Breaking Through “Inspiration Block” With 3 Simple Questions

Breaking Through “Inspiration Block” With 3 Simple Questions

One high-tech CEO shares her tips for staying inspired.  By Perse Faily (CEO, EMN8) As our careers progress, plenty of amazing opportunities and inspiring moments will present themselves. However, there will be times when we find ourselves lacking that fire-or...

Tips for Bringing Technology to a New Industry

Trying to shake up an industry that’s still doing things the old-fashioned way? This founder has advice from the trenches.  By Lakshmi Bhargave Jayanthi (Co-founder, Roomations.com) When most people think of startups, they think of a cool app that somehow...

20 Lesser Known Angels Crushing It

Including seven incredible female angel investors. By Sean Freidlin (Writer, AngelYak) Getting into the right deal is the name of the game but often in a world where entrepreneurs can find almost any angel or many angels to help support their rounds, bringing...
UrbanSitter Hires Pandora Exec

UrbanSitter Hires Pandora Exec

The babysitting startup caps a string of successes by nabbing Jessica Steel as President. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) UrbanSitter is on a roll. And why not? Angel investor (and mom) Joanne Wilson called the company — a sort of OpenTable for...
Announcing Our 10th PITCH Finalist

Announcing Our 10th PITCH Finalist

The tenth and final company to make it onto the Las Vegas PITCH stage is Totspot! By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) With our Las Vegas conference just around the corner, we’re thrilled to announce that Totspot will be the tenth and final company that will be...
Tips for Bringing Technology to a New Industry

Tips for Bringing Technology to a New Industry

Trying to shake up an industry that’s still doing things the old-fashioned way? This founder has advice from the trenches.  By Lakshmi Bhargave Jayanthi (Co-founder, Roomations.com) When most people think of startups, they think of a cool app that somehow...

Presentation Skills Considered Harmful

“If you have severe stage fright, the worst way to improve your presentation is to focus on your presentation skills.”  By Kathy Sierra (Blogger, Serious Pony) There is no cure for presentation stage fright. You can reduce the symptoms with beta blockers,...