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03/18/13 | Uncategorized

Infographic Inspiration: Billion-Dollar Startups

A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A billion dollars.

By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)

Well OK, despite the memorable words of Justin Timberlake’s character in The Social Network, a million dollars in pretty cool too. But a billion dollars is even cooler.

So as part of our mission to encourage female founders to aim as high as possible, here’s a little inspiration in infographic form from Staff.com ā€“ a round-up of startups that made it to billion-dollar valuations, as well as details on when they did it and with how many employees. Take a look to get a bit of additional ambition, but note that the infographic may significantly undercount billion-dollar startups, according to a recent New York Times article that claims somewhere between 24 to 40 privately held companies have quietly reached ten-digit valuations, including companies like Gilt Group with female founders.

Let’s add some more female-founded startups to the list (as well as celebrating the news from researchers that there are many more $10 million dollar women-owned businesses than previous data suggested.)

This infographic was originally published at Staff.com.Ā Image courtesy Flickr userĀ aresauburnĆ¢ā€žĀ¢.

Women 2.0 readers: Which female-founded startup will be next to join the billion-dollar club?

Jessica Stillman is a freelance writer with interests in unconventional career paths, generational differences, and the future of work. She writes a daily column for Inc.com and has blogged for CBS MoneyWatch, GigaOM and Brazen Careerist, among others. Follow her on Twitter at @entrylevelrebel.

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