25 September 2013 | Uncategorized
How one investment banker turned surfer turned startup founder leveraged her personal story — and social media — to drive sales. By Vivy Chao (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) This past week I had the opportunity to sit down with Anna Jerstrom, founder and...
25 September 2013 | Uncategorized
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to conflict between founders and engineering leaders. Here’s how to head off tension before it develops. By Steve Sinofsky (Executive in Residence, Harvard Business School) When starting a new...
24 September 2013 | Uncategorized
Some worry that new rules for Angels will mean more competition for traditional VCs, but this Women 2.0 conference speaker isn’t breaking a sweat. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) With the SEC having loosened the rules around fundraising, AngelList and other...
24 September 2013 | Uncategorized
A 101 guide for startups that want to learn how to establish and build their brand using social media. By Megan Conley (Founder & CEO, Social Tribe) One of the most common questions I get asked by startup founders and marketers is how to leverage social media as a...
24 September 2013 | Uncategorized
Teaching yourself to code is basically the new black, but don’t jump into the project before considering these basic questions. By Jennifer McFadenn (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) You can’t go to a cocktail party or tech event in any major city right now...
23 September 2013 | Uncategorized
[VIDEO] Co-founder & CMO of Social Pandas gets real and dishes on the hard lessons she’s learned after 5 startups & counting. By Lauren Kim (Events Coordinator, Women 2.0) Anyone who has ever worked for a startup knows that the day-to-day grind can...
23 September 2013 | Uncategorized
Demo Day was full of cool ideas but had a shortage of women. Lack of awareness got the blame, so we’re getting the word out. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Last week, five media startups demoed their product at Media Camp’s Demo Day in San Francisco....
23 September 2013 | Uncategorized
Or why those with big ambitions should be proud of modest beginnings (including Thiel Fellows). By Shaherose Charania (Co-founder & CEO, Women 2.0) Everything that goes up must come down and that, apparently, includes Peter Thiels’ 20 Under 20 program. Three...
23 September 2013 | Uncategorized
Targeting the 60 million Americans who are digitally illiterate may not be cool, argues this CEO, but it is a huge business opportunity. By Christina Gagnier (CEO, TRAIL) Pattern matching is startup world speak that we hear on a daily basis. These founders are like...
