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Be A Beacon Show Podcast featuring Jennifer Bonnett, founder of StartupChicks
Happy New Year! What a great start to the New Year! My first business activity of the year…was a Podcast on David Cohen's Be A Beacon Podcast. Talking about StartupChicks and Nexpense. You can listen here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/david-cohen/2011/01/03/be-a-beacon–personal-branding-with-david-cohen Public Access: public
Kauffman Labs: Looking for women engineers & scientists to start Companies!
The Kauffman Lab is looking for women engineers & scientists who have an idea for a scalable, fundable business. Winner gets an invite AND all-expense paid trip to TED2011. Deadline is January 15, 2011! http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/kauffman-labs-launches-challenge-to-illuminate-breakthrough-ideas-from-female-scientists-and-entrepreneurs.aspx?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Opticast&utm_campaign=Ideas_At_Work_12_2010 Public Access: public
Happy Holidays!
WOW! I can't believe it is already the holidays! Time flies… when you're starting companies. Tis the season to be GREATful. We've had a LOT of growth and changes at StartupChicks this past year. We are at over 600 members. We have amazing sponsors and an amazing Advisory Board of successful serial entrepreneurs dedicated to [...]
Greetings from the Valley
Hi… i'm sitting in a Peet's Coffee in Belmont, CA waiting for my meeting with a female VC. I'm totally exhausted, a little disappointed and exhilirated at the same time. I'm still sort-of on east coast time. So, technically I went to bed at 3am, and woke up at 7:30am (4:30 here). Couldn't sleep. It's [...]
Calling on my Inner Sasha Fierce
** This post was written 13 hours before StartupRiot. Tomorrow I am pitching at Women 2.0, in San Francisco. I've come a LONG way since StartupRiot, and my nerves are not quite as bad as the night before Riot. But, I thought it was worth a repost. ** In about 13 hours I will [...]
It takes a Community
Any of you that have met me… or been to an event where I did more than make introductions, already know how I feel about TEAMS. My usual statement is that it “takes a team”. No MATTER what kind of startup you are starting, it takes a team of people to design, develop, build, sell, [...]
Momentum
Momentum can make or break a startup. Lack of momentum, lack of customer, investor, outside interest can kill a company that does not pivot/adapt quickly. Positive momentum: interest by investors, potenial customers and even potentially unexplained good luck… well, you have to go with it. Sometimes it takes years of hard work until the momentum [...]
Vote NO on Amendment 1
Hi. I have mixed feelings about this…. I am not a political person. I do NOT have a political bone in my body. One of the reasons I LOVE Startups is the lack of office politics…. quite frankly, I'm NOT good at them. BUT, on this one thing… I do feel the need to ensure [...]
Afraid of People "Stealing" Your Idea?
A StartupChick recently emailed me and asked me how do you protect yourself from people “stealing” your idea. Here's how I responded: There is really no way to stop someone from “stealing” your idea. But, I've come to learn that your idea isn't real and isn't validated until you share it with others. You start [...]
Are You A StartupChick?
A StartupChick is a female entrepreneur who is interested in creating, building, growing an innovative business that creates value for its customers, employees, shareholders and ideally, the world-at-large.
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