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Manage Your Career And Don’t Let Others Do It For You

By Debra Benton (President, Benton Management Resources)
You, not human resources, your boss, a sponsor, parents, or search firms control your career.

The biggest, costliest, and most avoidable mistake you can make in your life is not managing your own destiny from the start of your career – and continuing throughout.

It’s not just about doing good work and having a ready resume.

If you chose to do this (because it is your choice), you manage your career

03/08/12

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For The Men Who Missed It – The Women 2.0 PITCH Conference

By Jenna Hannon (Writer, TechZulu)
Just like the sky scraping investment banks of Wall Street, the technology industry tends to be a sausage party. A Silicon Valley conference is a room full of suits, with the occasional skirt suite. So when I heard about Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA, I couldn’t help but feel like it might be a hall of crickets with a few passionate women warming the front row. I was mistaken.

A 50 car line stacked up the street from the conference entrance filled with women idling, applying mascara, brushing their hair, and finishing early morning conference calls.

02/17/12

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The Daily Muse Names Five Startups To Watch From PITCH 2012

By Adrian Granzella Larssen (Writer, The Daily Muse)
When Shaherose Charania came to Silicon Valley from Canada a decade ago, she was shocked to find that the start-up scene was overwhelmingly male. So, she turned her awe into action, and co-founded Women 2.0, a network and media company for female entrepreneurs.

Fast forward to today: What started as a “connector network meeting over cheap Trader Joe’s wine” at her co-founder's house has evolved into a massive international organization. Now, Charania has seen and helped over 300 early-stage

02/17/12

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Women Founders’ Valentine’s Day PITCH

By Chitra Rakesh (Writer, Mountain View Patch)
Some of the smartest women in Silicon Valley – and beyond – celebrated women entrepreneurs on Valentine’s Day at the in Mountain View.

Women 2.0, an organization committed to increase the number of female founders of tech startups, held its fifth annual PITCH Conference & Competition on Tuesday, February 14. The turnout far exceeded expectations and the event sold-out with 1000 participants.

The competition received 172 applications from 12

02/16/12

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Buyosphere Wins Top Team Prize At Women 2.0 PITCH Conference

By Tara Hunt (Co-Founder & CEO, Buyosphere)
Team Buyosphere had an amazing day at the Women 2.0 PITCH Conference yesterday. We were super honored to be picked out as one of the 9 finalists out of almost 200 applications!

We were even more honored when we saw who else was pitching! Our team had to follow the effervescent and brilliant LeAnne Ozaine-Smith (who has over 10 years coaching experience in her area and a deal with Mary Kay Cosmetics!) of Prosperity (I can’t lie… I loved her "solopreneur" pitch and thought for sure she would win!), which was no easy feat.

02/15/12

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Move The Needle: Women 2.0 PITCH

By Blake Landau (Director of Marketing, Linqia)
The fact is there is nothing more romantic than spending Valentines Day at the Computer History Museum with over a thousand women at Women 2.0’s fifth annual PITCH conference.

There is a demand for mentoring, support and communities where women can support each other. We all know this considering that Women 2.0 events consistently sell out. PITCH was no different with people pouring out of the conference rooms.

For women to be successful in an industry where

02/15/12

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From PITCH Conference 2012: Love & Startups At Women 2.0

By Carolyn Gerin (Creator, Antibride Productions)
Live from Women 2.0 Pitch Conference in Mountain View, I’m happy to be at the Computer History Museum surrounded by some of the hottest female-founded tech startups in modern history.

We are experiencing a Femme Tech Boom and today is ground zero for innovation, creation and atta girl "can-do" attitude. If you think it’s all about the cult of the Zuck, think again, these ladies who launch got moxie, money and energy to burn.

The idea is to get the mic in your hand and show ‘em

02/14/12

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Buyosphere CEO Tara Hunt Shares Lessons In Seed Funding

By Jen Consalvo (Co-Founder & COO, Tech Cocktail)
Editor's mote: This article is courtesy of Tech Cocktail, which offers tech startup events, news and resources across the country. Buyosphere CEO Tara Hunt will be pitching live on February 14, 2012 at Women 2.0 PITCH Conference - get your ticket now!

After launching last year, Buyosphere, a Montreal-based startup, was offering a product that would go head-to-head with Pinterest. You could curate collections of products, find interesting new products through friends, and establish yourself as a tastemaker.

Pinterest has since taken off and Buyosphere

01/17/12

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2012 PITCH Startup Competition Finalists Announced

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
The run-up to Women 2.0 PITCH Conference on February 14, 2012 is defined by Women 2.0's fifth annual Startup Competition for early-stage tech startups.

Watch the finalists of the 2012 Women 2.0 Startup Competition pitch live on February 14. Hear first-hand feedback from panels of real investors on what makes a successful pitch for investment.

Here are the 10 finalists of the 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition:

01/12/12

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Tara Hunt’s Buyosphere Raises $325K In Seed Funding After Pivot

By Jolie O'Dell (Writer, VentureBeat)
Buyosphere is web celebrity Tara Hunt's greatest gamble, and after some shaky months, it might be starting to pay off.

Following a successful rebranding effort, the team has just closed an oversubscribed seed round of funding — $325,000, to be exact.

The funding will be aimed squarely at new user acquisition as well as a couple key hires.

The round, which eschewed big-name Silicon Valley

01/08/12

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