Calling All Women 2.0 – We Need YOU To Be A Mentor

“You should have had more women on that panel” By Heather Harde (Vice Chairman, sf.citi) “You didn’t have enough female-founder companies competing in the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt”… “You didn’t have enough women nominees for the Crunchies Awards”…...

Chilean Travel Startup Destinalo Launches Online

Women entrepreneurs from Chile launch travel booking site focused on offering sustainable tourism destinations. By Catalina Huidobro (Co-Founder & CEO, Destinalo) Back in August last year, along with my two partners, Cristina Huidobro and Fran Severino, we came...

Becoming Bold, Strong And Fearless

I’ve gotten involved with tech more than I thought a fashion girl like myself ever could and have pitched the concept for my new software startup in front of VCS in the big apple. By Madison Maxey (CEO & Co-Founder, MELD) I set up my first business when I was 8...

A Hackathon Is A Microcosm Of A Startup (Everyone Hacks!)

At my next hackathon, the biggest change I will make in my approach is to start with a more reasonable scope of project. By Alyssa Ravasio (Student, Dev Bootcamp) This weekend, I learned that a hackathon is a microcosm of a startup. Initially, both are just ideas. As...

Sponsored: Women Leadership Forum 2013

Sponsored by: OPEN is a voluntary, not-for-profit, inclusive organization, focused primarily on the promotion of entrepreneurship and business leadership in the Pakistani-American community. Women Leadership Forum 2013 is the 5th annual business conference of OPEN...

How I Negotiated My Startup Compensation (Equity Matters)

I recently left my job as a technical consulting manager and joined my best friends and my fiancé, Kyle, at Keen.io (I wrote about that here). This is the story of how I negotiated my compensation. By Michelle Wetzler (Director, Keen IO) When I started thinking about...

What's It Like At An All Female Entrepreneurs' Conference?

These were founders building revenue generating businesses from the ground up because there was demand for their services and they were answering and solving that real human need. By Grace Ng (Director of Product Experience, Lean Startup Machine) A few days ago, I was...