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What To Expect When You Are Founding

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Giving birth, like the first days of a company, is often remembered through rose-colored glasses. By Jessica Voytek (Co-Founder & CTO, Kizoom)

My business partner jokes that our company is her first baby. As the mother of a 1-year old baby human and an 8-month old baby company, I can tell you there are more parallels than you might think.

The decision to start your first company, much like

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This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Janet Hanson

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Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our weekly "This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like" series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Janet was recently recognized on Forbes for changing the world of business. In the profile, she states -

"When somebody says, 'Well, what do you invest in?' I could say, 'I own stocks or bonds or mutual funds,' but I say that I have invested in other women."

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On Average, New Firms Create Three MILLION New Jobs A Year (Kauffman Video)

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Entrepreneurs drive job creation in the United States. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

In today's economy, we worry about jobs. But here at Women 2.0, we celebrate women entrepreneurs for their role in job creation.

Entrepreneurs, not large companies, create three million new jobs annually, as the Kauffman Foundation reminds us in the Sketchbook video

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The Good Mommy’s Rule Book For Entrepreneurs

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The "good mommy" laurel isn't bestowed based on some arbitrary quality time measurement, it's based on what works for you and your kids. By Carla Rover (Editor, The Advertising Technology Review)

The guilt is palpable. Looking into a child's sad face as you tell him that you can't play with him because you have to talk to the impatient man on the phone "about money for Mommy's business" is a gut-wrenching exercise that I wouldn't wish on the most heartless creature.

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Women In Business Challenge Finalist: Stela Maris Da Silva

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Stela sees the opportunity for women to forge a dominant position in the evolution to a sustainable economy and urges female entrepreneurs to share their ideas and ideals, because if a woman doesn’t share an idea, that’s all it will remain. An idea. By Joëlle Payet (Marketing & Communications, BiD Network)

This week’s finalist is Professor Stela Maris da Silva, a doctor of biotechnology, came up with an organic method to combat a plague that has ravaged Argentinian farming in recent years.

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Working Women On Labor Day

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I invest in women because I believe in their ideas. I get their ideas. By Joanne Wilson (Blogger & Angel Investor, Gotham Gal)

I am taking this Monday off to write on the weekly Woman Entrepreneur of the week. Figuring it is Labor Day and most of us are taking the day off so I am going to too. Instead I am going to write about why we should support women entrepreneurs.

I have written about my career before. The dots have connected as I have learned from each and every step I have taken particularly the steps where I have failed. My career has not been your classic slow move up the ladder. As most women that I have talked to over the past few years, and the many of them

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Win A Free Ticket To Attend PITCH 2012 Conference In New York!

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Enter the Women 2.0 Inspiration Contest on Chitsie to win a free ticket to November's conference! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

Women 2.0 partnered with Chitsie to offer a contest for a free PITCH Conference & Competition ticket (valued at $600).

To enter the contest, just answer this question on Chitsie here -

"Which woman entrepreneur inspires you the most and why?" Tell us on Chitsie - in 30 words or less - for a chance to win!

Last day to submit an answer for a chance to win a FREE ticket to PITCH Conference & Competition on November 14

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In The World Of Tech, Women Can Have It All

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This article has been syndicated from TechCrunch. By Michal Tsur (Co-Founder & President, Kaltura) & Leah Belsky (VP of Strategy, Kaltura)

The blossoming tech startup generation, and the new wave of professional women seeking success in the workplace and at home don’t always cross paths. Tech industries suffer from a noticeable lack of strong female leadership at the top, while powerful women have mostly flocked to traditional industries. Although the concept of “having it all” might itself be elusive, it’s time that women who value both a rich home life and a fulfilling career explore the tech startup world.

In July/August 2012 the Atlantic Monthly featured an article that soon became the publication’s most popular piece

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Why Would I Sell My Company, Anyway?

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The mistake business owners make when selling a company is not laying the groundwork soon enough. By Tanya Marvin-Horowitz (NY Managing Director, Allegiance Capital)

I make a living representing people who want to sell their company. Whenever I mention that to a group of entrepreneurs, there’s always one person who gives a horrified gasp: “My company is who I am! How could I ever think about selling it?”

I get that. The idea of selling your company can seem as ridiculous as selling your child. But one day your child is going to grow up and go to college. That might mean selling all of the business, selling part of it, or passing it down to family members. I can guarantee that one day you won’t be running the show, and it’s in the best

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Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” More Aspirational Than Inspirational

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I’d love to read about Sandberg’s career moves at 29. By Meghan Casserly (Writer, Forbes)

On Thursday, AllThingsDigital announced that Sheryl Sandberg’s first book, titled Lean In will be released by Knopf for publish in 2013. The title, described by Kara Swisher as a full of research and data and anecdotes of the experience of being one of the most talked-about women in tech, is meant to encourage and engage women in the workforce through the Facebook COO’s own story.

But Lean In is no memoir — that wouldn’t do from the woman who challenges women to work harder-better-faster-stronger no matter the cost — although we’d sure curl up with a cup of tea and read it.

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