27 November 2013 | Uncategorized
A new study finds that the more women on a corporate board, the less the company pays for acquisitions. By Betsy Mikel (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) We’ve all heard rationalizations that supposedly explain why there are fewer female-led businesses and startups than...
27 November 2013 | Uncategorized
A pair of co-founders on the very steep learning curve they faced when raising money. By By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) Now that the fundraising process is complete, we can be honest: We had no idea what the F we were doing when we...
26 November 2013 | Uncategorized
One CEO argues that the solution to having more women in tech starts much earlier than the corporate level. By Lisa Falzone (Co-founder & CEO, Revel Systems) There is gender bias in the startup community. There is no doubt about it. Women currently hold only 4.2...
26 November 2013 | Uncategorized
A VC who has moved on to work at Pinterest shares what she learned from her stint as an investor. By Sarah Tavel (Business and Corporate Development, Pinterest) It’s been more than a year and a half since I left Bessemer to join Pinterest (not to mention...
25 November 2013 | Uncategorized
We’re cheering for Yahoo! as it welcomes an accomplished female media mogul to the company. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) The newest woman to join Yahoo! is none other than award-winning journalist and well-known talk show host Katie Couric, who will...
25 November 2013 | Uncategorized
How not to run a Hackathon. [Updated with response from Salesforce.] By Alicia Liu (Senior Software Engineer, Lift Worldwide) A month ago, Salesforce announced that this year’s Dreamforce, their big splashy annual conference, was going to feature a hackathon with the...
25 November 2013 | Uncategorized
A serial entrepreneur turned VC who’s been through three acquisitions explains how much to disclose. By Jason Lemkin (Managing Director, Storm Ventures) Founder Question: ”How can you as a founder talk to a buyer and what are common errors disclosing too much...
25 November 2013 | Uncategorized
A case study from Tumml’s summer cohort. By Clara Brenner and Julie Lien (Co-founders, Tumml) Are there tangible differences between companies run by men and women? During our accelerator’s Summer 2013 cohort, we had the chance to see a firsthand case study. After...
23 November 2013 | Uncategorized
Keep your business pages on social media current and up to date. Here’s the newest changes you need to know about on Facebook. By Jim Belosic (Co-founder & CEO, Pancake Laboratories) Facebook is at it again. Have you heard about the latest updates that...
