Alyssa Henry Leaves Amazon to Join Square as Engineering Lead

Alyssa Henry joins top executives from Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Apple and Tesla on Square’s leadership team. By Betsy Mikel (Editor, Women 2.0) Once the pet project of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, credit card processing company Square is catching the attention...

Oakland: The New Hub for Tech-Startups

Is Oakland is the new destination for startups? After talking to these founders, it seems like it might be.  By Ayesha Rizvi (Editorial Intern, Women 2.0) In an article published in March of this year, Oakland was described as the newest location where the tech...

Meet the Women of MasterCard

We interviewed a few incredible women at the technology company on the newest tech trends and how to scale a company internationally. We are thrilled to be partnering with MasterCard on April 29th to host a free networking event for both men and women in tech in San...

Founders to Watch in Oakland

There has been speculation that Oakland is now the new startup hub of the Bay Area and we wanted to see how many female-led startups thrive in that community.  By Ayesha Rizvi (Editorial Intern, Women 2.0) We are launching Oakland City Meetup on Thursday, May 1st!...

Trampling Tech’s Gender Gap

It’s time for women in tech to stamp out gender stereotypes. By Helena Plater-Zyberk (CEO, SimpleTherapy) Have we had enough with the endless statistics about the lack of women in tech, in company leadership roles, and on boards? From every angle, the numbers...

5 Female-Founded Startups to Keep an Eye on This Year

The first half of the year is proving to be a good one for a few ambitious new companies. By Hailey Robinson Startup companies have taken the business world by storm in recent years — and 2014 isn’t disappointing, so far. From tech companies revolutionizing...

The Leap Across the Chasm: Catching Your Dream

One female founder and CEO explains her eventful journey from employee to entrepreneur. By Nancy MacIntyre (CEO & Founder, Fingerprint) Which Way is Up? Like life, our careers can take many unexpected twists and turns, ups and down. It can be a roller coaster. For...