23 July 2013 | Uncategorized
This isn’t your grandfather’s cobbler. The founder of a custom footwear startup explains the trend towards co-design business models in fashion. By Ashley Ebner (President & CEO, Joker’s Closet) Designers are constantly reinventing footwear by...
22 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Lightning Lessons is back again this week! Join us this Wednesday, July 24th at 11am PDT to hear Mark Peter Davis speak for a brief 10 minutes on fundraising strategies. By Lauren Kim (Events Coordinator, Women 2.0) For newcomers to Women 2.0’s new Lightning Lessons...
22 July 2013 | Uncategorized
One female founder shares some of the lessons she’s learned working amongst all men at a fashion tech startup. By Kathleen Ong (Co-founder, Girls Raising) Being the only girl at a tech startup is sort of like hanging out at The Boys Club (even though we’re...
22 July 2013 | Uncategorized
The latest edition of our Dear Abby for startup founders. A VC explains what metrics investors are likely to track for a seed stage company. By Renee DiResta (Principal, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures) Once a promising seed-stage company is funded, what are the business...
22 July 2013 | Uncategorized
The co-founder of Bebo reveals the ups-and-downs of selling the company, watching it decline, and buying it back at a bankruptcy auction. By Jasmine France (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) It’s not often that entrepreneurs have the opportunity to re-acquire a company...
22 July 2013 | Uncategorized
The latest in our series of weekly posts catching up with past PITCH finalists. Citizen Made co-founder Rachel Brooks talks about how PITCH helped her company relocate to be closer to customers. By Dana Rosenberg (PITCH Competition Coordinator, Women 2.0)...
20 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Silicon Valley is not the only place well suited for STEM grads. A new infographic lists regions in the US that also have thriving STEM industries. By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) It is well known that Silicon Valley is one of the best places for STEM...
19 July 2013 | Uncategorized
How one female technical project manager took the concept of remote working to the highest level – base camp at Mount Everest. By Astrid Byro (Information Architect, Qatar National Food Security Programme) Last year, I ran a software development team of eight people...
19 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Our intern shares what her first experience was like at Founder Friday and dishes some valuable insight she learned from female founders. By Guneet Kaur (Events Research Intern, Women 2.0) When I walked into Founder Friday, I found myself in a room full of successful...
19 July 2013 | Uncategorized
Are you a mobile/web or enterprise startup in need of pitch feedback from active investors? If so, you definitely don’t want to miss out on Investor Hangouts; register for Session #3 by Wednesday, July 24th. By Lauren Kim (Events Coordinator, Women 2.0) Founders...
