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Instagram Founder’s Girlfriend Learns How To Code For V-Day, Builds Lovestagram (Awwwwwwww)

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Editor's note: Won't you be our Valentine? Women 2.0 PITCH Conference is February 14, 2012 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Get your ticket here. By Alexia Tsotsis (Writer, TechCrunch)

This might just be the sweetest Valentine’s Day story I’ve ever heard. It’s definitely the sweetest Valentine’s Day story I’ve ever written.

Kaitlyn Trigger is a marketing director at Rally.org. She also happens to be Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger’s girlfriend of two and a half years (The 26 year old Krieger and 27 year old Trigger met at a friend’s house in October of 2009 and moved in together in October 2010). And my hero.

Last December, Trigger decided she wanted to be able to talk to her boyfriend in depth about

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Dare To Be: Digitally Innovative (February 13) #d2bdmonday

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By Alice Krause (Founder, NewsOnWomen) Young women use so much technology (Facebook, cell phones, iPad, Twitter, e-commerce), and yet rarely do they consider the career opportunities tech has for them. This is a contradiction we must all set out to solve.

In an effort to do that, we have declared Monday, February 13, 2012 - Dare2BDigital Monday - a day to talk to young women about innovation. You can help by telling young women you know:

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Female-Founded Startup Skimlinks Powers Pinterest Monetization

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By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This week, social photo sharing site Pinterest makes headlines with record-breaking pageviews in a very short amount of time. This means that Pinterest is more popular today than, say, Etsy.

On the revenue side of startupland, Skimlinks is the real story behind Pinterest's success. The site has been modifying user-submitted pins on Pinterest, quieting generating revenue as a early-stage startup. Kudos to them!

Cue righteous indignation

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Three Magic Numbers: The Numbers Behind Startups

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By Brad Feld (Managing Director, Foundry Group) Every company I’m involved in keeps track of numbers. Daily numbers, weekly numbers, monthly numbers. Ultimately, all the numbers translate into three financial statements – the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.

While these numbers are sacrosanct in the accounting and finance professions, they are lagging indicators for most startup companies. Important, but they tell the story of the past, not what is going on right now.

I’ve formed a view that every young company

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Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo: “The Seat Next To Me Is Open”

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By Sheila Lirio Marcelo (Founder & CEO, Care.com) Editor's note: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, CEO of Care.com, will be speaking at the PITCH Conference on February 14, 2012 in Mountain View, CA. Get your ticket now!

2012 has already proven to be a newsworthy year for women's empowerment, from politics to business to social issues.

This year we will see the greatest number of female incumbents and nominees up for re-election in the Senate. Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, just oversaw the largest initial public offering for a company when the social media giant filed this month.

The New York Times recently reported on the boon of entrepreneurs, many of them female, who are leading

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Lunch Date With A VC? Startup Executive? On Valentine’s Day?

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By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Women 2.0 is hosting a mentoring lunch for PITCH conference attendees on February 14.

This is a chance to connect with successful entrepreneurs, startup executives and potential investors over lunch. Get honest feedback on your idea, or your startup in motion. Make this the start of business relationships that can be long term. Make the most of your time with our roster of talented, successful and well-connected mentors.

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Getting To User 1: Tips For First-Time Entrepreneurs

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By Alison Johnston (Co-Founder & CEO, InstaEDU) A year and a half ago, I was on the marketing team at Google and trying to figure out my next step.

I had landed at Google after the Aardvark acquisition, and I knew I wanted to get back to the startup scene. More importantly, I wanted it to be mine.

Despite having worked at several startups, I didn’t have a clue about how to start one. After several twists and turns along the way, we finally have a team of five and a product

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Women 2.0 Talks With Liza Falzone: Her Startup Revel Systems Edged Out Square For Business iPad App Award At MacWorld

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By Dana Rosenberg (Startup Enthusiast, Self) Last week, female-founded Revel Systems won the Business iPad App of the Year Award at MacWorld’s iWorld, where users vote to finalize the verdict.

With the triumph of Revel Systems, led by Lisa Falzone, over its opponent Square, led by Jack Dorsey, some are calling this a “David & Goliath” story.

So, how did this powerful female come to take down the payment systems giant? We caught up with Lisa to find out.

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Girls Learning Code Camp (From Ladies Learning Code)

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By Heather Payne (Founder, Ladies Learning Code) We're getting ready to send acceptances to the girls who will be receiving scholarships to attend our Girls Learning Code March Break camp. (We're accepting them on a rolling basis, but the deadline isn't until February 15th - so there's still time to get an 11-14 year-old girl in your life involved!) The application forms are meant to mostly be filled out by the girls' parents, but we did ask the girls to complete one question on their own: "What interests you most about Girls Learning Code?"

As I reviewed applications last night, the answers

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What Facebook’s IPO Means For Women

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By Penelope Trunk (Co-Founder, Brazen Careerist) I’m afraid that what the Facebook IPO means for women is nothing. Sandberg is not a role model. She’s an aberration.

You can't have small kids and a startup if you want to see their kids. I wrote about this on TechCrunch and I got skewered for being bad for women and being a downer in general.

But this week Jeff Atwood wrote in TechCrunch that he’s leaving his startup because it’s impossible to see his kids if he stays. And I don’t see anyone complaining about his declaration.

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The Rise Of The Consultant-Turned-Entrepreneur

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By Dana Rosenberg (Startup Enthusiast, Self) I’m an East Coast transplant to the West Coast – I come from the world of suits and business casual, investment banking and consulting. When I decided to transition into tech startups, I met some resistance from people who thought that I would be too focused on long-term strategy and high-level thinking to actually execute at an early-stage startup.

At the same time, I’ve watched many startups emerge that are founded and operated by former consultants. I realized that in many ways, a person’s experience as a consultant is relevant

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