You have your gut. There is no map. By Nayia Moysidis (Founder, Writer's Bloq)
One of the most daunting things about being a CEO of a startup is that no one else has done it before you. Sure, people have been CEO, but no one has been the CEO of this startup. This puts you in the position of navigating a directionless ship.
Think: Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
... Read More... You can post your opportunity for 30 days for $10 until October 31. By Shaherose Charania (Co-Founder & CEO, Women 2.0)
Great news! We’ve been asked, for what seems like years, “Does Women 2.0 have a job board?” And we did, then we didn’t, then we did and then we didn’t. Using the cookie-cutter job boards just wasn’t working for us. So we put our heads down and quickly put together this for you! There is only one industry right now, globally, that is OVER-employed and that is in Technology.
... Read More... Empowering women with tech tools to succeed and innovate. By Marzena Zukowska (Community Mobilizer, Ashoka Changemakers)
Investing in women is smart. Investing in women via technology is even smarter. Women offer a type of “multiplier effect” as they tend to pour more money into their communities (Forbes).
With 87% of the world covered by mobile technology (MRMW), putting two and two together is an obvious next step; empowering women with tech tools to succeed and innovate.
... Read More... "With the help of my family and many years of R&D... over three additional years, we had a product that worked." By Nancy Vartanian (Founder & CEO, shenYon)
When I was 19 years old, I had a dream (literally) about a product idea. I quickly woke up and wrote it down in my notebook. I thought it was such an exciting idea and assumed that it was already on the market.
After searching, I couldn’t find anything close to it on the market! I had studied Macro Economics
... Read More... Facebook leaders Sheryl Sandberg and Jocelyn Goldfein share advice. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
The most influential woman in tech right now, Sheryl Sandberg, outlined some clues for younger women searching for a career or job in today's economy.
In a post to Quora last week, she gave three pieces of advice for younger women and made an appeal for women
... Read More... "Push yourself, don't forget to eat, realign your commitments, lean on your classmates for support, Git it now, hackathons are your friends, and networking is not as cheesy as it sounds."
... Read More... What separated Patriot Bootcamp from all of the other Washington DC tech events that I have attended was that it sought to enlist a new source of talent — veteran leaders — into the startup community. By Katya Vasilaky (VP of Research & Strategy, TroopSwap)
Technology’s greatest global contributions could be humanitarian, and this is something that can too often be forgotten in the first world. Foundations spawned from the success of technology-focused companies, such as the Gates Foundation, Google.org, Microsoft Research, and Nike Foundation, all sponsor studies
... Read More... Oakland's community has an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit. By Minoo Akbarian (Steering Committee Member, 2.Oakland)
Like most people, I used to hear about the city of Oakland’s exciting restaurants, blooming arts & culture, and hot nightlife all the time. BUT it was not until about a year ago that I learned about the growing array of technology firms that call Oakland home.
Oakland’s tech companies (Pandora, Sungevity, Xantrion, LiveScribe and Bright Source Energy to name a few)
... Read More... HacKIDemia brings hacking, kids and academia into a global community empowering the future generation of Research & Development. By Bobi Rakova & Stefania Druga (Co-Founders, HacKIDemia)
How do you fire up kids about science and technology when the world is full of distractions? When everything is fighting for their attention, how can we make sure that we can give our kids the best starting point and inspire them to explore and go beyond
... Read More... For a limited time, entrepreneurs can purchase a $499 conference ticket to attend Women 2.0 PITCH Conference (November 14, 2012 in New York). Keynote speakers are Sandy Lerner (Cisco, Urban Decay), Fran Haier (Match.com, TRUSTe) and Geraldine Laybourne (Oxygen Channel).
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