5 Startup Lessons for Fast-Growing Companies

5 Startup Lessons for Fast-Growing Companies

2 January 2014 | Uncategorized

Strategies to help your startup keep up with high demand.  By Kit Hickey (Co-founder, Ministry of Supply) Within our first month of publicly launching Ministry of Supply in June 2012, we sold more than 6,000 shirts and gained 4,000 customers. Our company grew fast...
Here’s to the Nerds

Here’s to the Nerds

2 January 2014 | OOO

Celebrating a new definition of the term. By Kim Pham (Chair, Tech@NYU) I’ve noticed quite recently that I only surround myself with extraordinarily nerdy people. Perhaps this conjures up an image of a circle of poorly-dressed, skinny dudes staying up late to play...
How to Reach Your Goals: Focus on Context, Not Content

How to Reach Your Goals: Focus on Context, Not Content

2 January 2014 | OOO

Statistics show next to no one keeps their New Year’s resolutions. Here’s some advice to beat the odds. By Beck Bamberger (Founder, BAM Communications) Your kid has a better chance of getting into MIT than your likelihood of sticking to your New Year’s...
Stop Telling Women They Just Need to Know How to Code

Stop Telling Women They Just Need to Know How to Code

1 January 2014 | Uncategorized

“If the goal is to produce a female version of Mark (or Steve, Jeff,  Elon, etc.)… it’s going to take change on many levels. Teaching women how to code isn’t enough.” By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder, Femgineer) Moore’s law, which is really a...

The Top 10 Women 2.0 Posts of 2013

31 December 2013 | OOO

A roundup of the most popular articles from the year. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0)  Happy New Year’s! Here’s our top ten posts of 2013! Top Five Articles from Women 2.0 1. Female Founders To Watch: 2012 SXSWi Speakers Edition There will be no...
Will I Fit? Tips for Measuring Company Culture

Will I Fit? Tips for Measuring Company Culture

31 December 2013 | Uncategorized

Interviewing with several startups? Here are some tips to help you assess where you’ll enjoy working the most.  By Karen Catlin (CEO, Athentica) “How I can evaluate a company’s culture?” I recently got this question from a young woman I mentor. She’s...
This Year’s Top 5 Productivity Apps for Entrepreneurs

This Year’s Top 5 Productivity Apps for Entrepreneurs

31 December 2013 | OOO

One founder lists her favorite apps that helped her get more stuff done in 2013.  By Sian Morson (Founder & CEO, Kollective Mobile) It’s a busy life for entrepreneurs, with meetings, calls, emails and life to manage. It can get hectic. Luckily, as our mobile...
The Top 10 Women 2.0 Posts of 2013

The Top 10 Women 2.0 Posts of 2013

31 December 2013 | Uncategorized

A roundup of the most popular articles from the year. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0)  Happy New Year’s! Here’s our top ten posts of 2013! Top Five Articles from Women 2.0 1. Female Founders To Watch: 2012 SXSWi Speakers Edition There will be no...
Girls Haven’t Been Hacking for the Last 10 Years

Girls Haven’t Been Hacking for the Last 10 Years

30 December 2013 | Uncategorized

One female technologist’s response to the brouhaha over Paul Graham’s recent comments. By Taylor Rose (MIT Student) On December 27, tech blog Valleywag released an article titled “Paul Graham Says ‘Women Haven’t Been Hacking for the Past 10 Years.’” In it,...