Make Your Mother-in-Law Your First VC

Make Your Mother-in-Law Your First VC

Family support and bootstrapping with a paycheck are tried-and-true methods for entrepreneurs. Don’t overlook them.  By Sramana Mitra (Founder, One Million by One Million) Sangeeta Banerjee, CEO of apartment society management software firm ApartmentADDA, grew...
Give or Take?

Give or Take?

By Joanne Wilson (Blogger & Angel Investor, Gotham Gal) Ann Mehl, who is an executive and business coach, wrote a great end of year piece that she sent out to all her colleagues and clients about giving or taking. It got me thinking about the topic of give or...
How to Hire the Right Person for Marketing Execution

How to Hire the Right Person for Marketing Execution

“It’s important to know that marketers often have specialties, just like some engineers are better at building certain types of products.” By Ellie Cachette (Advisor, Koombea) I do a lot of work in the startup world and people often ask for advice about...
7 Insane Employee Perks at Tech Companies

7 Insane Employee Perks at Tech Companies

These tech companies go above and beyond when it comes to benefits.  By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Tech companies like Zynga, AirBnB, Pinterest, Google and others go further than just standard company benefits. These tech companies offer free lunch,...
10 Habits of People Who Connect With Anyone

10 Habits of People Who Connect With Anyone

It’s all about connections in today’s world. Here’s a guide to making yourself comfortable when networking.  By Scott Dinsmore (Founder, Live Your Legend) Over the years of my deep study and fascination with people and social dynamics, I’ve noticed...

3 Ways to Empower Yourself

Wanelo founder and Founder Friday San Francisco speaker shares advice on controlling your own destiny.   By Deena Varshavskaya (Founder & CEO, Wanelo) Empowerment remains a common theme throughout my life.  I learned to be independent at a very early age and knew...
Female Founders to Watch: Women 2.0 Conference SF 2014

Female Founders to Watch: Women 2.0 Conference SF 2014

The incredible line-up of female founders speaking at Women 2.0’s 2014 SF Conference. Stay tuned for more speakers.  By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) From tech reporters, to VCs and investors, designers and coders, our conference will be flooded with a...
How to Create the Life You Want

How to Create the Life You Want

Seattle Founder Friday Speaker and Fanzo co-founder shares roadblocks and solutions for pursuing the life we want. By Dana Dyksterhuis (Co-Founder, Fanzo) I imagine that I’m like most startup founders whose reason for taking the plunge is far greater than just wanting...