24 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Looking for events or work in the events industry? Check out these female founder’s companies. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Julia Hartz’s Eventbrite, once a startup, has now grossed in more $2 billion in ticket sales across the globe....
24 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Congrats to Sheri Atwood and Lorena Chiu, co-founders of SupportPay, the latest finalist to be announced for our upcoming PITCH Competition. By Dana Rosenberg (PITCH Coordinator, Women 2.0) Our online judges have been busy reviewing all of the PITCH applications,...
24 January 2014 | Uncategorized
VC Ben Horowitz on why managing your own psychology is the most difficult CEO skill to learn. By Ben Horowitz (Co-founder & Partner, Andreessen Horowitz) It’s f@#ked up when your mind’s playin’ tricks on ya —The Geto Boys, Mind Playing Tricks on Me By far the most...
24 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Founder Friday London Speaker Nidhima Kohli explains her winding road from investment banking to entrepreneurship, and what she learned along the way. By Nidhima Kohli (Founder & CEO, MyBeautyCompare) Like most other savvy, modern women today, I had a very busy...
24 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Everyone strives for work/life balance, especially parents. The president of UrbanSitter shares her experiences. By Jessica Steel (President, UrbanSitter) The phrase “Work-life balance is more like a pendulum than a level” had long been a career mantra of mine. It...
23 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Now you can get certifications from the best-known MOOC provider. Hear more from the founder of Coursera at our upcoming San Francisco conference. By Christina Farr (Reporter, Venture Beat) Massive open online courses providers — dubbed “MOOC” providers by the press —...
23 January 2014 | Uncategorized
YC founding partner (and Women 2.0 conference speaker) shares her thoughts on how the changing tech industry is diversifying the accelerator’s applicant pool. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Since it got started in 2005, Y Combinator has now funded 644...
23 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Why women are at the heart of the future of the quantified self movement. By Ida Tin (Founder & CEO, Clue) The Quantified Self movement is becoming mainstream with an increasing number of sensors all around us. You can track your exercise, your weight, even your...
22 January 2014 | Uncategorized
A VC asks for help around a new metric he’s tracking: underrepresented founders. By Hunter Walk (Partner, Homebrew) “What’s on your dashboard?” It’s one of the questions we ask startups during the fundraising process and post-investment to help them...
