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There’s a common misconception floating around Silicon Valley that ideas mean nothing, and execution means everything. But the reality is much less binary and much more nuanced, The Founder Institute maintains. Founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi, The Founder Institute is an early-stage startup accelerator that works with companies from the idea stage read on →

Women entrepreneurs account for 7.8 million out of 27.1 million business owners in the U.S., according to the latest data available from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners. Among these female entrepreneurs, 11.4% are ages 25 to 34. That works out to 855,481 companies run by young women. Women choose entrepreneurship over corporate America read on →

Stop thinking so much–you’re just procrastinating, says Jessica Herrin, founder of WeddingChannel.com and Stella and Dot. You have to fail your way to success. In entrepreneurship, “there is no easy. There is no shortcut. Never,” said Jessica Herrin, founder of jewelry company Stella and Dot, speaking at the Women Entrepreneurs Rock the World Conference in New read on →

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re honoring the Mothers of Tech. These women are not only moms, but are also leaders in the tech industry. They prove that you don’t have to choose between a family and fabulous career, you can have it all. Let them be an inspiration to other women, and to men, read on →

When longtime entrepreneur and Columbia B-school adjunct professor Angela Lee founded 37 Angels, her eight-month-old angel network and initiative to train women to become investors, she began with a single stat. “Currently only 13% of angel investors in the United States are women,” she told me this week over cocktails at a Chelsea hotel bar. read on →

Want to grow your business? Be prepared to “become obsessed” with being a great salesperson, says one successful entrepreneur. You may believe your business is fundamentally about the product or service you’re offering. Think again. “If you are really serious about entrepreneurship, if you are really serious about growing your business, you will become obsessed read on →