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PITCH NYC 2012: MAKER Panel Talks About Kickstarter Campaigns, Prototyping, Pricing Product And "What Makes This A Tech Company?"

AngieChang14 November 2012

Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition - By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, the MA... Read More...

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PITCH NYC 2012: Facebook Director Sarah Personette Talks About Failing Hard And Iterating Faster

Editor14 November 2012

Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition - By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, Facebook director Sarah Personette talks about Facebook being smaller and leaner than most other large companies. "In an environment where you are super constrained in terms of human resources, you think about how to scale your message - to create ambassadors in your audience," said Sarah Personette.

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PITCH NYC 2012: Meebo CTO Sandy Jen Talks About Rethinking The Startup Exit

Editor14 November 2012

Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition - By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, Meebo CTO and co-founder Sandy Jen talks about hearing the words "What is your exit?" over and over again. She now hears instead the question, "What kind of company are you building?"

Sandy told the story of being courted to join Yahoo! at age 22 - right after Meebo launched without venture capital. That is the first time the idea of an exit came into play - the moment where

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PITCH NYC 2012: DailyWorth CEO Amanda Steinberg Talks Marketing, Growth Hacking And Building 6 Companies

Editor14 November 2012

Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition - By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, DailyWorth CEO and founder Amanda Steinberg talks from her experience of building over 200 websites. DailyWorth is her sixth business and she aimed to share tips with the audience at Women 2.0

"The most important lesson I learned is that as CEOs and founders, we make things too complicated," said DailyWorth's Amanda Steinberg.

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PITCH NYC 2012: Sandy Lerner (Cisco & Urban Decay Founder) Talks Competitive Advantage, Venture Capital And Startup Funding With CNBC Reporter Seema Mody

Editor14 November 2012

Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition - By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, CNBC reporter Seema Mody interviewed Sandy Lerner of Cisco Systems, now a large cap company which Seema Mody speaks about on CNBC. Sandy Lerner co-founded Cisco Systems on December 10, 1984 and then started Urban Decay, a cosmetics company sold to LVMH. After starting life as a farmer, she still now involved in organic farming - and book writing, having just published

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PITCH NYC 2012: Sandy Lerner (Cisco & Urban Decay Founder) Talks Competitive Advantage, Venture Capital And Startup Funding With CNBC Reporter Seema Mody

AngieChang14 November 2012

Live from PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition - By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) At the 2012 PITCH NYC Conference, CNBC r... Read More...

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Why I’m Going To Women 2.0 PITCH NYC!

Editor13 November 2012

It took the first twenty years of my life as a rock-climbing, wood-romping tomboy to recognize that success would come more naturally by embracing my womanhood and cultivating a strong network of like-minded women. By Emma Frisch (Co-Founder, PEAKS)

Throughout my life, it had never occurred to me that my gender might affect, influence or even guide my career. Anyone who knows me can attest to my brazen independence and strong will, a sure byproduct of being raised by a super-Mamma, with a strong sisterhood.

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Do You Have A Pitch? An Opportunity of A Lifetime

Editor13 November 2012

Come over to Women 2.0 PITCH NYC - tickets available, click here. I am sure it will be well worth the trip.

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The Official Hotel Of The PITCH Conference & Competition NY Has A Woman’s Name

Editor13 November 2012

Room Mate team realizes that the best way to travel is making friends. We want you to feel that you are not alone in the exciting entrepreneurial journey.

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The Official Hotel Of The PITCH Conference & Competition NY Has A Woman's Name

Editor13 November 2012

Room Mate team realizes that the best way to travel is making friends. We want you to feel that you are not alone in the exciting entrepreneurial journey. ... Read More...

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Interview With PITCH NYC 2012 Speaker Cheryl Swirnow Of Brooklyn-Based Health Startup Sherpaa

Editor13 November 2012

Tips from the venture-funded startup founder, told to Kate Kendall. By Kate Kendall (Founder & CEO, The Fetch)

In anticipation of PITCH NYC 2012 Conference tomorrow, I chat with speaker Cheryl Swirnow about her Brooklyn-based healthtech startup Sherpaa, a venture funded-company that facilitates email- and phone-based personalized medical advice and access to doctors (or Guides as they call them), meaning patients no longer have to make a trip into the office.

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SandyBaggers Mobilize New Yorkers Into Direct Service Post-Sandy

Editor13 November 2012

One day after Sandy struck New York, four friends and I got on a call to brainstorm. By Divya Kapasi (Co-Founder, SandyBaggers & Founder, Goodlist.co)

Light turned to dark, a steady howl was heard through the windows and mild fear escalated to anxiety as we fumbled to find matches for our candles. Hurricane Sandy had arrived. In just a moment, New York, the city that never sleeps, fell into radio silence. After a cold, sleepless night, we awoke to no power or water and were asked to evacuate.

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Are Entrepreneurs Made Or Born? A Female Founder Weighs In

Editor13 November 2012

Being an entrepreneur is a trial by fire and having the right environment is critical. By Caitlin MacGregor (Co-Founder, Cream.hr)

There’s a lot more involved in becoming an entrepreneur than simply waking up one morning and saying “I want to work for myself.” Sure, anyone can say they would prefer to work in their own company, rather than punch the clock for someone else, but saying it and being able to do it are very different.

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XX In Health: A Retreat For Women In Healthcare

Editor12 November 2012

As in many sectors, healthcare has a dearth of women leaders. By Ariel Schwartz (Senior Editor, FastCompany's Co.Exist)

Just 4% of healthcare CEOs are women even though they make up 73% of medical and health services managers.

And according to health technology startup accelerator Rock Health, just three VC-backed digital health tech startups that raised at least $2 million in 2012 had female CEOs.

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Global Entrepreneurship Week Kicks Off Today!

Editor12 November 2012

PITCH NYC Conference & Competition is held in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Every year Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) features a wide range of events, activities and competitions designed to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystems that are responsible for job creation and economic growth.

To this end, Women 2.0 hosts our first inaugural

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