The Best Part of Being the Boss: Offering Balance

For the co-founder of Steals.com, the most rewarding part of starting up has been providing great work-life balance for her team. By Sramana Mitra (Founder, One Million by One Million) The motivation for Steals.com came to Jana Francis right after she had a daughter,...

How To Prevent Inappropriate Presentations

Three reasons why inappropriate conference presentations happen and what we can do to fix the problem.  By Sarah Mei (Founder, The Ministry of Velocity) This weekend there was another inappropriate presentation at a technology conference. This is sadly not a new...

The List of Female VCs Gets an Awesome Addition

Long-time Women 2.0 mentor and SimpleHoney co-founder Joyce Kim joins Freestyle Capital. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Who doesn’t love a story with a happy ending? Back in March, we gave a shout out to Josh Felser, a partner a Freestyle Capital, who...

My Career Regret: I Should Have Had More Lunch Dates With the Guys

After a successful career in tech, one woman looks back and realizes she missed a whole lot of networking opportunities. By Karen Catlin (CEO of Athentica) You’ve heard the advice, “Go out and network,” and you’ve probably made every excuse not to. The...

The Number of Female Entrepreneurs Rises Internationally

Here’s some good news: the number of female entrepreneurs is rising around the world -and it’s going to stimulate the economy. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Here is some good news about women that will make you smile. The number of women...

“Do-Gooder” Companies Can Make a Profit

Companies that have a social mission can still make a profit, says one co-founder. Here’s how.   By Shradha Agarwal (Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder, ContextMedia) What do you think of when you hear “doing well by doing good” – that it’s a cliché? How...

Startups and Parenting: A Match Made in Heaven

One entrepreneur offers three ways being a founder and a mother benefit each other. By Cynthis Jaggi (Chief Practical Idealist, GatherWell) I’m a mother and the founder of a startup using technology to democratize and disrupt leadership development. I started up both...

7 Things I Learned Starting My First Company

A first-time entrepreneur from India with big ambitions talks about what she’s learned on her startup journey so far.  By Divya Sornaraja (Founder, Pith, Inc.) So, I’ve started my first company… I am 24 and an electrical engineer with the belief that tools like...

On Conquering Your Fears: I’m 26 and I Can’t Drive

She’s conquered teaching herself to be a designer and learning to dance in a year, but can Karen Cheng conquer her biggest fear? By Karen X. Cheng (Designer, Exec) I’m terrified of driving. I’ve never driven a car by myself. I’ve never owned a car. I’m a grown...

Why Wait? Mark Cuban Invests in 3-Month Old Ranku

Cecilia Retelle and Kim Taylor’s startup is only a few month’s old, but they’ve already bagged $500,000 in seed funding. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0 We already know that female founders are rocking the edtech space, but exactly how hot are startups...