3 Ways to Empower Yourself

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...
A Cashless Society for Everyone?

A Cashless Society for Everyone?

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...
How I Became an Accidental Founder

How I Became an Accidental Founder

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...
World Empowerment, Not World Domination

World Empowerment, Not World Domination

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...