10 January 2014 | Uncategorized
This founder started up in a log cabin in small town Alaska. Here’s what she learned. By Hannah Wright (Founder, Makeoverly) It’s no mystery that the startup scene is on the rise in places like Boulder, Silicon Valley and NYC. But for those of us outside these...
10 January 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
9 January 2014 | Uncategorized
So what’s the deal with lunch mentorship at our conferences? Our CEO explains the magic of breaking bread (GF bread if you prefer!) together. By Shaherose Charania (Co-founder & CEO, Women 2.0) Never eat alone they say. Lunch is a social thing, that’s why we...
9 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Our L.A. Founder Friday speaker on the whys and hows of starting her virtual debit card business. By Tina Hay (Founder & CEO, CardBlanc) Innovation. Disruption. Social consciousness. These are the three things that have been on my mind (obsessively) since my...
9 January 2014 | Uncategorized
The speaker at tomorrow’s Founder Friday Chicago offers words of wisdom to mark her company’s second anniversary. By Rachel Portell (Founder & CEO, Convometrics) A few weeks ago was my company’s two-year anniversary, which has me thinking about where...
9 January 2014 | Uncategorized
A volunteer from last year’s Women 2.0 conference lists six ways the experience was awesome. By Maral Kalajian (Digital Marketer & Women 2.0 Conference Volunteer) I left Stockholm for a six-month inspirational trip to the Bay Area early 2013. In love with...
8 January 2014 | Sponsored
Startup CEO Coach Anamaria Nino-Murcia on how startup leaders can manage the emotional lives of their startups more effectively by attending Women 2.0 partner event T-Groups For Startups. By Anamaria Nino-Murcia (Startup Leadership Coach) A startup CEO once told me:...
8 January 2014 | Uncategorized
The Detroit Founder Friday speaker explains how she stumbled into the role of entrepreneur. By Molly McFarland (Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, AdAdapted) I never expected to be an entrepreneur. When Mike and I founded AdAdapted, I had been working in sales and...
8 January 2014 | Uncategorized
Stop trying to beat competitors and win customers and aim to maximize happiness and empowerment instead. By Danae Ringelman (Co-founder, Indiegogo) Here in the SF Bay Area tech startup scene, when some founders are asked their long-term goal, they jokingly answer...