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Indonesian Women Founders Connected – Starting With One Tweet

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By Anita Schillhorn van Veen (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) It all started with a tweet.

“Waiting for @women2 to write about Indonesian female founders,” tweeted Aulia Halimatussadiah, an Indonesia tech entrepreneur, in response to the article about the top 5 Singaporean women founders.

Little did she know that Women 2.0 CEO Shaherose Charania and I had been discussing how Women 2.0 could start to have a global impact, and that reaching out to Indonesia was already at the top of our list.

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Partner event: Vator Splash (September 29 in San Francisco)

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Vator will be holding Vator Splash on September 29, 2011 at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco. Splash is one of the premier startup competitions and events where you can mingle, connect and learn from prominent angels, VCs and entrepreneurs. Women 2.0 members save 15% by using the code "women001" when you register here.

As always, 10 promising young high-tech startups will be chosen to present onstage

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Case Study: Introducing the Cap Table and Hiring the CTO (Part 1)

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By Brad Feld (Managing Director, Foundry Group) Jane and Dick, our fearless co-founders of SayAhh, have set up an accounting system and created their first set of financial statements.

This week, they set out to create their cap table and hire a CTO. The founders each have common shares that will vest over four years. The vesting schedule protects each of the co-founders in case one gets hit by a bus or decides to drop the project after a short period of time.

Also, there is an important tax election called an 83(b) election that they made which allows them to recognize and pay taxes for very small income of the value of the shares. Later, if they sell, the low tax basis and capital gains tax rates result in

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How Google Makes GMail Mobile Fast (Web Performance)

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By Sophia Perl (Producer, PicPredict) When I saw the title of the Meetup talk “High Performance Mobile” and that it was in the south bay, I was sold in an instant. Who doesn’t want to know how to make their mobile web apps go faster? The SF Web Performance Meetup talk took place at LinkedIn who graciously provided space, drinks (non-alky), some appetizers, and a foldable water bottle with LinkedIn on it. Not too shabby.

The speaker, Steve Souders, is a Head Performance Engineer at Google and previously worked at Yahoo! as Chief Performance Yahoo!. He’s written a couple of O’Reilly books and

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Tying The Knot With Your Startup Board And Advisors

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By Clare Wylie (Blogger & Event Coordinator, Rock Health) I, startup founder, take you, investor, for my Board of Directors, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in growth and in recession, until series B or C do us part.

The relationships formed between a founder and board members or advisors can sometimes feel like a marriage.

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Mobile 2.0 Conference Comes to San Francisco

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By Robin Tilotta (Marketing Lead, Mobile 2.0) The organizers of Mobile 2.0 invite you to a 'day of learning' this Thursday at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco. In it's sixth year, Mobile 2.0 brings together the brightest business, developer and startup minds for a one day event that examines the current landscape of the mobile ecosystem with a series of panels and workshops.

The event debuts a new format which promotes networking through open forum discussions where the audience and workshop leaders examine

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Boston-based Doctor Launches Mobile Startup Appguppy

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By Ashwini Nadkarni (Founder, Appguppy) “A doctor, huh?”

That’s the usual response I get at a startup event before I’ve even pitched my business. It’s generally followed by, “So what do you contribute to a startup that lets people create their own mobile app?”

Entrepreneurs are a diverse species. Some major in computer science in college, others in art history. Diversity of your experiences is an asset when building a business. That’s why I’m surprised to find out that I need to justify my background.

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Get a Sponsor to Fast-Track Your Career

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By Christine Silva (Director of Research, Catalyst) By now, you probably know how important it is to have a mentor -- someone who provides career advice and suggestions. Indeed, recent Catalyst research shows that women were actually more likely than men to have mentors -— so we’ve got that message loud and clear. What not everyone realizes, though, is that a sponsor -— someone who is senior in your organization, has clout at the decision-making table, and actively advocates on your behalf when it comes to promotions or development opportunities —- is critical to getting ahead.

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Interview with Elaine Kunda, CEO of B5 Media, on What I Know Now

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By Christina Vuleta (Founder, 40:20 Vision) I had the pleasure of interviewing Elaine Kunda, CEO of B5 Media, home to Crushable and The Grindstone, on her advice for 20-something women entrepreneurs. An experienced entrepreneur, Elaine has a history of transitioning growth companies to profitability.

When she joined B5 Media as CEO in 2009, it was a 3-year-old online media startup. Her challenge was to re-structure the company with a focus on intelligent, honest content for real women. Elaine had to make some difficult decisions when she came ion board from cutting staff to changing the editorial direction.

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5 Ways to Take Advice from an Investor or Board Member

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By Nilofer Merchant (Contributing Writer, Harvard Business Review) As an investor, a corporate board member, etc, my role is primarily that of achieving growth by asking (hopefully smart) questions, and giving advice.

After many years of giving advice, I can say people “take” advice in five ways. Four waste the effort (time/money) and one works.

It’s a skill to know how to give advice. However it is ALSO a skill to take advice. I believe this skill to know how to take (good) advice is a key differential between those that cross that finish line

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Open Source Yumminess: DIY Sous Vide Arduino-Based Kits from Lisa Qiu of Lower East Kitchen

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By Lisa Qiu (Co-Founder & CEO, Lower East Kitchen) When I was little, my parents were obsessed that I “develop good habits.” It was as if I was a little bonzai tree that needed constant pruning and a calculated amount of water and sunshine. Were I to go astray just a little would mean the destruction of my entire form.

This was actually beneficial to me because during my prerequisite adolescent rebellion phase I turned against it all. Ambiguous work environments where I switched up what I’m doing everyday became my favorite kind of atmosphere.

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Lynn Jurich Joins All-Star Cast of CEOs, Founders with Startup America Partnership

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By Lynn Jurich (Co-Founder & President, SunRun) As the co-founder of a fast-growing company -– home solar company SunRun –- I often look for ways to impart helpful knowledge and advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

In particular, I welcome the opportunity to mentor other females because successful women entrepreneurs are still less common in the business world.

This week I joined the founding board of an organization designed to support entrepreneurship, and I’m excited to share

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Post Acquisition: First-Time Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned

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By Deena Malkina (Founder & CEO, BeautyBloc) BeautyBloc was founded with the mission of connecting consumers to high quality beauty vendors through exceptional deals. We help our customers discover great new beauty brands, products, and services at a fraction of the cost while generating exposure and new business for our vendors. In August of 2011, BeautyBloc was acquired by Spaphile. More information is available at BeautyBloc and Spaphile.

The last year has been an incredible and exhilarating learning opportunity. In this post, I share ten of the most memorable lessons from my experience as a first-time entrepreneur.

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