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Sharon Vosmek, CEO Astia Message from the CEO2010 is shaping up to be the year of the female entrepreneur!
Why do I say this? Call it female intuition validated by a recent flurry of conversation on the subject, including: Cheers, Sharon Vosmek
Chief Executive Officer
Astia Entrepreneurs Continue to Buck The Tough Funding Climate: Five Fundings Since January 1, 2010
Silicon Valley: You and Some of Your VCs have a Gender Problem
Illuminate Ventures sheds light on the real opportunity and potential of women entrepreneurs
Capital Gains: Women, Babies, And Getting Ahead In Business Get it or Bust Astia COO, Katie Nittler, to speak at inaugural event for Stanford Women Innovation Meet-ups (SWIM) Astia Connect is Launched! Astia Market Spotlight Astia Notes in Conversation with DegreeArt.com |
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2010 is off to a great start for Astia Silicon Valley! The year started with an overwhelming response from Angels and VCs to Astia's 8th Annual Investor Forum (we were oversubscribed!); and already many of the 33 companies are in deep conversations with the investment community. Astia sponsor, Moss Adams, will be hosting a thank you reception for the many contributors to the program on 25th February at their new offices in Santa Clara. Look forward to seeing many of you there. |
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ASTIA DOING IT RIGHT NYC 2010 |
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London
Well, what a week for Astia that was. The first week of February was a hub of activity for Astia in the UK, including: Questions regarding our European initiatives should be directed to Evie Mulberry, VP Europe. |
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Astia India has had a truly amazing start to the year 2010! If you have any questions about Astia´s foray into India or would like to contribute and help us with the process, please feel free to contact me, Ruchi Khemka |
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It might not be a bad idea. Alexa Von Tobel is a not-even-30 dynamo who managed to raise $1.1 million from major corporations to launch LearnVest.com, an online personal financial planner for women, a kind of Cosmo for checkbooks. Not only did they win the conference startup competition, where the audience voted for their favorite, they were identified as one of the top startups in the real estate space by Industry Leaders including Lockhart Steele of Curbed, and Mark Josephson of Outside.in.
The Wedding List has launched on Facebook! It lets brides crowdsource referrals from friends and friends-of-friends. Friends' leads are supplemented by offers from local and national vendors in a solution connecting performance marketing to social networking. Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP renews support of Astia Astia´s Doing it Right Consumer Program: Mar 3, 2010 Open to current clients and applicants Astia´s Doing it Right New York: Apr 21-23, 2010 Deadline to apply: March 15 Astia´s Doing it Right London: 4-7 May 2010 Deadline to Apply: 15 April Astia´s Doing it Right London is a programme where exceptional entrepreneurs enhance their company's ability to attract funding and cultivate invaluable relationships. Clean Tech Breakfast: "Green Buildings - Design and Control Analysis"
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The San Francisco Business Times Technology & Innovation Awards Deadline: March 11, 2010 TiE UK: TiE Institute Date: Thursday, February 18 2010, 6:00pm - 10:00pm From the bustling heart of the City, an inspiring and practical combination of speakers provide insightful tips on expanding your business. In partnership with Prevista, a leading professional service companies in the field of social, cultural and economic development, hear an exciting presentation from a leading TiE UK entrepreneur and get practical tips about coping with "growing pains" from a Prevista Business Advisor. Discover how to overcome critical challenges faced during the expansion of your business. Columbia Women in Business Conference Date: Friday, February 19 2010, 3:00pm - 6:30pm The CWIB Conference is the largest women's business conference in the country, with over 700 attendees gathering to network and discuss key issues facing top leaders in business. To support this year's theme, Redefining Business, Reinventing Yourself, CWIB is launching its first Entrepreneurial Event: From Dream to Reality: Starting Your Start-Up. Two Astia companies and Astia will be participating in the intimate rotating conversation. UC Berkeley - Clean Tech Commercialization Date: Monday, February 22 2010 - 8:00am To Tuesday, February 23 2010 - 5:30pm UC Berkeley is hosting a two-day executive education program to accelerate the commercialization of clean technologies by converging a dialogue between leaders of the key triad: Innovation, Policy and Finance. Women 4 Technology: Networking Lunch Date: Wednesday 24 February 2010 from 12.15pm - 2pm
The guest speaker, Anne Miller is Director of The Creativity Partnership (www.tcp-uk.co.uk), author of How to get your ideas adopted (and change the world) and a co-founder of the successful technology innovation organisation TTP Group. Anne is arguably one of the world's most successful female inventors with 39 patents to her name. She will explore the question of how we can deal with very common resistance in the face of new ideas
TiE UK: VC SIG Date: Thursday, February 25 2010, 6:00pm - 9:00pm The objective of the Venture Capital SIG is to promote discussions and debates on investments, innovations in the world's financial markets, and deal conditions for raising capital. These objectives are accomplished through this SIG where experts provide guidance and share experiences with budding & aspiring entrepreneurs on various topics related to venture capital, investment opportunities and other related topics. Venture capitalists or entrepreneurs with finance background share their universal experiences on the success factors for entrepreneurs seeking funding in today's competitive businesses environment. 2010 Conference on Entrepreneurship - Stanford Graduate School of Business Date: Friday, February 26 2010, 8:00am - 5:00pm Once again, the Stanford Graduate School of Business is holding its annual Conference on Entrepreneurship one of the most successful events of its kind -- on Friday, February 26 from 10am-2:45pm. This year's conference features keynote speaker Isadore Sharp, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Four Seasons Resorts and Hotels. The conference program consists of a series of interactive panels and speakers featuring prominent figures in the entrepreneurial and investor community. NACUE: National Varsity Pitch Competition Deadline Date: Monday, March 01 2010 London Business School: Entrepreneurial Leadership Speaker Series with Jos White
Date: Thursday, March 04 2010, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: London Business School
London Business School's Entrepreneurial Leadership Speakers seminar is a monthly speaker series that brings leaders from the European technology and venture capital community to campus to share their insights and stories behind high growth businesses.
London Business School: Tenth Annual Women in Business Conference
Date: Friday, March 05, 2010, 8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
This year, the eagerly anticipated tenth annual Women in Business Conference will address the theme of Embracing Change in a Global Environment. The conference recognises that the global financial and economic crisis has led to a radical re-think of how organisations could, and should, be managed. In the wake of this crisis, we hope to debate what opportunities there are for women, and more broadly for the next generation, to lead in different ways and make an impact in all sectors of the economy and society
SDForum Clean Tech Breakfast: "Green Buildings - Design and Control Analysis"
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Location: Nixon Peabody One Embarcadero Center 18th Floor San Francisco, CA
Predicting building energy usage is incredibly complex due to the large number of influencing factors. A number of software companies (and governmental organizations) have taken on the monumental task of simplifying this analysis so more engineers and architects can design energy efficient buildings. With strict enforcements of Title 24, what technologies will be part of the green buildings of tomorrow?
Application Deadline for Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
Date: Wednesday, March 10 2010
Location: Global
Apply for the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards - Deadline March 10, 2010
Recognizing entrepreneurs as having "the audacity to create, to innovate, and to imagine the Future," the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards aim to encourage female entrepreneurs who have just started their companies. Launched in 2006 in partnership with the Women's Forum, McKinsey & Co., and INSEAD business school, Cartier's program is an international business plan competition which targets women entrepreneurs who lead creative, sustainable and socially responsible enterprises.
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