24 February 2014 | Uncategorized
A product manager explains the three toughest emotional challenges of the job. By Ellen Chisa (Product Manager, Kickstarter) I’ve written a bunch recently about how I became a PM and recommendations for how others can get started. Yet, I’ve been shielding people from...
22 February 2014 | Uncategorized
A new study identifies the extraordinary rise in the number of female entrepreneurs in the US and the cities where entrepreneurial women thrive. By Amy Noble (Editor, Women 2.0) Since 1997, the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. has grown by nearly 60%: an...
21 February 2014 | Uncategorized
Want to learn more about digital health after the panel discussion on the topic at our latest conference? Rock Health offers suggestions. By Mara Perman (Program Manager, Rock Health) Digital Health is one of the fastest growing industries in our economy, with three...
21 February 2014 | Uncategorized
Sometimes going it alone just doesn’t make sense and you’re better off as two. By Brittany Hodak (Co-founder, ZinePak) I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it will not be possible to clone yourself during your lifetime. Major bummer, right? That means...
21 February 2014 | Uncategorized
A CEO explains which roles are still stubbornly male and in desperate need of more female hires. By Penny Herscher (President & CEO, FirstRain) Our world is changing very fast, and the role of women is changing fast with it — and, mostly, for the positive....
20 February 2014 | Uncategorized
The fireside Chat with Daphne Koller, co-founder of Coursera, at our recent conference left one professor pondering these three issues. By Terri Griffith (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) The future of global, free, education is here. Daphne Koller’s fireside chat at...
20 February 2014 | Uncategorized
Lessons from the Square CFO’s powerful closing keynote and exclusive backstage interview with Women 2.0. By Jessica Schimm (Editorial Assistant, Women 2.0) Sarah Friar walked in with a commanding presence to close a packed house last Thursday afternoon at the...
20 February 2014 | Uncategorized
The president of SpaceX opened our conference with a lively, punchy keynote that reminded us how to empower ourselves and others. Here’s what we learned from her. By Lorraine Sanders (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) When SpaceX CEO Gwynne Shotwell took the stage...
20 February 2014 | Uncategorized
A new study finds that female entrepreneurs pay themselves less than male entrepreneurs. But once they get more experience under their belt, women give themselves bigger raises. By Betsy Mikel (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Are female business owners not cutting...
19 February 2014 | Uncategorized
Co-founder and chief marketing officer of Bulu Box gives her advice on keeping things hot with your startup. By Stephanie Jarrett, (Co-founder & CMO, Bulu Box) Any given entrepreneur has about five startup ideas in their back pocket. Sometimes they move onto the...
