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Excited to see more resources like this! We're working on something similar with The B School. We agree that the bar to entry for people starting startups is too high, and even higher for women. So we created a program specifically for female entrepreneurs: http://www.broadmic.com/bschool/
Startup School
A free online program to teach you how to start a company
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The purpose of The B School is to address the crucial hurdles identified by both the female entrepreneurs featured on our podcast and the listeners of the BroadMic podcast:
Education – Women now make up 37% of top MBA programs, but there is still a major education gap that needs to be addressed.
Fundraising – Female founders get less than 5% of VC funding, which is correlated to the lack of...
The B School
BroadMic’s virtual program for female entrepreneurs.
The B School
BroadMic’s virtual program for female entrepreneurs.
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Yuli Ziv was so passionate about her startup idea that she initially used her 401K to bootstrap it.Yuli is the Founder & CEO of Style Coalition, a first-to-market platform helping brands connect with top online lifestyle influencers. Yuli and Kelly talk about Style Coalition, being a bootstrapping solo founder, how being an immigrant inspired her to become an entrepreneur, and how you know...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #20: Stop Fundraising and Build Your Technology: Yuli Ziv
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #20: Stop Fundraising and Build Your Technology: Yuli Ziv
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
Sara Weinheimer
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What does it take to become the first woman in the history of Goldman Sachs to be promoted into sales management? That accomplishment was just the beginning of Janet Hanson’s career. Kelly Hoey and Janet talk about how her early career at Goldman prompted her to strike out on her own as founder/CEO of Milestone Capital and 85 Broads, the global business women’s network now known as Ellevate....
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts: Ep. #21 Carpe Diem: Janet Hanson on Recognizing Opportunity and Taking Risk
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts: Ep. #21 Carpe Diem: Janet Hanson on Recognizing Opportunity and Taking Risk
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
Sara Weinheimer
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How do you build great company culture right from the start (hint: Tina’s answer involved a Chief Happiness Officer)? How do you decide which of the million business ideas you’ve considered is most worthwhile to pursue? What are creative examples of corporate sponsorships? This week on BroadMic Bonus Cuts, Tina Roth Eisenberg answers all of these audience questions and more on our second...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #22 Do You Need a Chief Happiness Officer? Q&A with Tina Roth Eisenberg
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #22 Do You Need a Chief Happiness Officer? Q&A with Tina Roth Eisenberg
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
Sara Weinheimer
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Are you considering raising capital? Meet Stephanie Newby. As founder of NY-based Golden Seeds, an investment firm providing early stage capital to women-led tech companies, and as CEO of a big data startup raising outside capital, Stephanie has been on both sides of the table. Stephanie weighs in on the value of taking risk, how to find the right investors for your startup, and what it takes...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #23: #23 Both Sides of the Table: Stephanie Newby
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #23: #23 Both Sides of the Table: Stephanie Newby
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
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How do we get more funding for communities of color? Leading with data she recently compiled in #ProjectDiane, Finney is fundamentally changing the discussion about diversity in tech. In her interview with Kelly Hoey, you’ll hear Finney explain why she established BIG, a new accelerator in Atlanta dedicated to Black women founders, the Harriet Fund and Harriet Angels. Finney’s confession that...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #24: The Real Unicorns of Tech
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #24: The Real Unicorns of Tech
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #25: How Can We Use Tech to Correct Unconscious Bias in Tech
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
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Three hundred billion dollars. That’s the global financing gap between male-owned and female-owned businesses. When Anne Ravanona heard this appalling statistic she sprang into action and founded Global Invest Her, an online platform dedicated to funding women entrepreneurs. This week we spoke with Anne about closing the confidence gap and perfecting the ask - so you can get funded faster and...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #26: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Get $300 Billion
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #26: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Get $300 Billion
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
Sara Weinheimer
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As an early stage entrepreneur, how do you balance having a big vision with staying narrowly focused on a product’s proof of concept? Meet Seattle-based nanotechnologist, Christina Lomasney, whose startup uses electrochemistry to “grow” metals. Listen to Lomasney’s conversation with Kelly Hoey for advice to female founders about the importance of focus, communicating your vision, and how a...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #27: Dare to Dream Big: Q&A with "Dream, Girl" Director Erin Bagwell
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #27: Dare to Dream Big: Q&A with "Dream, Girl" Director Erin Bagwell
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.
Sara Weinheimer
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As an early stage entrepreneur, how do you balance having a big vision with staying narrowly focused on a product’s proof of concept? Meet Seattle-based nanotechnologist, Christina Lomasney, whose startup uses electrochemistry to “grow” metals. Listen to Lomasney’s conversation with Kelly Hoey for advice to female founders about the importance of focus, communicating your vision, and how a...
BroadMic Startup Shortcuts -- Ep. #28: Find the Problem You Were Meant to Solve, Then Go Solve it
Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.