21 January 2013 | Uncategorized
It requires a commitment of putting your life on hold. It was a right time for me, because I had achieved enough proficiency that I knew I could build. Being able to do well at Hacker School has validated for me that I have been initiated to this path of software...
20 January 2013 | Uncategorized
The female-founded edutech company receives a huge first round of outside funding, with big plans for expansion. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Co-founded by Lynda Weinman in 1995 and profitable since 1997, online learning platform...
19 January 2013 | Uncategorized
Technology has enabled a new wave of healthcare startups. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) The healthcare industry is overdue for improvement, from tracking expenses to mobilizing health-minded services with new technology. Health startups...
18 January 2013 | Uncategorized
Interested in moving beyond government and non-profit solutions to today’s most pressing social issues, these women intrapreneurs turned to business and pulled off some powerful projects. By Nikita T. Mitchell (Social Innovation Fellow, StartingBloc) Women are no...
18 January 2013 | Uncategorized
Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) interviews female founders about success stories, inspirations and motivations as women entrepreneurs. By Kelly Hoey (Co-Founder & Managing Director, WIM) Meet Lori Cheek – architect turned entrepreneur, founder and CEO of...
18 January 2013 | Uncategorized
Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) interviews female founders about success stories, inspirations and motivations as women entrepreneurs. By Kelly Hoey (Co-Founder & Managing Director, WIM) Meet Lori Cheek – architect turned entrepreneur, founder and CEO of...
17 January 2013 | Uncategorized
I remembered what I’d been told – that in this case, most men would just forge on and make a counter offer, so that’s what I should do, and it was not a big deal on the company’s side. By Michelle Glauser (Alumna, Hackbright Academy) Hackbright...
17 January 2013 | Uncategorized
The quality I found of her that is really empowering is resilience. By Jenny Chan (Founder, Speed Daytwah) I was driving while Ping Fu came on NPR. My passengers, which happened to be two white males, were busy making fun of the name “Ping Fu”; I shushed them and...
17 January 2013 | Uncategorized
The quality I found of her that is really empowering is resilience. By Jenny Chan (Founder, Speed Daytwah) I was driving while Ping Fu came on NPR. My passengers, which happened to be two white males, were busy making fun of the name “Ping Fu”; I shushed them and...
17 January 2013 | Uncategorized
In business, failure is not possible – it’s inevitable. Expect it. By Amanda Steinberg (Founder & CEO, DailyWorth) A couple of years ago, I had the worst day of my entrepreneurial life. DailyWorth was two years old, I’d been trying to raise investment...
