By Lukas Black (Build & Release Engineer, Mozilla) On November 18th, 2011 — I jumped into the deep end of the Bay Area startup culture I have been lurking on the periphery of for the past two years of living here. After going to my first Girl Geek Dinner at...
By Liza Deyrmenjian (Founder & CEO, Afingo) My initial idea for Afingo was a business-to-business social network for the fashion industry. In 2008, that was the buzz word. I had a lot to learn, but I was lucky. An angel investor found me and I was on my way. I did...
By Julia Hu (Founder & CEO, LARK) I was rushing around the country kicking off LARK’s partnership with Tumi this week when I was asked to write this blog post. The catch: they asked on if I could turn it around in one day. I kept trying to write whenever I had a...
By Lisa Nicole Bell (CEO, Inspired Life Media Group) Women entrepreneurs face a bevy of unique challenges as they climb the professional ladder. According to a recent American Express OPEN report, the number of woman-owned businesses increased by 50% between 2007 and...
By Natasha Wallace (Co-Founder & Art Director, Red Seraphim) In my role as an art director in a small social gaming startup called Red Seraphim, I am faced with two large tasks: driving the artistic feel for our first title, and forming the team that realizes that...