YC Demo Day Goes Virtual. For Better, or for Worse? (And Women Founders!)
It’s that time of the year again: Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 Demo Day. We’ve attended this for the last couple of years, and this year was an entirely different experience in light of our current WFH situation brought about by Coronavirus. Instead of having...
After Seeing Over 10,000 Job Interviews, Here’s What I’ve Learned About Getting in the Door
A 2015 survey found that 85% of jobs were found through networking. A Jobvite survey says that 40% of jobs are won through employee referrals. One 2013 survey claims that 80% of jobs are never even posted. Connecting with people is the way most jobs are won—the data...
What You Need to Know About Startup Finances
As part of our Founders + Funders NYC 2019 summit, co-organized with Seneca VC and SheWorx, we brought together an exciting group of startup founders and investors for a day of learning, networking and growth. Aimee Fearon, CFO at Newsela, has...
Systemic solutions for systemic change: why your unconscious bias trainings aren’t checking The Box
In recent years, the number of employers investing in efforts to combat unconscious bias has skyrocketed — and for good reason. Unconscious bias prevents organizations from hiring and advancing diverse talent and actualizing the high-performing potential of...
8 Important Concepts to Master to Become a Better Team Manager
Alana Karen has been at Google for 17 years. During that time, she’s gone from a junior employee to one who manages an increasingly larger team, and has an increased amount of responsibility and leadership. This has allowed her ample opportunity to both receive...
Passion matters. If you’re comfortable with an unreliable, moving target.
Laura Huang, a preeminent Harvard Business School professor and Advisor to Women 2.0, shows that success is about gaining an edge: that elusive quality that gives you an upper hand and attracts attention and support. Some people seem to naturally have it. In her new...
Humans at the Center of Innovation
As part of our Founders + Funders NYC 2019 summit, held on November 8th and co-organized with Seneca VC and SheWorx, we brought together an exciting group of startup founders and investors for a day of learning, networking and growth. Heather Harnett, CEO and General...
6 Career-Advancing Tips From Thriving Women Leaders
For many women, there are moments in your career where you feel like you can’t advance further. Perhaps you’ve hit a roadblock or, worse, a ceiling. It’s critical that businesses improve representation within companies and create cultures where women are...