Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition (February 14, 2012 in Mountain View, CA) is a full day conference – Learn from product innovation leaders who built Flickr, Facebook, Zipcar, TaskRabbit, LARK and more. Both men and women working in technology (from early-stage startup to corporate) as they share best practices, growth strategies and stories of disruptive product development at their ventures. Hear about launching products from concept to cash and customers! Watch the Women 2.0 Startup ... more Women 2.0 PITCH Conference & Competition (February 14, 2012 in Mountain View, CA) is a full day conference – Learn from product innovation leaders who built Flickr, Facebook, Zipcar, TaskRabbit, LARK and more. Both men and women working in technology (from early-stage startup to corporate) as they share best practices, growth strategies and stories of disruptive product development at their ventures. Hear about launching products from concept to cash and customers! Watch the Women 2.0 Startup Competition finalists pitch live to a panel of investors for feedback and prizes. Network with 800+ members of the Women 2.0 community at our biggest event of the year! To register, visit http://women2.org/conference2012 and save 10% with discount code “EZEBIS”. URL: www.ezebis.com
We’re familiar with the statistics: Women own about 40 percent of the private businesses in the United States, according to the Center for Women’s Business Research. But according to Astia, a group that supports women-led small companies, women make up less than 10 percent of venture-backed start-ups. URL: www.forbes.com
Video interview with Christina Brodback, CoFounder The Icebreak, a fun and new service that helps couples to create more rewarding relationships with snack-sized activities that take no more than two minutes a day. Facebook is for friends, dating sites are for singles, theicebreak is for couples. Prior to theicebreak, Christina was a founding team member at YouTube and the company’s first UI Designer. She later went on to lead UI for YouTube Mobile, is an active angel investor, and mentors at ... moreVideo interview with Christina Brodback, CoFounder The Icebreak, a fun and new service that helps couples to create more rewarding relationships with snack-sized activities that take no more than two minutes a day. Facebook is for friends, dating sites are for singles, theicebreak is for couples. Prior to theicebreak, Christina was a founding team member at YouTube and the company’s first UI Designer. She later went on to lead UI for YouTube Mobile, is an active angel investor, and mentors at various places including 500 Startups and The Designer Fund. URL: www.ezebis.com
Collaboration with Startup Genome Compass for women led startups, sign up now URL: www.ezebis.com
We attended the AlwaysOn Venture Summit last week at the fabulous Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay. The mashup includes Trends in Venture Capital Financing Terms in Silicon Valley w Barry Kramer, Partner, Fenwick & West & Tony Perkins, Founder AlwaysOn. Venture Capital Business Outlook w Ann Winblad, Managing Director Hummer Winblad; Rob Chaplinksy, Managing Director Bridgescale; Paul Matteucci, General Partner USVP. The Socialization of the Entertainment Industry w Eric Kuhn, Agent Head of Social M... moreWe attended the AlwaysOn Venture Summit last week at the fabulous Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay. The mashup includes Trends in Venture Capital Financing Terms in Silicon Valley w Barry Kramer, Partner, Fenwick & West & Tony Perkins, Founder AlwaysOn. Venture Capital Business Outlook w Ann Winblad, Managing Director Hummer Winblad; Rob Chaplinksy, Managing Director Bridgescale; Paul Matteucci, General Partner USVP. The Socialization of the Entertainment Industry w Eric Kuhn, Agent Head of Social Media United Talent Agency. The Socialization of Online Video & TV w David Russek, Founder SevenEcho, Tim Lee, CoFounder Miso; Anne-Marie Roussel, Head of Acquisitions & Partnerships Sharp Labs America; Jason Krikorian, General Partner DCM &The Android Investment Fund. The Business of Games w Mark Stevens, Partner Private Equity Group Fenwick & West; Lars Buttler, CEO Trion Worlds; Hany Nada, Partner GGV Capital & Jeff Bell, Chairman DOMedia. Social Commerce & Marketing – What’s Next? w Lorraine McDonough, VP Corp Dev ebay; Brian Wong, CEO Kiip; Usama Fayyad, Chairman Choozon; Brian Ascher, Partner Venrock. The Magic Behind Steve Jobs & Apple’s Marketing w Bill Cleary, Founder Cleary & Partners. URL: www.ezebis.com
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures spoke @FailCon in October. Cathy Brooks moderated the session. Many thanks to Cathy for responding to my raised eyebrows & distress from the audience, to allow me to refute what Vinod was saying ! URL: www.ezebis.com
We attended GeoLoco last week & there was a fabulous line up of speakers. Here is a mashup of some of the panels & speakers. URL: www.ezebis.com
Good definition of Super Angels in video interview with Rudy Garza. Rudy Garza is a native of Austin and a recognized Texas leader in the technology start-up industry. He started G-51 Capital in 1996 a few blocks from the University of Texas campus and now has served as an investor and board member for over 20 companies, selling numerous to publicly traded strategic acquirers including SAP, ADP, Prudential, and Cisco Systems among others. Rudy has demonstrated success in seed-stage business ide... moreGood definition of Super Angels in video interview with Rudy Garza. Rudy Garza is a native of Austin and a recognized Texas leader in the technology start-up industry. He started G-51 Capital in 1996 a few blocks from the University of Texas campus and now has served as an investor and board member for over 20 companies, selling numerous to publicly traded strategic acquirers including SAP, ADP, Prudential, and Cisco Systems among others. Rudy has demonstrated success in seed-stage business identification and development not only in Texas but across the country, leading to the firm’s nationally ranked return performance. He is an active leader in the venture community, including longstanding participation in NVCA and the Texas Venture Capital Association. He has led syndicated investment deals with numerous angel investors, institutional and corporate venture capital firms nationwide. You can follow Rudy on Twitter @TexasSuperAngel http://twitter.com/TexasSuperAngel URL: www.ezebis.com
Women 2.0 PITCH Startup Competition 2012 is open to early-stage ventures from around the world from web to mobile, from double bottom line businesses to connected devices. URL: www.ezebis.com
I interviewed Cindy Gallop of IfWeRanTheWorld about the New York startup scene and funding for women. She also gave a great tip for those pitching for investment. URL: www.women2.org
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