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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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Just weeks before, Uber was fined $20 million for recruiting drivers while publicly exaggerating claims of their earnings potential. Long before that, the company engaged in anti-competitive practices and antagonized critics, especially female journalists like Sarah Lacy, who called out years of the company’s toxic issues as early 2014.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m often asked the question about why there aren’t more women who are entrepreneurs. On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. Somehow it seems kind of strange for a man to answer this question that obviously comes from a man’s point of view. And many of the best women founders.

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How to Be a VC: Being Open

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I want your pitch to be the one I say yes to--and I want you to solve the inherent problems in your business model. One event organizer had even asked me if I wanted to give my talk before the company demos, enabling me to duck out before the crowds could rush me. Most of the time, they ask reasonable questions.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

Both Sides of the Table

You’ve all heard the question before. There’s no question that both factors are involved. Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also. That is true of all my blog posts. It is what I love the most about debates and one of the things I love most about blogging. Nature vs. Nurture.

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The Bad Advice Diverse Founders are Given Around Fundraising

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Yet this is a message I'm giving to women and people of color all the time. It's not that this latter group isn't aggressive enough--after all, they're ditching everything else they could to to start companies. This blog post is not about debating if "enough" diverse founders get funding--whatever that might mean.

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10 Fundamentals For A More Human-Centric Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It’s critical to business. “Without happy people, we don’t have happy clients, and without happy clients there is no revenue, and without revenue there is no company,” says Lee Deas, Founder of Obviouslee , a marketing and design agency. For your business to grow you first must grow; and, 2. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Cassandra Bailey Launches Children’s Book Series Talking About Mom’s Job

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Additionally, Bailey is the author of a new series of children’s books about women just like her. In a recent conversation with a female CEO who has an 18-year-old daughter, we also discussed that a lot of women start their businesses after their kids are grown. First, I’m way more efficient than I ever was before.