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Astia Angel To Offer Angel Investor Training Program This Fall

Editor1 October 2012

The angel training program will take place in Silicon Valley over the following dates: October 25-26, November 1, November 15 and November 29. By Amy Gips (Founding Managing Partner, Astia Angel)

As Women 2.0 reported last week, Astia recently announced the launch of a fund and angel investor network in early 2013.

Astia Angel, an angel investor network that invests in women-led, high-growth ventures, welcomes both female and male

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Nora Abousteit, Founder Of Kollabora, Raises $2.3M For “Community Of Makers”

Editor1 October 2012

From a PITCH NYC panel of hardware hackers and makers who ran very successful Kickstarter campaigns, to modern-day Martha Stewart Brit Morin's launch of the Brit Kit of regular DIY kit delivery, the maker/DIY trend is rising and Nora is rising with it. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Last week, DIY projects/supplies website Kollabora raised $2.3 million in funding according to a SEC filing. Kollabora is founded by Nora Abousteit, who is also a co-founder of the DLD conference, a global conference network

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Meet Michaeline Daboul, President Of Healthcare IT Startup MMIS

Editor1 October 2012

Working with big biotech brands including AmGen, Genentech, and Biogen, Michaeline focused on educating physicians on the use of new drugs and therapeutic treatments to enhance patient care. By Sramana Mitra (Founder, One Million By One Million)

The world of healthcare is complicated. And as more healthcare organizations adopt cloud technologies, electronic health records and other digital mediums, the healthcare industry and, consequently, healthcare IT become more complicated, too.

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The Rise Of Women: “41% Of Harvard Computer Scence Majors Are Women” (Infographic)

Editor1 October 2012

In historically male-dominated fields, women are rising to the challenge. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

This week, we celebrate the rise of women - "Of the computer science majors graduating in 2013 from Harvard, women make up 41%. And although only 25% of science, tech, engineering and math (STEM) jobs are currently held by women, the numbers are beginning to shift. Between January of 2011 and 2012, the number of women in the IT field jumped by more than 28%," boasts MBA Online.

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“I’m On A Boat!” – The Rising Fleet Of Startup Incubators

Editor1 October 2012

What’s next after a boat? With a goat? On a plane? On a train? In a tree? Seems like a lot of incubators if you ask me. By Lisa Suennen (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Psilos Group)

I was hanging out with Tom Rodgers of Cambia Health the other day and we were discussing the seemingly unrelenting trend of the formation of new technology incubators and accelerators, designed to help catapult the weird and wonderful ideas of entrepreneurs into actionable companies.

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Not “The End Of Men” But An Opportunity For Women

Editor30 September 2012

I can’t help but wonder if we claimed ourselves victors prematurely. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics)

When I read Hanna Rosin’s original essay, The End of Men, in the Atlantic two years ago, I felt like Neo swallowing the red pill in The Matrix?. Suddenly, an abundance of anecdotal evidence appeared to suggest that a post-industrial society would favor those with a double x chromosome. Many of my female friends found greater success in the business world than their partners. I kept encountering boys struggling with learning disabilities

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Winning Startup Weekend Sofia With A Raspberry Pi

Editor30 September 2012

We pulled off a killer demo during the final presentation for people to turn a normal light bulb on and off through their phones. By Bogdana Rakova (Computer Science Student, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski)

Everything began last Friday evening when I pitched an idea related to hardware at the local Sofia Startup Weekend event. The first challenge was of course me being a woman, pitching an idea in front of so many people.

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Better Capitalism: Growth Of New Ventures Stressed In Kauffman Foundation Video

Editor29 September 2012

Emphasizing the growth phase over the ideation phase. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Taking emphasis away from the creation of new enterprises, Robert Litan's book Better Capitalism focuses on the growth of new firms.

A sketchbook video by Kauffman Foundation stresses the importance of market conditions facilitating entrepreneurship, such as limiting taxation of the business in the growth stage,

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Female Founders To Watch: Google Acquisitions

Editor28 September 2012

Celebrating Google's birthday - and the female founders acquired by Google over the last 14 years. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

This week, Google announced partnering with Women 2.0 with the launch of the new Google for Entrepreneurs program.

We celebrated Google's 14th birthday and reflected on the 118 mergers and acquisitions made by Google over the last 14 years.

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You Might Be Discriminating Against Women And Not Realize It

Editor28 September 2012

Even in the same job, at the same level of experience, the same education, same race, same hours worked, etc. ... women still earn less than men do. By Maggie Koerth-Baker (Contributor, Boing Boing)

Let's talk about the pay gap. Census data show shows that, in 2008, American women still earned .77 cents for every $1 earned by American men.

And, while some of this has to do with women working different jobs then men, working less hours, or spending less

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5 Strategies To Minimize Distractions And Maximize Productivity

Editor28 September 2012

With a few strategies and a little discipline, you can learn to work smarter, be more productive and live happier. By Camille Preston (Founder & CEO, AIM Leadership)

In this digital age, we are always on and always connected. There are always a dozen demands in a dozen different directions. We are overwired, and it is changing what we do, how we do it, how we think, and how effective we are. Business owners are at an even higher risk for being overwired. We have the work of running the business, plus the added demands of being responsive

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Women On Boards: The Way Forward

Editor27 September 2012

Why have so many business leaders been slow to take notice when women are absent from their company’s boards? By Richard Branson (Contributor, Live Mint & The Wall Street Journal)

I recently watched 12 Angry Men — that classic 1957 film about a jury struggling to decide the fate of an 18-year-old man who has been charged with murder. The movie gives you a sense of how the legal system worked in the US back then, when juries were less diverse. By today’s standards, we would find it unsettling

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Telling Engineering Stories

Editor27 September 2012

“The word 'engineering' sounds intimidating and nerdy and technical. There’s just so much more to it - I’m trying to make it more accessible.” - Goldieblox founder Debra Sterling. By Amy-Willard Cross (Editor, Vitamin W)

Goldieblox is poised for a happy ending. With this new toy, girls may have a happy ending too: “She became an engineer and built things that helped people, and they all lived happily ever after.”

There’s a known female engineering deficit; women make up just 11% of the profession. It’s a problem

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Children’s Edu Apps Startup Duck Duck Moose, Co-Founded By Nicci Gabriel And Caroline Hu Flexer, Raises $7M Series A

Editor27 September 2012

The co-founders produced all music and illustrations themselves. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Designer Nicci Gabriel and former IDEO consultant Caroline Hu Flexer co-founded Duck Duck Moose to build smartphone apps for children. The mother of two young girls, Caroline wanted more quality educational apps for children. So she did it.

After launching four years ago, the company recently raised $7M in Series A funding from by Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed

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Everpurse, The Purse That Charges Your IPhone, Founder Liz Salcedo Will Be Speaking At Women 2.0 PITCH NYC Conference

Editor27 September 2012

PITCH Conference on November 14, 2012 features a full day of speakers including Everpurse inventor Liz Salcedo. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

We are excited to announce Liz Ormesher Salcedo, founder and CEO of Everpurse, the purse that charges your iPhone on the go, as a speaker at Women 2.0 PITCH Conference in NYC on November 14.

Meet Liz, a Chicago-based social worker turned entrepreneur currently working on her second startup, Everpurse.

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