29 July 2013 | Uncategorized
This latest investment raises the female-founded financial planning startup’s total to more than $40M. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) LearnVest may have started as financial education platform for women but the startup, founded by Alexa von Tobel, has come a...
29 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Washington, D.C. isn’t all about political bickering. It’s also home to some amazing organizations dedicated to getting more women involved in STEM. By Danielle J. Brooks (Executive Editor, Disruptive Women in Health Care) I get excited when I hear about...
29 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Hot shot young technologists don’t always make great leaders at first, but follow these tips and you can avoid one the most common pitfalls faced by new bosses. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) Like most people in the tech sector, I’ve worked for my...
26 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Poornima Vijayashanker, co-founder of Femgineer, addresses some common questions women coders face in the tech industry. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) About 30 women (and a few men scattered in between) who were mostly, if not all, techies, gathered...
26 July 2013 | Uncategorized
One founder discusses the adjustments his startup made after learning that the audience for his product was mostly women. By Phil Weiner (Co-Founder, Earth Starter) I founded Earth Starter with the idea that I could get professionals, like myself, interested in the...
26 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Looking for love? There are plenty of female-founded startups that can help. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) If you’re looking for evidence of just how fully technology has transformed the way we go about looking for love, you could do a lot worse than a...
26 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Women start more businesses than men overall but much fewer high-growth ones. A female VC ponders why. By Song Pak (Senior Vice President, Revolution) Between focusing on my day job at Revolution, a venture capital firm in Washington, D.C., and raising a young family...
25 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Are you a startup with at least one female founder wondering why you should apply to PITCH? We’ve got three answers for you. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) As an entrepreneur, some of the most valuable feedback you could ever receive on your...
