Female Founders to Watch: Food Focused

Female Founders to Watch: Food Focused

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we are highlighting females who are combining food and tech! By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Here at Women 2.0 we LOVE food! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’ve decided to highlight some female founders to watch who are...
This Is the Power of a Mentor

This Is the Power of a Mentor

The co-founder of CODE2040 on the power of mentors to accelerate the entry of underrepresented groups into the innovation economy. Pictured above: Hackbright Academy co-founder David Phillips (right) with his CODE2040 mentee Estefani Ortiz, who interned at Facebook...
Your Deliverables Are Not Your Value

Your Deliverables Are Not Your Value

Every project has three layers – and there’s different value attached to each layer. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) My father is a bit of a genealogy nut, and I remember the day he came home and joyfully announced that he had discovered a...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of First Time Fundraising

Two co-founders who recently raised their first round share the ups and downs of the process. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) Last week, we announced that we had raised a round of funding. We could not be happier about who our partners are...

A Founder Friday Thank You + Special Holiday Event

Women 2.0 IS our community, so we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our volunteers, friends and event attendees.  By Sepi Nasiri (VP, Women 2.0) and Arti Sharma (Global Founder Friday Coordinator, Women 2.0) As Women 2.0 closes out 2013 and with the...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of First Time Fundraising

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of First Time Fundraising

Two co-founders who recently raised their first round share the ups and downs of the process. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) Last week, we announced that we had raised a round of funding. We could not be happier about who our partners are...