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The Foodspotting story began over a year ago when a user experience designer at Adaptive Path. Alexa Andrzejewski (on Twitter at @ladylexy) traveled to Japan, learned about new foods like Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki, and woke up one morning with the idea to publish a book -- a field guide to food and to introduce people to food. As Alexa shared her idea with others, she began to realize that this idea would make a great website and mobile app, but she had no idea where to start.

This guest blog post is from Angel Manzo titled "Insecurities & Judgments." One week ago I had no business idea and no team. Now I have attachments to several ideas, team bonding, and boundless optimism paired with sheer fright. This journey has been eye-opening, ego-crushing and inspirational. If this emotional roller-coaster ride is indicative of what’s to come as an entrepreneur, then I’d better hold on tight with both hands!

"Learning to Pivot: Notes from Eric Ries speaking at Women 2.0 Founders lab" is a guest blog post from Sally Grisedale, a Founder Labs participant. The first week of January 2011, I started a five-week program led by Shaherose Charania, CEO and co-founder of Women 2.0, to collaborate with engineers, designers and business leads on building a startup mobile business. By day five, 18 people had formed five teams and were pitching their ideas to a star studded team of mentors and advisors.

This blog post from Women 2.0 Founder Labs participant Resmi Arjunanpillai is titled "How To Survive The Trough Of Sorrow And Be Successful." Follow Resmi on Twitter at @resmia. Be persistent. That was a key piece of advice from Jessica Livingston, founder of Y Combinator, as she talked to the future founders at Women 2.0 Founder Labs, Mobile Edition.

Founder Showcase is Silicon Valley's premier startup pitch and networking event, coming up once again on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 in Mountain View, CA. This quarterly event brings together over 300 investors, founders, and members of the press for one action-packed night to network, hear talks from leading CEOs, and help launch a startup company to greatness.

The inspirational theme this year is to Optimize Your Effectiveness on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Building on the success of previous years, OPEN Silicon Valley presents OPEN Women's Leadership Forum 2011.