My startup LUMOback, which has developed a smart posture sensor, recently launched a campaign on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter. Our experiences thus far have reinforced my team’s deep belief in being open rather than stealthy.
More than anything else, Kickstarter has served as a great "test" and validation point for us. As passionate entrepreneurs, we become susceptible to drinking our own Kool-aid and thinking that what we’ve built is the...
To succeed as a woman entrepreneur or startup founder in the 2.0 economy requires strong communication skills and creative social intelligence whether you're seeking to raise capital, sell your goods, motivate your team, be taken seriously by clients, vendors, investors ... basically anyone!
Check out this Secrets of Successful Startups video with commentary from top-tier startup investors who suggest that women entrepreneurs need to dream BIGGER when we initiate our businesses,...
By AnnMarie McIlwain, Founder and CEO, www.careerfuel.net on March 9, 2012
Everyone needs a muse—someone that invites vision, inspiration and motivation. As the new CareerFuel site formally launches this week, I reveal mine.
Television continues to be the most powerful media source today, even in a YouTube world. Most households have...
In a recent YEC/Buzz Marketing study of young professionals, 79% of respondents were interested in entrepreneurship. Anyone, Generation Y or not, who read about Facebook’s suggested IPO market capitalization of up to $100 billion, garnering $28 billion of value for founder Mark Zuckerberg alone, could understandably...
It seems writing an actual thank you note has become a lost art. Yet in today’s mail arrived one of the most stunning and thoughtful thank you cards I have ever received. What momentous occasion you may ask prompted such a thought provoking expression of gratitude? A quiet evening spent with two new friends discussing family quirks, new business struggles, home...
I try as much as I can to buy from my...
Find a weakness and exploit it. So often, this is the key to successful new businesses. Think of Netflix vs. Blockbuster (convenience) or Poland Springs Water vs. tap (safety/health).
In Summit, New Jersey, a man named Steve Capo observed what wasn’t working at the local indoor tennis facility and set out to offer a better alternative. Steve started The Strand Tennis Center with a strategy of offering superb customer service including makeup...
Source: www.FastCompany.com posted by Alicia Morga on 8/15/11
I recently talked a female founder and CEO, we’ll call her Sandra, through a very crucial point in entrepreneurship: getting ousted. Yes, it happens, and recognizing this possibility will only help you to manage it if it does.
Sandra, unfortunately, learned a harsh reality of business: no one...
Source: Article posted on www.FastCompany.com by Douglas Crets on 8/1/11
Recruiting Women to the Burgeoning (But Mostly Male) Host of Angel Investors.
Women philanthropists have traditionally stood back from venture capital startups and angel investing; only 13% of angel investors in the U.S. are women....
