Generate your business model hypothesis and validate your idea on October 10 in Palo Alto - Women 2.0 members save 50% on tickets with discount code "Women20oct". By Roger Rappoport (Founder, StartUp Info & Partner, Procopio)
The startup world has developed a vernacular of its own which, for those of us whose daily lives are spent immersed in startups, seems like a first, rather, than second language. However, to friends, family and the uninitiated, we might sound as though we are talking as if from the real, rather than proverbial, Mars and Venus!
... Read More... SlideShare, led by Rashmi Sinha, is being acquired by LinkedIn for $119 million. New research suggests that successful startups have more women in top management. By John Tozzi (Writer, Businessweek)
Successful startups have more women in senior positions than unsuccessful ones, according to a new analysis by Dow Jones (NWSA) VentureSource of more than 20,000 venture-backed companies in the U.S. between 1997 and 2011.
... Read More... Celebrating GHC attendees and women entrepreneurs who exit! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
This week, Women 2.0 has been attending the Grace Hopper Celebration in Baltimore, Maryland alongside literally thousands of women engineers, ranging from college students and academics to working professionals.
Amidst the throngs of tech-savvy women, we've spied a few notable women, including Robin Chase who flew in from France
... Read More... How to break out of being the dutiful daughter? It's not that easy. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New Girls' Network)
Every year The Center for WorkLife Law, which I direct, runs a leadership academy for women law firm partners. One key message we send is that sometimes what it takes to make partner is different from what it takes to rise in the partnership.
"I've noticed that the women work so exceptionally hard," said a management consultant, when I asked her
... Read More... Coding is not equal to getting a project done end to end. By Rupa Dachere (Founder, CodeChix & Software Engineer, VMware)
So, you’re a femgineer, you are working in industry and you’re stagnating.... What do you do?
When I started out in industry, I thought coding and writing beautiful, modular, efficient code, and getting it working and shipping, was my ticket to a promotion. Of course, I thought that – that’s what I was programmed (pun intended) to do in school.
... Read More... Dow Jones study released today measures success of companies with more women in executive positions. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
A study released today, "Women At The Wheel: Do Female Executives Drive Start-Up Success?", examined over 20,000 VC-backed companies and 167,556 executives, of which 11,193 were female. Results show that venture-backed startups with women in senior executive roles are more likely succeed than companies where only men are in senior executive roles.
... Read More... Considerations for designing technology for developing countries. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
Speaking at Grace Hopper Celebration, Ann Mei Chang talked about developing mobile apps for women in developing countries. She is a Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues at the US Department of State.
Ann Mei's presentation brought up 10 points for consideration when addressing mobile apps for developing countries.
... Read More... The most legendary founders saw something others couldn’t. By Nayia Moysidis (Founder, Writer's Bloq)
Ever since I started a company, I've been living in a cocoon. My cocoon. It's a safety layer that allows me to fully focus on my company, keeps me from the anxiety of everyone’s questions, and enables me to keep my sanity. It’s also a cop out.
Last weekend, I went out
... Read More... Start your dream project or business in 100 days for $100. By Natalie Sisson (Founder & Chief Adventurer, The Suitcase Entrepreneur)
Everyone has a dream project or idea they need to bring to the world. The reason most people never make this idea a reality is because they don’t know where to start, they lack the motivation, the know how or the support to just take that first step.
That’s why Women 2.0 is such an important
... Read More... Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our weekly "This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like" series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
A former VP at Atlantis Health Plan, Jessica Roazzi Magoch was interested in social entrepreneurship: “When I first heard of social entrepreneurship, I thought it had something to do with Facebook or social media. Then I realized it’s just companies doing what they’re supposed to do: good.”
She believes that successful companies should seek a public and social dividend rather than profit, because just giving away a percentage of profits as an after-thought is not enough.
... Read More... Takeaways from an afternoon at Grace Hopper Celebration in Baltimore Convention Center. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)
The first day of the three-day Grace Hopper Celebration of women in computing kicked off with an afternoon of panels and talks about thought leadership, mentorship, sponsorship and more leadership exercises. Around four thousand women engineers and academics are in attendance, as well as women from tech companies recruiting Grace Hopper conference attendees.
... Read More... It's never a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket or to rely on one set of advice. By Meg Wirth (Founder, Maternova)
We're very happy to have the chance to share lessons learned in the five years since Maternova was conceptualized. I sat in a coffee shop in 2007 coming up with initial ideas around Maternova, not on a napkin but in a small notebook which I just recently found. I remember knowing next to nothing about social media, posting
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