Priorities That Come in Threes Can Spur Your Productivity

One busy female technologist explains why, for her, priorities that come in threes are a magical productivity boost. By Stacy-Marie Ishmael (Product Manager, Percolate) I think a lot about lists (a side effect of an ongoing and enduring fascination with GTD) and I...

Fresh Out of B-School: How to Leverage Your Inexperience

How can newly minted MBAs get past the ‘lack of experience’ barrier that prevents them from being hired straight out of school? By Sarah Wollnick (Co-founder, etailz) Congratulations! You have finally earned the business degree you’ve been working towards....

Limor Goldhaber’s Long Journey to Get Closer to Customers

Why one founder travelled more than 7,000 miles to be near her customers. By Shuly Galili (Co-founder, UpWest Labs) Editor’s note: this post is the first in a series profiling female founders participating in UpWest Labs, an accelerator that brings Israeli founders to...

Female-Founded Startup Receives $43 Million in Funding

Coursera, co-founded by Daphne Koller, received $43 million in funding yesterday.  By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Yesterday, Coursera, an online education company offers courses, complete with tests and assignments for free, announced that it had...

Haven’t Seen She++ Yet? Here’s Your Chance

The short documentary encouraging more women to get into tech careers will be publicly available as of July 22nd. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) When Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni, two women studying technology at Stanford, heard that there was a a 79% drop...

From Side Project to £5M: My Journey in 3 Stages

Taking a business from a tiny side project to a company with almost £5 million in turnover doesn’t happen overnight. One founder who made the journey describes the different phases of a growing startup.  By Rebekah Monk (Co-Founder, Bathrooms.com) Over the years...

5 Website Mistakes That Are Costing You Customers

You love your website like your baby. It represents your startup perfectly — except when it doesn’t. By Nathalie Lussier (Founder & Digital Strategist) Your website might not be delivering the message you thought it was. Here are five of the most common startup...