerveer (Coach, Stanford Women’s Basketball Team), Shaherose Charania (CEO & Co-Founder, Women 2.0),

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