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Women Founders’ Valentine’s Day PITCH

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By Chitra Rakesh (Writer, Mountain View Patch) Some of the smartest women in Silicon Valley – and beyond – celebrated women entrepreneurs on Valentine’s Day at the in Mountain View.

Women 2.0, an organization committed to increase the number of female founders of tech startups, held its fifth annual PITCH Conference & Competition on Tuesday, February 14. The turnout far exceeded expectations and the event sold-out with 1000 participants.

The competition received 172 applications from 12

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Do I Belong Here? Sit With Me (Women 2.0 PITCH Conference 2012)

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By Shasta Nelson (Founder & CEO, GirlFriendCircles) Yesterday, I was at a Women 2.0 PITCH Conference geared for female founders of tech startups. The irony isn’t lost on me that a conference where I should feel like I fit in perfectly can still stir up all my little inner critical voices. Fear really isn’t all that rational.

So in the spirit of transparency, I’ll admit I felt out-of-place. Yes, I was a woman. Yes, I have founded a startup company. Yes, it’s doing well and growing. Yes, it’s a business in the space of technology. Yes by all intents-and-purposes I belonged there.

I’ve blogged before about how difficult conferences

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PITCH 2012 Conference: Women Talk About Shipping Products, Not Shopping For Products

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By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) On February 14, Caterina Fake delivered the opening keynote at Women 2.0's PITCH Conference stating the need and opportunity to "humanize technology before it dehumanizes us." She underlined that "the Internet is built on a culture of generosity" and fear of missing out, urging the audience to build technology products that bring people together instead of driving them apart:

"Make it human, make it fun, work hard."

Another keynote speaker, ZipCar co-founder Robin Chase emphasized having focus in product development:

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Buyosphere Wins Top Team Prize At Women 2.0 PITCH Conference

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By Tara Hunt (Co-Founder & CEO, Buyosphere) Team Buyosphere had an amazing day at the Women 2.0 PITCH Conference yesterday. We were super honored to be picked out as one of the 9 finalists out of almost 200 applications!

We were even more honored when we saw who else was pitching! Our team had to follow the effervescent and brilliant LeAnne Ozaine-Smith (who has over 10 years coaching experience in her area and a deal with Mary Kay Cosmetics!) of Prosperity (I can’t lie… I loved her "solopreneur" pitch and thought for sure she would win!), which was no easy feat.

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Meet The Winning 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Competition Teams

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By Patricia Araque (Co-Founder, Ellas 2.0) The 2012 Women 2.0 PITCH Conference has proved to be so impressive that a thousand people, mostly women, gathered yesterday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA to hear inspiring presentations by entrepreneurs.

Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake and ZipCar co-founder Robin Chase headlined a day full of talent, ideas, networking and world-changing aspirations to innovate with great products.

Here are the four winning teams from the 2012 PITCH Startup Competition:

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9 Lessons Learned From Women 2.0 PITCH Conference 2012

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By Emily Gonzales (CTO, Bookigee) As I sat in the Women 2.0 PITCH Conference yesterday surrounded by close to a thousand female tech entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, investors and supporters, I couldn't help but feel like we were making history.

As a tech entrepreneur flying in from Miami to learn as much as possible from the speakers and mentors, they exceeded every expectation I had for inspiration and practical advice. In short, I was blown away.

Here are some of the gems I'm taking home with me:

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A Guy’s Perspective On Women 2.0 PITCH Conference 2012

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By Jacob Morgan (Principal, Chess Media Group) I’ll admit that up until recently I didn’t know much about Women 2.0 and I have never been to one of their conferences. I wasn’t sure what to expect when my girlfriend Blake Landau asked me if I wanted to go to the event but I agreed to attend.

I was one of the few men in attendance surrounded by female entrepreneurs, innovators, executives, and venture capitalists. At first this was a bit strange and I felt out of place but that quickly changed as I started to engage with the attendees.

I’ve never been to a predominantly female conference before

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A Labor Of Love & Passion (Entrepreneurship And Women 2.0)

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By Sonya Lee (User Experience Design Consultant, Mowie Media) Being amongst hundreds of women at Women 2.0 PITCH Conference has been the most exciting opportunity for me in 2012. Not only has it been an honor to attend, it has also been a personal opportunity to instill a sense of pride and validation in my work as a UX designer and solo entrepreneur.

For the past two years, I have worked diligently in my home-office developing a concept and business strategy for Wine and Food Travel, an online community and marketplace for artisanal and boutique businesses around the world.

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Move The Needle: Women 2.0 PITCH

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By Blake Landau (Director of Marketing, Linqia) The fact is there is nothing more romantic than spending Valentines Day at the Computer History Museum with over a thousand women at Women 2.0’s fifth annual PITCH conference.

There is a demand for mentoring, support and communities where women can support each other. We all know this considering that Women 2.0 events consistently sell out. PITCH was no different with people pouring out of the conference rooms.

For women to be successful in an industry where

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From PITCH Conference 2012: Love & Startups At Women 2.0

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By Carolyn Gerin (Creator, Antibride Productions) Live from Women 2.0 Pitch Conference in Mountain View, I’m happy to be at the Computer History Museum surrounded by some of the hottest female-founded tech startups in modern history.

We are experiencing a Femme Tech Boom and today is ground zero for innovation, creation and atta girl "can-do" attitude. If you think it’s all about the cult of the Zuck, think again, these ladies who launch got moxie, money and energy to burn.

The idea is to get the mic in your hand and show ‘em

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Facebook: A “Meritocracy Of Ideas,” Only 1% Done

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By Connie Guglielmo (Writer, Forbes) Didn’t have time to read Facebook’s 150-page prospectus?

Katie Mitic, director of platform and mobile marketing, summed up Facebook’s mission, product philosophy and where the company thinks it stands in the market in a 30-minute presentation about lessons learned by the social-networking giant.

Mitic, who joined Facebook in 2010, was speaking to women entrepreneurs gathered today for the Women 2.0 Pitch Conference & Competition at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, just down the road from Google.

Here are a few excerpts.

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