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Software Design For Mobile Devices A Fundamentally Humanist Endeavor

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Women have become a significant driver of the trend towards mobile. By Chia Hwu (Co-Founder & CEO, Qubop)

It is a busy time to work in mobile; a dramatic shift is underway. Some predict that mobile usage will eclipse the desktop by 2014. This new world dominated by small, portable and always-connected screens is merging the humanities and sciences like never before.

Like the original Renaissance, the mobile revolution is bringing together artists and designers with leaders in business

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Seeking Women To Host Livestream Simulcasts For The Lean Startup Conference

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If you’re interested in bringing people together to learn from innovators who’ll be sharing lessons for profitably practicing Lean Startup methods within all kinds of organizations, we hope you’ll consider hosting an event. By Sarah Milstein (Co-Host, The Lean Startup Conference) As co-host of The Lean Startup Conference (December 3-4, 2012 in San Francisco), I’ve worked hard with my co-host, Eric Ries, to ensure women and other people typically under-represented at entrepreneurship conferences are very much a part of this event.

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NewMe Accelerator Pop-Up In Miami (November 12-14)

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The NewME Pop-Up is a concentrated, three-day version of the critically acclaimed 12-week startup accelerator to be held in Miami. By Angela Benton (Founder & CEO, NewME Accelerator)

Miami’s diverse culture and growing entrepreneurial presence has NewME Accelerator, a Silicon Valley program designed to launch underrepresented entrepreneurs in technology, hitting the road to do its first ever Pop-Up Accelerator.

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DailyWorth CEO Amanda Steinberg Speaking At Women 2.0 PITCH NYC Conference On November 14

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November 14's PITCH Conference speakers include DailyWorth founder and CEO Amanda Steinberg. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

We are just weeks away from Women 2.0's first PITCH Conference in New York featuring a full day of successful women entrepreneurs as speakers. Meet CEO Amanda Steinberg, founder at DailyWorth.

Amanda will be presenting a case study about user acquisition alongside women entrepreneurs and executives

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Entrepreneurs, Stop Sweeping It Under The Rug!

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As a startup CEO, I am constantly juggling more than I can possible keep in the air. By Paige Brown (Co-Founder & CEO, BookingMarkets)

It hass been a wild and crazy ride so far at TechStars Boston - the learning curve is moving faster than I ever imagined. They keep us extremely busy with mentor meetings, workshops and sessions. We at BookingMarkets are pivoting, improving our existing business model and are on the track to something really amazing.

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Dreaming Of Being An Investor? Learn From The Best In Silicon Valley WIth Smart$

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Smart$ program informs, inspires, educates, and prepares business angels and venture capitalists for future investments in IT startups. By Pemo Theodore (Founder, Ezebis)

Join us at the StartupMonthly Smart$ (SmartMoney) (November 12-15, 2012 in Silicon Valley). I am very excited to be asked to coordinate this program and it is shaping up to be an exciting line up of venture capitalists and angel investors who are significant in the startup ecosystem.

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Understanding Social Discovery

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People probably have to come across your product several times, perhaps from several people before they consider buying it. By Tine Thygesen (Co-Founder & CEO, Everplaces)

Social discovery may very well be the next big hope for companies trying to reach customers. As it gets harder and harder to get results from advertising, marketeers have to start digging deeper, to understand why we sell products, not just when and what.

One could argue that we've reached the threshold

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10 Lessons Learned From One Year Of Being An Entrepreneur

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There’s a quote I love most, which is “when you see a successful person, you just see the success, not all the work and pain it takes them to get there”. By Daisy Jing (Founder, Perfect Beauty)

It's been an entire year since I pitched my idea at Women 2.0 Startup Weekend. Now I have a live private beta site with heavily engaged users. However the road was anything but easy, and here are the top 10 things I've learned from this past year.

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The Importance Of Women Discussing Personal Finance

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The need for financial literacy hit home when I realized professional, independent women bringing home the bacon (and cooking it up the way we want to) rarely discussed our finances with each other. By Lena Rizkallah (Founder, Money Moxie)

A recovering lawyer, my path to personal finance was long and windy. Over the years, I’ve served on the “nerd squad” of several financial companies where my role was to present, consult and write about estate and trust planning, tax policy and retirement.

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Mediabistro’s Laurel Touby Will Be A Live Judge At PITCH NYC Conference On November 14

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PITCH NYC 2012 live competition judges include exited entrepreneur now investor/advisor Laurel Touby of Mediabistro fame! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

We're a few weeks away from Women 2.0's first PITCH Conference in New York - join us for a day full of successful women entrepreneurs sharing their stories of starting up and going big. Meet Laurel Touby, founder of Mediabistro. She sold her company to Jupitermedia for $23 million in July 2007 and is now investing in and advising various startups.

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