16 May 2013 | Uncategorized
5 sessions, 10 weeks, 5 mentors, 10 emerging founders. 10 carefully selected founders who are at the start of their entrepreneurial journey are selected through a rolling application process. Every other week, an experienced founder shares their experiences and advice...
16 May 2013 | Uncategorized
“Why San Francisco?” Why not start a company in a place where the cost of living is lower and real estate prices make you feel like an extra zero was left out. By Dr. Danielle Applestone (CEO, Otherfab) I love to be in the factory. I love thinking about what can be...
16 May 2013 | Uncategorized
A black female founder suggests ways entrepreneurs can help make space for more diversity in the tech world. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Men may make up a disproportionate percentage of the tech community, but women aren’t vanishingly rare. Black...
16 May 2013 | Uncategorized
Bootstrapping your products business by offering services is a controversial move, but Sramana Mitra believes she has good evidence that it’s often a successful strategy. By Sramana Mitra (Founder, One Million by One Million) Because it’s often so difficult for...
15 May 2013 | Uncategorized
James rose through the ranks over 25 years, starting as a technical assistant to become president of the chip maker. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Are you slogging it out in a less than impressive seeming entry-level tech job and starting to despair that...
15 May 2013 | Uncategorized
Yes, it’s a field that many perceive as being dominated by men, but I think that women bring a unique perspective as well as many strengths to the product world. By Kate Hare (Chief Product Officer, Photobucket) I’ve been in product management for over 16 years and I...
15 May 2013 | Uncategorized
How one open source software community massively increased female participation, and what other organizations can learn from their efforts. By Marina Zhurakhinskaya (Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat) The GNOME community develops a free and open source software...
14 May 2013 | Uncategorized
“It was a good opportunity to get more into a Ruby on Rails,” says Karen Keasler. “Ruby is a pretty easy- to- read language – it’s more like reading sentences and can be a lot less intimidating. I think it’s a great opportunity for women to get in and see that...
