Work(ing on) Emotions: 5 Tips to Keep Your Cool

19 February 2014 | OOO

Great leaders are better at controlling their reactions in high-pressure situations. Here are five ways to get yours under control.  By Whitney Sogol (Global Health Consultant) History suggests that great leaders are better able than others to control their moods and...

What Is Culture?

19 February 2014 | Uncategorized

The co-founder of Meebo (acquired by Google) on the three questions you need to answer to understand your startup’s culture.   By Elaine Wherry (Co-founder & CXO, Meebo) A few months ago, I was talking with a leader of a team that had tripled that year....

Being a Woman CEO Gets You in the Door

19 February 2014 | Uncategorized

The CEO of Charlie Bravo Aviation on how she got started in the private aviation business, juggling her family life and using female stereotypes to her advantage. By René Banglesdorf (Cofounder & CEO, Charlie Bravo Aviation) Maybe I’m a romantic at heart, but it...

Raven + Lily: Empowering Women Through Design

18 February 2014 | Uncategorized

PITCH judge Hunter Walk talks to Raven + Lily about technology and social media.  By Hunter Walk (Partner, Homebrew) “Empowering women through design” is core value Raven + Lily uses to guide their business. I was introduced to R+L and their Ops Director Cameron Crake...

The Art of Striving

18 February 2014 | OOO

How you can turn failure around to act as a vehicle for ambition – and even success. By Sherisse Hawkins (Co-founder & CEO, Beneath The Ink) When I was in the 8th or 9th grade, like most girls my age, I kept a diary. It contained all the stuff that fills the head...

How Can Startups Get the Attention of Big Corporate America?

18 February 2014 | Uncategorized

Small-scale support is vital to get your startup off the ground, but how do you hit the big time? By Constance Freedman (Managing Director, Second Century Ventures Fund) Your startup is killing it with friends, family and best partners, and now it’s time to expand the...
Agile Marketing: How to Start Marketing Pre-Launch

Agile Marketing: How to Start Marketing Pre-Launch

18 February 2014 | Uncategorized

  Launching a new product or feature is certainly a race best known as “GTM” or Go-to-Market, but so often the focus is on the product itself and the marketing of the product or ‘market penetration’ seen as an afterthought or something planned toward the end....
SupportPay Is Our Latest PITCH Winner

SupportPay Is Our Latest PITCH Winner

17 February 2014 | Uncategorized

The judges picked the platform for divorced parents to manage child support payments, while Pretty Padded Room won the People’s Choice Award. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Our signature PITCH Competition for early-stage, female-founded companies is always...
“Just” Say No

“Just” Say No

17 February 2014 | OOO

  Tech veteran Ellen Leanse to female founders: Stop adding “just” and start adding impact.  A few months into the three-plus years I spent at Eastwick, a Silicon Valley tech strategic communications agency, I noticed something: the frequency with...