#MeToo: I Come From a LONG Heritage of Chauvinism

Today, the #MeToo thread has started to spread all over social media. I want to point you to an article I wrote for women entrepreneurs on how to deal with sexual advances from VCs some time back. As an attractive woman in the male dominated technology industry, I have dealt with my share of sexual

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353rd 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Heidi Jannenga, WebPT

Heidi Jannenga, Co-founder and President at WebPT, yet another scrappy entrepreneur who managed to bootstrap to over $1M ARR and THEN raised the first million in angel funding.

353rd Roundtable Recording On May 17, 2017: With Heidi Jannenga, WebPT

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

299th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Heidi Roizen, DFJ

Heidi Roizen, Operating Partner at DFJ, discusses her important article, “How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing,” and imparts crucial lessons to entrepreneurs on how to look at terms in a venture financing situation.

299th Roundtable Recording On March 24, 2016: With DFJ Venture’s Heidi Roizen

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here:

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: PINK, Atlanta, Georgia

Whether they are presented as generally satisfied and happy (for example, June Cleaver in the early sitcom Leave It to Beaver) or as wanting something more (Betty Parker in the 1998 movie Pleasantville or Betty Draper in the AMC series Mad Men), the stereotypical image of a 1950s and early 1960s woman, often a housewife, has

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1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: La Grande Dame

[Note: We’re launching The 1M/1M Incubation Radar with La Grande Dame today and will be featuring many more sub-$1 million revenue companies that we believe can reach the prized $1 million mark. We will be bringing the series to the attention of seed stage investors for those entrepreneurs looking for financing. And we hope it

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: Beyond The Rack, Montreal, Canada

It’s all the fun (and great clothes) of a sample sale without the crowds or the need to live in a big city. Montreal-based Beyond the Rack is private sale shopping club serving members throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries around the world. The company sells designer fashions, hosiery, underwear, swimwear, jewelry, cosmetic

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