Why Are There So Few Girls in Tech? Blame the Narrative

5 June 2013 | OOO

A senior in CS at Stanford looks into why relatively few girls get interested in her field and finds that the stories we tell about tech are a big part of the problem. So how do we change the narrative? She has a few ideas. By Sarah Sterman (Senior in CS, Stanford)...

My Co-founder Lives 800 Km Away

5 June 2013 | Uncategorized

Don’t believe the doubters — it is feasible to start up remotely, says generandoIT co-founder Belen Alegre, who tells the story of how she successfully started a company with a co-founder 800 km away.  By Belen Alegre (Co-founder, generandoIT) GenerandoIT...

What Startups and Toddlers Have In Common

4 June 2013 | Videos

We lump too many things under the term ‘startup,’ Diana Kander argued at Big Omaha recently. What we really need to do instead is distinguish between businesses that are at the conception and toddler stages. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) You have...

The Stigma of Single

4 June 2013 | OOO

Don’t wait for Mr. Technically Right (or for Mr. Right either),” advises one single, non-technical founder who started her company without a business or romantic partner. By Maxine Manafy (Founder & CEO, Bunndle) I am a 37-year-old unmarried woman with no...

Apps v. Responsive Web Design: One Startup’s Decision

3 June 2013 | Uncategorized

Limited resources lead to tough decisions for startups. Here, one founder walks through her thinking on whether to devote time and money on developing apps or relaunching using responsive web design.  By Kate Jackson (Founder & CEO, TableCrowd) At my startup,...

Female Founders to Watch From the U.S. Imagine Cup Finals

3 June 2013 | Uncategorized

The entrepreneur bug bites early these days — just look at these amazing female finalists from Microsoft’s annual tech competition for students. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) As the acquisition by Yahoo! of Summly, a startup whose founder had reached...

Leaning Sideways: What About the Founders in the Middle?

3 June 2013 | OOO

Lean In offers great advice if you’re an employed mother with a supportive spouse. But what about female founders who are still looking for that understanding partner? “Bitterness can be felt by single founders getting preached at by corporate married...