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Everyone says “We need more women in tech”… I say We need more women to know that they want to be in tech
When I first graduated college I spent the summer in Nantucket working as a nanny and selling belts to people on vacation. I graduated from a small, private liberal arts school in Florida. I have a degree in International Business from Rollins College. There are all kinds of women. These women as we know them, started out as young girls. ...
Read MoreLessons Learned about Women in Computer Science from the SHE ++ Documentary: Why We as a World Need More Women in Tech and How to Solve this Problem.
While looking through my stream of “women in tech” keyword sets on Twitter I came across this great video about how and why we need more women in tech. They take a stance that I never really have heard. It is more about why we need more women in tech because we have jobs that they could and should have. ...
Read MoreHow to do a More Human and Better Demo in the Sales Process: Mostly Meant for Software Companies…
1. Make the demo about their needs and their wants. 2. Don’t focus on what you want to do. 3. Ask your prospect or company that you are doing to what they would like to see and why. 4. Don’t forget your own agenda and your own goals of this part of the sales process but don’t let that over-ride ...
Read MoreTo get #morewomenintech we need to talk about women currently working in roles in tech.
Fill out the short questionnaire below so I can spotlight you as a woman working in tech! First name * Last name * Email address * Role * Company Name * What do you think women should know about your role? For example if they have never heard of your job what would you want them to know about your job? Why do you think ...
Read MoreWho Cares Who is Not There? You are There. 3 Abilities to Master as a Woman at a Tech Company.
I have had women come up to me at tech events and ask me why are we still talking about this? We were talking about women in tech when I was your age… Well, the conversation about women in tech is something that is ever evolving and changing. I personally don’t see it going anywhere. But, instead of talking about ...
Read MoreWhat You Have Learned From the Women Around You…
If there is a problem that you keep running into, it is chronic and very problematic for a big market –go after it. If you think you have the solution you should try to solve it. Try a lot of different things in your career. Try them early and often. Prove yourself to the company that you work for or ...
Read More5 Ways for Women to Own the Job Search Coming Out of College
Women have a great deal of power and are constantly performing incredible feats that deserve recognition. If you want to learn from spectacular entrepreneurs and business women we hope you will join the chats. Leading up to the Women’s Leadership Forum, The Ad Club is hosting a weekly Twitter chat series aimed to: Inspire and connect women interested in business, marketing, ...
Read More3 Rules to Live by as a Woman in Business
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of FaceBook just gave a TED talk about women in the workplace and how we can get more women in upper management positions. She delved into what our problems are and how can we fix these problems to even out the number. We need to start now. Women at the top, C level jobs are around 15-16 ...
Read MoreWhat is Your Mission Statement? Think Golden Gate Bridge of Goals.
The week before the new year brings a lot of feelings, emotions and ideas. What lies ahead this year? What did I do this year that was stupid? What did I do this year that was great? You look back and think about your accomplishments and your downfalls. What have you learned? What can you do better this upcoming year? ...
Read MoreNew Name = The WomenPreneurs
We bought thewomenpreneurs.com because womenpreneurs.com is not available. Don’t you just hate it when people squat on a URL for no reason. That’s okay we are moving on and moving on strong.. This doesn’t mean that we are leaving Boston or not going to create content about awesome women entrepreneurs here. We just want to be able to share the ...
Read MoreBoston WomenPreneurs Partners with Women2.0 for Founder Friday BOSTON!
Our goal here at Boston WomenPreneurs is to create an over-arching social network (not FaceBook, unlike LinkedIn, not Twitter, not any of those) that will be specific to women entrepreneurs. This online and offline community will allow women entrepreneurs to socialize and learn in a way that will help to create more businesses and startups. This goal is one that ...
Read MoreStartup Bootcamp Take Aways
David Cancel of Performable Creating a data driven startup. Timing is everything. Marketing, big data, analytics. “98 percent of the people that come to your website leave and they never come back.” 3 lessons learned the hard way: 1. The middle sucks. Don’t be in the middle. That is the valley of death. 2. Your “demo” is useless. No one cares about ...
Read MoreWhy You Should Attend the First Official Boston WomenPreneurs Event!
Boston WomenPreneurs was created for women entrepreneurs here in the Boston and Cambridge area. The premise and basis for creating this showcase online forum of amazing women creating startups and working for startups was so we TOGETHER could create a community of women who are working towards making influential changes in our economy. Women who are motivated, women who are ...
Read MoreThe Boston WomenPreneurs to Watch of MassChallenge
MassChallenge is the world’s largest global startup competition and accelerator program taking place right here in the Innovation District of Boston. The competition started just as any other startup does. With an initial idea to help entrepreneurs create viable companies MassChallenge has ignited a global renaissance. The companies chosen to move forward in MassChallenge are accelerating the development of high growth, high impact ...
Read MoreIs Boston on Track to Lose Top Fashion and Artistic Talent to New York City?
What is Boston doing to keep top non-tech talent here in Boston and Cambridge? What are we doing wrong to lose WomenPreneurs to NYC!?!? My sister, Lauren has always been the creative type. She didn’t have to work as hard as I did for an A in History, but her passion has always been on the artistic side. She liked art class ...
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