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Golden Seeds’ Managing Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown on Women Entrepreneurs

Editor11 August 2011

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) We talk to Managing Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown of Golden Seeds, a nationwide angel network.

Women 2.0: What is your reaction to the latest news about women entrepreneurs and investors?

Stephanie Hanbury-Brown: Women get described as consumers and managing 80 percent of the household wallet. We need to turn that around and make it about investing, not spending. After all, who are we making rich in the process?

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Golden Seeds' Managing Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown on Women Entrepreneurs

AngieChang11 August 2011

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) We talk to Managing Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown of Golden Seeds, a nationwide angel network. ... Read More...

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Women 2.0 Save 20% on Tickets to Mega Startup Weekend (September 9-11 in Mountain View)

Editor11 August 2011

By Maris McEdward (Community Manager, Startup Weekend) The Internet is full of articles describing, lamenting, and diagnosing the fact that there aren’t enough women in tech. And it’s true -- women are under-represented in technology and as entrepreneurs.

But talking about the problem doesn’t do a whole lot to change the situation. If women want to be better represented in the worlds of technology and entrepreneurship, we have to act.

I’ve seen firsthand, again and again, the power of doing over discussing. At Startup Weekend, we’ve taken the motto of “No Talk. All Action.” to heart. Entrepreneurs know that to build companies

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Apply by August 15: Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Program

Editor11 August 2011

By Sharon Vosmek (CEO, Astia) Entrepreneurs –- we want to remind you that Astia's application deadline of August 15 is quickly approaching! We know the life of an entrepreneur means that you are always busy and searching for those spare minutes but now is a great time to apply to Astia! Applying by August 15 provides an opportunity to participate in our not to be missed Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Program*, October 10-15, 2011.

Apply now to benefit from the programming, advisory services, investor connections and peer-to-peer network designed by Astia to accelerate growth.

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High School Intern’s Experience at a Women-Led Software Startup

Editor11 August 2011

By Carmen Vargas (Intern, Experience in Software) I’ve been in Eureka! since the 7th grade, and I was thrilled to finally get an internship this year. Eureka! is a program that takes place during the summer and school year. It helps teenage girls prepare for college and it prepares them to work in a world where math, science, and technology are used.

In my interview with Zakiya, Eureka!’s coordinator, I informed her about the different interests I have, which include fashion designing, drawing, and cosmetology. I had to wait about 3 weeks until Zakiya would announce the internship sites.

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High School Intern's Experience at a Women-Led Software Startup

AngieChang11 August 2011

By Carmen Vargas (Intern, Experience in Software) I’ve been in Eureka! since the 7th grade, and I was thrilled to finally get an internship this year. Eureka! ... Read More...

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Lean Startup Machine: 1 Part Learning + 1 Part Mentorship.. Stir!

Editor10 August 2011

By Kelley Boyd (Founder & Strategist, Think Experience) My first experience at Lean Startup Machine (LSM) was also the first Lean Startup Machine ever held. It was just over a year ago, and I mean that literally. I walked into LSM at Hive at 55 and began relationships that I hold among the closest in my professional life today.

As an attendee at the first #LsmNYC, I absorbed firsthand guidance from two actual practitioners of Lean: Brant Cooper, Co-Author of The Entrepreneurs Guide to Customer Development, and Giff Constable, who was going “lean” with his startup Aprizi.

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A Site for Sore Eyes: My Startup Story of Color P.I.

Editor10 August 2011

By Asmau Ahmed (Founder, color p.i.) My startup story begins long before color p.i. was chosen as one of a select few Astia clients, long before I built the technology, and certainly long before I wrote the business plan while I was at Columbia Business School. My story begins with years of unsuccessfully navigating cosmetic counters and aisle in search of colors to make me look my best. I would spend hours trying on makeup only to come home and realize that I didn’t like the colors. As an engineer and beauty enthusiast, I was compelled to address the problem with technology.

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Charging for Product: Why Price Matters, Even For Non-Profits

Editor10 August 2011

By Karen Zeller (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Let’s say you create a new innovative product for the masses, which will change the way people live and change the world. That doesn’t sound strange for most of us working in technology here in Silicon Valley; that’s the ambition of many around here.

What if your ambition is to help the four billion people in the world who get no stock options, free snacks, let alone health insurance.

Imagine you want to create products that dramatically improve the health and productivity of those who make four dollars a day or less. Why not raise grants or get government money

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Cynthia Ringo, Managing Director of DBL Investors, on Women-Led Firms and Solving Big Problems

Editor9 August 2011

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Last week, we saw a flurry of activity around a news article stating that DBL Investors is the only women-led VC firm in the United States. We asked Cynthia Ringo, Managing Partner at DBL Investors about it.

Cynthia Ringo: We know there are more women-led VC firms, and, If we don't know them already, we love to know about them. Starvest, on the East Coast, also has significant assets under management, and a great track record. I'm not certain, but I believe the article was written on NVCA data, and we did not provide the headline. We know there are other women-led funds, but clearly still few enough to be notable.

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5 Ways to Stop Dreaming and Start Building Your New Business – Save 50% for Online Assessment on Your Startup Idea

Editor9 August 2011

By Jenn Houser (Founder, Upstart Bootcamp) Dreaming is easy. Starting? Not so much. Here are five ways to make the first steps easier.

As a serial entrepreneur, I've had my share of new business ideas and I find it fun to think about them. Many don’t last longer than it takes me to say, "Hey, it would be cool to (insert idea du jour)." But occasionally an idea sticks with me. I find myself dreaming about turning it into a business. But actually taking the first steps can feel intimidating, even when I’ve done it before.

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10 Reasons Why Networking is Better than Dating

Editor9 August 2011

By Christina Gunarto (Strategic Alliances Manager, Smaato) What I get from my friends when I tell them I’m going to a networking event is “Oh, God, I hate those kinds of events”. I ask them why and the answer is always the same, regardless of whether they’re an extrovert, introvert, or somewhere in between -- They hate the awkward conversations about pretentious topics with strangers.

I've been going to a lot of tech industry events, conferences, and networking happy hours since being hired by a mobile advertising startup. Part of my job is to meet people from other companies and assess if there are opportunities

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Culture Kitchen Shares Ethnic Culinary Skills, from Stanford d.school to 500 Startups

Editor9 August 2011

By Abby Sturges and Jennifer Lopez (Co-Founders, Culture Kitchen) We, Abby and Jennifer, are the co-founders of Culture Kitchen, and this is our journey from Masters Thesis project to a startup spreading culture through food. We didn’t think at that time we would become cofounders of a food and culture company, but seven months later decided to work together on our Masters Thesis project which would soon become Culture Kitchen.

We met the first day of graduate school orientation. Jennifer had a background in geography and jewelry design and Abby in industrial design and consulting. Our goals were similar

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Alexis Ringwald in Japan: Talking Cleantech, Women and Startups

Editor9 August 2011

By Alexis Ringwald (Co-Founder, Valence Energy; acquired by Serious Energy) I stood in front of the auditorium at Tohoku University, Japan’s MIT, in Sendai —- a few miles from the epicenter of recent devastation. I was the first American embassy speaker to visit the region since the tragedy. It was hot, and I was sweating.

Nearly six months earlier, the U.S. Embassy in Japan had invited me, as a young female entrepreneur, to give a series of lectures to university and young professional audiences, particularly women, on “cleantech innovations and entrepreneurship.” This was before the country’s sudden impact by a natural disaster and concomitant nuclear leak at the Fukushima plant in March 2011.

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Become a Mentor with The Thiel Fellowship: 20 Under 20 Program

Editor9 August 2011

By Danielle Strachman (Program Director, Thiel Fellowship: 20 Under 20) At the Thiel Foundation, we’re inspired by the difference that our Fellows want to make in the world. I am personally humbled by their projects and look forward to hearing about their latest innovations, hopes, and milestones while they travel down this new path.

Before accepting this opportunity, many Fellows were tracked to pursue their studies in universities and colleges. But now with the help of the Fellowship, they’re charting an independent course determined not by class credit or stale major requirements but by their ability to bring forth a vision on their own

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