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Miss Representation Screenings Benefiting StartOut’s Lesbian Entrepreneur Mentoring Program

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Showing in Chicago and Washington DC - Miss Representation benefit screenings in May. By Leanne Pittsford (Founder & CEO, StartSomewhere & Board Member, StartOut)

Did you know: Women comprise over half the U.S. population, hold 51% of U.S. wealth and have 83% of purchasing power but only comprise 3% of leadership positions in media, 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs and women’s representation in politics is abysmal (we’re 90th in the world).

Worldwide, women do 66% of the world’s work and earn only 10% of the world’s income.

If this annoys you (or makes you angry), you’re not alone.

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Discovering The Entrepreneur Inside Of Me

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Five weeks ago, Jenny left Germany to join the team of blackbox in Silicon Valley and work with entrepreneurs from all over the world. What she found was another person inside of her – an entrepreneur. By Jenny Jung (Global Partnership Director, blackbox.vc)

People tell me I am very German. I like having everything in place. I like structure, sticking to clearly defined, reliable processes. I am extremely driven and focused.

But most importantly: I like planning ahead... way ahead.

The path I have chosen to go in Germany during the past years reflect this. I have two degrees in Media Science, graduating among the top percentage of my semesters in both. After university, I got a traineeship in online communication and PR right away. I kept working with this employer for another year, started to

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E-Commerce Entrepreneur, Homepreneur Or Coffeeshoppreneur?

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New options require new definitions for entrepreneurs. By Geri Stengel (Founder, Ventureneer)

“Tech-enabled business,” like “stay-at-home” Mom, are terms that have taken on new meanings for entrepreneurs.

Tech-enabled used to refer to big data, cloud-based collaboration, and algorithm-driven enterprises, such as Facebook.

And stay-at-home moms were women who gave up their careers to devote themselves to childcare and the PTA.

Neither definition fits anymore. In fact, tech-enabled businesses are often e-commerce sites run by women working from home

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7 Tips To Work Smarter (By Working Less With Unitasking)

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Want to know the secret to working smarter? Work less. By Camille Preston (Founder & CEO, AIM Leadership)

Most people don't know that they can work smarter by working less, but that is the essence of productivity. Now, being an entrepreneur isn't easy, and few efforts in life are as demanding, time consuming, and stressful as starting your own business, especially a tech startup. The demands never stop.

We feel like we have to be on 24/7 to be productive and make progress, and so we do as much as we can, wherever and whenever we can. This, of course, leads to multitasking.

These days, we wear our ability to multitask as a badge of honor. And technology is the great enabler of this. We can

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6 Steps For Moderating Your Startup’s Growing Pains

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Building your company at a steady pace encourages stability and a focus on good customer service. By Lindsey Carnett (CEO & President, Marketing Maven)

The top 25 best-paid chief executive officers in the U.S. earned more in salary and other compensation in 2010 than their companies’ federal income tax expenses as disclosed in public filings, according to a report by the Institute for Policy Studies.

After reading a stat like that, how many of you are even more tempted to start a company of your own? Steer away from the dollar sign flashing in front of your eyes because the number one trick to success is to slow down.

Building your company at a steady pace encourages

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Women Make Groups Smarter, But Gender Disparity Remains

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Why do women continue to be under represented in the growing tech industry? By Grace Nasri (Managing Editor, FindTheBest)

There's little correlation between a group's collective intelligence and the IQs of its individual members.

But if a group includes more women, its collective intelligence rises," was the finding of a study published by the Harvard Business Review.

The finding begs the question: Why do women continue

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Meet Your Founder Friday Hosts For May 2012 – New Cities Launching: Orange County, San Diego, Buenos Aires & Santiago!

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11 cities will be hosting Women 2.0 Founder Friday events in May - find one near you! By Sepideh Nasiri (Director of All Things Offline, Women 2.0)

We have some exciting news! We are launching new cities for Founder Friday! Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 networking event promoting the creation of new networks among aspiring entrepreneurs, current entrepreneurs and investors in innovative cities around the world.

Founder Friday events are currently hosted in

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Female Founders To Watch: Latina Entrepreneurs

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Celebrating a diverse range of Latina entrepreneurs in the United States - and beyond! By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

When Women 2.0 partnered with Ellas 2.0, founded by Patricia Araque in Spain, we set out to identify emerging Latina entrepreneurs. The media is buzzing about Latina entrepreneurs, talking about how why Latinas are leaving corporate America.

Entrepreneurs wear many hats, from functional roles in their startups to affinity groups they can tap into. Take for example the venerable Skimlinks Founder and CEO Alicia Navarro - her Twitter profile reveals a smorgasbord of identities: "Spanish-blooded, Aussie-born, London-headquartered, San Francisco-based..."

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500 Startups: Moms We’d Like To Fund

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This article has been syndicated from TechCrunch. By Christine Tsai (Partner, 500 Startups)

Are you an entrepreneur looking to build something truly awesome that will positively impact millions of people’s lives? (And by the way, make a LOT of money?)

If so, then I have a suggestion…

Stop building yet another daily deal site or mindless social game or yellow filter so-lo-mo photo-sharing service. Instead, build something awesome for moms, dads, families, or kids. Believe it or not, there are a lot of them so make their lives easier and happier. Because, the best part is that they’ll probably pay

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Free Tickets For Founder Showcase With Eventbrite’s Kevin Hartz

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Win free tickets and a demo table to the Founder Showcase in San Francisco! By Jonathan Greechan (Partner, The Founder Institute)

The Founder Showcase is Silicon Valley’s Leading Seed-Stage Pitch Event, bringing together over 500 investors, founders, and press for one action-packed day to network, hear talks from leading CEOs, and help launch a startup to greatness.

There are still a few tickets left for Tuesday’s 10th Founder Showcase at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco.

The Founder Institute is giving away 10 free tickets to Women 2.0 members! The first 10 to register here get the tickets!

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