2 Days Left To Support BlackGirlsCODE Summer Of Code Program
During the 2012 SUMMER of CODE, BlackGirlsCODE plans to reach more than 300 students by holding one and two-day workshops and summer camps in seven or more cities in 90 days (San Fransisco, Oakland,...
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Where are the women disrupting the way entertainment is produced, consumed, distributed? By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Entertainment is a huge industry traditionally...
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Entrepreneur Susan Wilson is raising funds for Life-Case on Indiegogo – one week left to fund her! By Amy-Willard Cross (Editor, Vitamin W) You can’t really walk around with just a phone and a $20...
View ArticleTurning Big Ambitions Into Reality: Dramagame Indiegogo Campaign
In Finland, we have this term “sisu” which means an attitude of not giving up. You do what it takes go forward. By Elina Arponen (Co-Founder & CEO, Tribe Studios) Dramagame is a whole new...
View ArticleLaunching The Indiegogo Campaign For EnJai Earbuds
“With the help of my family and many years of R&D… over three additional years, we had a product that worked.” By Nancy Vartanian (Founder & CEO, shenYon) When I was 19 years old, I had a dream...
View Article4 Marketing Mistakes Startup Founders Make
Learn what *not* to do from entrepreneurs in the startup trenches. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) A recently list of Startup Marketing Mistakes held some useful tips and...
View ArticleCheftabl Wins Hearts And Minds Through Indiegogo
Making a pivot and focusing in on our core product in the Washington D.C. market and wanted to engage our community early. By Jill Richmond (CEO & Co-Founder, Cheftabl) My startup Cheftabl, a...
View ArticleFemale Founders To Watch: Inspiring & Crowdfunding The Next Gen
Celebrating women entrepreneurs “doing well by doing good”, as microfinancing guru and entrepreneur Candace Klein would say. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) It’s been a...
View Article3 Lessons On Crowdfunding From uBiome, A Citizen Science Startup That Raised...
The world’s first citizen science campaign to sequence the human microbiome has raised almost $200,000 from 1500 people in over 30 countries in less than three months on Indiegogo – the largest...
View ArticleGetting Your Startup Funded Online (Infographic)
Four proven options online that can get you as much as $10 million in funding (that’s the record so far). By Anna Vital (Co-Founder, Vash; Founder, Funders & Founders) For all the hype that...
View ArticleWhy Crisis-Hit Portugal Is the Perfect Place for Us to Start Up
Two German entrepreneurs living in crisis-hit Portugal explain why they think now is the perfect time to start their business and why they’ve turned to crowdfunding to get it off the ground. By Judith...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing a Book on Women in Innovation: How Can You Help?
Women 2.0 is a proud partner in Innovating Women, a groundbreaking project aimed at crowdsourcing a book detailing women’s contributions to STEM and innovation. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)...
View ArticleA Feel-Good News Roundup on Women in Tech for Ada Lovelace Day
Here’s a round-up of what’s going on today in the sphere of women and tech! By Jessica Schimm (Assistant Editor, Women 2.0) Apple hires on its first female to join its exec team, a female-founded San...
View ArticleMy Indiegogie Campaign: What Worked and What Didn’t
A founder who is wrapping up a crowdfunding campaign gives a detailed account of what she learned along the way. By Chandra Jacobs (Founder, Tripchi) Thinking about launching a crowdfunding campaign?...
View ArticleWorld Empowerment, Not World Domination
Stop trying to beat competitors and win customers and aim to maximize happiness and empowerment instead. By Danae Ringelman (Co-founder, Indiegogo) Here in the SF Bay Area tech startup scene, when...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Platforms Need Funding Too: Indiegogo Announces $40M Round
Indiegogo already has campaigners and contributors in nearly 190 countries, but is aiming to expand its platform even further. By Betsy Mikel (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Asking the Internet for...
View ArticleIndiegogo Founder Danae Ringelmann: ‘We Will Never Lose Sight of Our Vision...
Christina Farr interviews the Women 2.0 conference speaker. By Christina Farr (Reporter, VentureBeat) For her first company, Danae Ringelmann set off on a mission to “democratize finance.” No pressure...
View ArticleCrowdfund Yo’ Sisters: 3 Ways to #GiveBack during Women’s History Month
International Women’s Day is Saturday and March is Women’s History Month. Mark your support through crowdfunding. By Zanoon Nissar (Sr. Product Expert & Philanthropy Lead, Google) I’ve been a...
View ArticleCulture is Hard: 5 Ways to Own It
“Culture is not a ‘nice-to-have.’ It’s not soft. In fact, it’s quite hard,” writes Indiegogo founder Danae Ringelmann, who offers five pieces of advice for founders. By Danae Ringelmann (Co-founder,...
View Article3 Important Life Lessons Learned from Grace Hopper
US Navy Rear Admiral and computer pioneer Grace Hopper was first and foremost a teacher. Everything she did throughout her life ties back to her insatiable love of teaching and learning. By Marian...
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