How to Get the Most Out of Your Local Startup Community
Local business and startup communities are incredibly rich ground for help – it’s likely you could benefit from reaching out to folks in your community who’ve already been where you’re headed.
“The Future Majority” and How it will Reshape Brand Loyalty
Research released this week takes an in-depth look at the Black, Latina, AAPI women and LGBTQIA individuals 40 and under who will reshape the future of brand expectations and loyalty.
Letter From the CEO: Welcome to Switch
As Women 2.0 changes over to Switch, our CEO gives context to the update, and lays out what’s to come with our 15+ year community.
Why Courage Makes a Winning Founder
The team at Victress Capital has identified four ways the most courageous founders are setting themselves apart.
Tech Founders: 10 Signs You’re “Too Late” to Start Working On Diversity
Startup founders often wait until growing to 50 (or 300!) employees before they start working seriously on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or belonging.
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So now you’re a VP? How to manage your management role (as a woman).
Once you reach upper management, interactions and processes change and upgrade. Here are insights on how to nail the role.
Taking on Imposter Syndrome Head On
An excerpt from Coline Monsarrat's new book "You Are Not an Imposter: Unlock Your True Potential So You Can Thrive in Life".
Bigger isn’t always better. Better is better.
Growth doesn’t have to mean bigger. Growth can also mean improvement, and in most cases, better almost always leads to bigger.
How to Succeed in a World Not Set Up for You
World not built for you? Reframe, take chances, and develop our own behavioral models to get ahead.
Report: Women in UK Venture Capital
A report released last week highlights the stark realities of DEI progress - or lack thereof - in the EU investing scene over the last several years.
The Invisible Saboteur: How Imposter Syndrome Silenced Me (and How to Fight Back!)
Have you ever stood on the precipice of success, gazed into the bright expanse of your potential, and thought, “What if they find out I have no...
The power of feminine traits in leadership
Leadership qualities are not inherently masculine or feminine, but a blend of traits and skills that can be harnessed by anyone. However, there's...
Four common mistakes founders make during the VC fundraising process
Securing VC funding is not a guaranteed path to success and founders often make common mistakes that can hinder your fundraising efforts.
Winning the competition against yourself
Hey! We're trying out a few new AI-generated photos for our headers. Let us know what you think! Simone Biles, the US gymnast who famously left...
Autonomy is all-powerful in the new workplace. Start with these 7 must-have skills
Now more than ever, employers want to know that workers are fully in charge. As if the complexities of accelerating technology, climate change,...
Angel City and the Sparking of a Cultural Shift
From the outset, the goal was to create a team - an institution - that had staying power and purpose. And so far, it's working.
Fundraising is tough. Very tough. It took us 70 no’s before we got a yes.
Now that they're through with fundraising, this co-founder shares some of the tips he wishes he and his team knew before they started.
Uncovering your ultimate goals by taking a Big Leap
Leadership goals can often be vague or generic. Here's how to make the Big Leap and identify the ultimate goals you want to achieve.
Choozle’s CTO on a Better Way to Manage People, How to Talk About Salary, and Turning Doers into Planners
John Schnipkoweit, who is CTO of Choozle, a digital advertising platform, has founded and co-founded numerous successful tech startups including...
The 12 Best (and Worst) Countries to Work in as a Woman
Sweden, here we come! Or, maybe the countries that are on the bottom of this list should just try harder to be good places for women to work. Availability of childcare, the percentage of women in the workforce, maternity leave, pay parity ... these are among the factors at play.
5 Reasons Why Recruiting Talent From Top Schools Is a Terrible Idea
Slavish pursuit of Ivy League grads doesn't make good business sense when you look at the facts and consider drawbacks like perpetuating biases, paying too much, and overlooking promising candidates.
10 Worst Mistakes Beginner Entrepreneurs Make (If only they’d read this article!)
Just don't make these rookie mistakes, even though you're a rookie, and you'll have a much better chance at startup success.
The Business-Growing, Market-Expanding Power of Empathy
A tech founder and CEO talks about how empathy (listening, paying attention, noticing, caring) allowed her to start a business and grow it.
The Women Who Forged Before Us …
Her grandmother told her, “Every minuscule grain of rice is the product of my blood, sweat and tears. Don’t ever waste it.” Her mother had side hustles selling Tupperware and underwear. And when she got to America, Sally Poblete followed in those same fierce, entrepreneurial footsteps.