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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Don’t get me wrong--the mental and emotional well-being of startup employees is a serious issue. The tech community has been having a long-overdue conversation about mental health and work/life balance and it’s something I’ve been talking up as far back as 2006 , 2009 , and 2014 on my blog and in public. Also, it pisses me off.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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Tory Burch Foundation launches tool to help women founders find capital

TechCrunch

The Tory Burch Foundation, which was launched in 2009 by fashion designer Tory Burch, has a long history of supporting women entrepreneurs. It’s best known for its fellowship program that provides education grants, networking opportunities and business advice to women entrepreneurs. of the approximate $238.8

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Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Based in Detroit, Autobooks offers a number of wellness benefits, plus great financial and educational benefits. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. Alchemie creates organic chemistry apps for higher education. Apply now to Autobooks. Our Next Energy. Apply now to Grand Circus.

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Public Policy Quarterly: October 2023

Angel Capital Association

Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies.