Letter From the CEO: Welcome to Switch
As Women 2.0 changes over to Switch, our CEO gives context to the update, and lays out what's to come with our 15+ year community.
03/03/22
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Why Courage Makes a Winning Founder
The team at Victress Capital has identified four ways the most courageous founders are setting themselves apart.
Tech Founders: 10 Signs You’re “Too Late”​ to Start Working On Diversity
Startup founders often wait until growing to 50 (or 300!) employees before they start working seriously on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or belonging.
People Who Are Authentic Don’t Have to be Perfect: Seeing Past the Facade
One woman learned to see through the facade of perfection that others put up, and hold space for them as they learned to be their own authentic selves.
Is Access to Capital Getting Better for Founders?
A quick rundown on whether the venture capital environment is moving in the right direction for traditionally underfunded founders.
Are VCs Racist? Explaining the Capital Gap
An experienced venture capitalist dives into the difficult topic of who truly has access to capital, and how that access is often gained.
Reality TV About Social Justice? Give Me a Break. Media, You’re Failing Miserably.
Highlighting philanthropy by celebrating the largess of celebrities is the wrong direction—and it continues to limit our impact in the world.
Building Mindfulness into Your Busy Founder Life
The startup hustle culture is real. Whether you make time for one minute or thirty minutes to focus on your needs, it’s worth it.
Age Didn’t Stop This Entrepreneur: Lessons Learned on Her Journey
Sometimes you have to dive right in, surround yourself with supportive people, goal stack, and lastly, believe in and value yourself.
Creating Order Out of the Coronavirus Chaos
The pandemic isn’t a crisis we’re experiencing—it’s chaos. But that's not necessarily a bad thing - out of chaos, we can create new order.Â
Unproven
A long-time founder sits in the fact that, while things may be moving forward for women following her footsteps, there's still a long way to go.
The Most Destructive Advice for Female Founders
As an exited founder and startup mentor, Holly Liu has seen plenty of good and bad advice given to woman founders. Here's some of the most destructive.
All You Need is Love: How to Nurture Compassionate Love in the Workplace
Leaders who take these intentional steps to create environments of care, affection, tenderness, forgiveness and kindness can transform their workplaces.
Book Review: Developing Your Swagger and Becoming What You Want
A professional's take on Swagger, a recently-published book on developing self-belief and turning it into a major strength.
A History of the Underclass of the Internet: Women
A discussion on the virtual ceiling that, as much as one founders tries to deny, has felt just as hard and immutable as its IRL counterpart.