Discover how one founder went from winding up a failed startup in 201o to launching a social network for neighborhoods — that’s now worth a billion dollars. By Carolyn Abate (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) So much of the startup industry is focused on success;...
You planned, you launched… you crashed. What went wrong? By Melissa Anzman (Certified Executive Coach & Launch Coachsultant) September and October are well-known launch months – you probably noticed your inboxes flooded with offers from everyone under the sun and...
How you can turn failure around to act as a vehicle for ambition – and even success. By Sherisse Hawkins (Co-founder & CEO, Beneath The Ink) When I was in the 8th or 9th grade, like most girls my age, I kept a diary. It contained all the stuff that fills the head...
By Holly Liu (Co-Founder, Kabam) My social gaming startup Kabam has just raised $85MM in Series D funding from Google Ventures, totaling ~$125MM raised to date. Kabam has 4 offices worldwide and 500 employees, so it feels like we’ve come a long way — but...
By Kaitlin Pike (Marketing & Community Manager, Web 2.0 Expo) If you’re founding or running a startup, there’s a bit of an open secret I need to share with you: You’re going to experience some painful failures. Not necessarily as dramatic as a complete company...