This is What an Angel Looks Like: Dawn Barber

This is What an Angel Looks Like: Dawn Barber

17 July 2015 | Motivation

Her deal breaker? Lack of confidence. By Pipeline Fellowship This post originally appeared on the Pipeline Fellowship blog. In this series, we highlight alumna from their an angel investing bootcamp for women. The goal of Pipeline Fellowship is to increase diversity...

Introducing the Boardlist

16 July 2015 | Uncategorized

Now there’s a way for investors to discover amazing women leaders for private tech company boards.  By Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Founder & Chairman, Joyus) This announcement originally appeared on Medium.  Roughly two months ago, I came together with 59 other...
Women in Tech vs. Humans in Tech

Women in Tech vs. Humans in Tech

16 July 2015 | Uncategorized

Don’t hire more women. Hire more people who are amazing at what they do. By Sara Robinson (Developer Advocate, Google) This post originally appeared on Medium.  Somewhere in the first paragraph of Sheryl Sandberg’s tribute to her husband Dave, I started to cry....
Introducing the Boardlist

Introducing the Boardlist

16 July 2015 | Uncategorized

Now there’s a way for investors to discover amazing women leaders for private tech company boards. By Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Founder & Chairman, Joyus) This announcement originally appeared on Medium.  Roughly two months ago, I came together with 59 other...

Is It Time to Let Your Management Team Go?

15 July 2015 | Uncategorized

If it works for AngelList, Medium and Zappos, could it work for you? By Romy Misra (Sr. Director of Product, Visually) A new trend is emerging in companies in Silicon valley: removing bosses. We’ve seen it implemented before and successfully in Valve, a 400-person...

What No One’s Telling You About Authentic Confidence

14 July 2015 | OOO

Repeating positive affirmations to yourself are bullshit.  By Satya Kothimangalam (Philanthropy Advisor, Amplified Self) Affirmations are bullshit. Let’s get real. When was the last time you affirmed your way to more confidence? A better body? A promotion? The...
Which Company Benefits Appeal Most to Working Moms?

Which Company Benefits Appeal Most to Working Moms?

13 July 2015 | Workplace

Want to attract more working moms to your startup? Offer the right benefits. By Betsy Mikel (Women 2.0, Editor) When it comes to Silicon Valley perks, first there’s the make-life-easier stuff: Dry cleaning, free food, valet parking and the like. Then there’s a whole...

Does It Matter What You Wear When You Pitch?

11 July 2015 | Uncategorized

What you wear doesn’t matter. Your ideas do. By Rob Emrich (Founder & CEO, The Mobile Majority) This post originally appeared on Business Collective.  A while back I flew to San Francisco to attend a pitch competition hosted by Plug and Play Tech Center, one...
How to Co-Design Products With Your Users

How to Co-Design Products With Your Users

10 July 2015 | Uncategorized

Your end users could be your best product designers. By Nicole Messier (CEO & Co-founder, blink blink) As creative technologists, my co-founder and I always wished there were more women in the field of technology. We met at an event before graduate school, and...