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Sharon Vosmek, CEO Astia Message from the CEOCollaboration is not just sharing calendars! It is time to rethink the way we work together, especially as we strive to maintain the momentum and induce an acceleration of women´s participation in high growth entrepreneurship. This month we are excited to 1) report the results of the inaugural We Own It Summit collaboration, 2) provide a review of the many articles highlighting Astia´s participation in the conversations about the participation of women, and 3) showcase the progress of our clients! Convened by Astia, The Kauffman Foundation and 24 organizations, the We Own It Summit was an effort to move beyond the sharing of calendars to true collaboration. Participant organizations intend to leverage our limited resources, create a common understanding of the need for change, and establish and measure the shared goals to create that change. The day included workshops and panels designed to identify and commit to one and ten-year goals for the collaboration. The goals can be reviewed in detail on the Summit website>>. Already we are seeing results out of the Summit. The media buzz around the issues facing women entrepreneurs has been outstanding. Examples include my piece Businessweek: Closing the Venture Capital Gender Gap, an article in Forbes; The Need for More Female Venture Capitalists, and a call for more women to start high growth businesses in Huffington Post by Liz Hamburg. And I must confess to being thrilled to be named as one of the Five Finance Twitter Feeds Worth Following by Wall Street Journal blogger Julie Steinberg (not to mention I was delighted to be in great company with Cindy Padnos of Illuminate Ventures, 85 Broads and LearnVest). Cheers and I hope you are all enjoying some summer fun! Sharon Vosmek Chief Executive Officer p.s. For those of you who missed yesterday´s stakeholder meeting, in the last 12 months, Astia´s clients raised over $90 million, there were 4 exits and 1 acquisition, Astia had significant press coverage in major media channels including The New York Times, Businessweek, Forbes, Financial Times and The Telegraph, and served 54 new companies! Newsweek: Women Will Rule the World Men were the main victims of the recession. The recovery will be female. Five Finance Twitter Feeds Worth Following When looking to network with women in finance, 85 Broads is one place to turn. Women and Growing Companies Astia listed as one of many resources for women who want to build growing companies. The Deal Magazine: Closing the VC Gender Gap In The Deal's video montage of the recent We Own It Summit, hear from Kristine Brandt, director of Invesco Private Capital, Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek, Kauffman Foundation vice president Lesa Mitchell and Silicon Valley Bank senior vice president Megan Scheffel. Forbes: We Need More Female Venture Capitalists Bloomberg Business Week: Closing the Venture Capital Gender Gap Global Networks Help Fund Successful Life Science Businesses Rowan Gardner, Astia UK Advisory Board Member, presented at the Babraham Investment forum in Cambridge, UK highlighting the need for greater participation of women entrepreneurs in high growth business and the work of the Global Astia Network. Astia Advisory Board Liz Hamburg: Why Aren’t There More Women Starting High Growth Businesses? Inaugural ‘We Own It Summit’ Produces Tangible Goals More than 230 male and female registrants identify the myths, opportunities and solutions to ensure women succeed on par with men. Huffington Post: Entrepreneurs -- Manage Yourselves! Business Week: Why Venture Capital Firms Need More Women Partners |
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As part of our strategic relationship with Women 2.0, Astia is proud to provide a scholarship for Women 2.0 Labs. Women 2.0 Labs is a new 5-week program for engineers, biz dev folks, and marketing mavens to develop the first steps and an initial prototype for a future high-growth technology venture. As an after-hours, rapid prototyping program for future founders, people with an entrepreneurial spirit can test out an idea or experience building a startup from scratch while still keeping their current full time job. It allows candidates to meet their future founding partners. This Women 2.0 program is open to both women and men. Woman 2.0 expects participants from this session to go and grow their startups or apply to programs such as Astia´s Doing it Right program. Astia New York Doing it Right Kickoff Networking Reception Date: Monday, July 19 2010, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Click here for more information SDForum´s Clean Tech Breakfast: “Energy Management: Load Shift“ Date: Tuesday, July 20 2010, 8:00am - 10:00am Speakers: Robert Horstmeyer, GrowthPoint Technology Partners; Matt Jones, Nth Power; Janey Kaster, Schneider Electric; Tom Stepien, Primus Power; Moderator: Travis Gibbs, Nixon Peabody LLP
Click here for more information Astia New York Doing it Right Program 2010 Date: From Tuesday, July 20 2010 - 9:00am To Friday, July 23 2010 - 4:00pm Click here for more information Women 2.0 Labs Date: From Monday, July 05 2010 To Thursday, August 05 2010 Meet your future founders at the after-hours, rapid prototyping program! Women 2.0 Labs is a new 5-week program for engineers, biz dev folks, and marketing mavens to develop their high-growth technology ventures. FWE&E Event - Unlocking the Secrets of Happiness, Meaningfulness, and Impact Date: Wednesday, July 14 2010, 6:00pm - 8:30pm Stanford Business School Professor Jennifer Aaker, and self-professed tech geek Andy Smith, authors of The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change, team up to reveal the secrets of happiness, meaningfulness and impact. Discount code: Happiness714 $10 off non-member price (this code is for non-FWE&E members only)
EBC Event - Meet with Applied Ventures Date: Wednesday, July 21 2010, 8:00am - 5:00pm The Meet with Series is a partnering and coaching series for entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to facilitate meetings between cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, customers and potential partners. 2010 Cleantech Open National Conference Date: Thursday, July 22 2010, 8:30am - 5:00pm A full day of speakers and networking with keynote addresses and six themed panels featuring nationally-recognized speakers representing all areas of the cleantech space followed by an evening wine reception. Fall 2010 Conference and Venture Fair Date: Deadline to Apply is July 30, 2010 Investors' Circle is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2010 Conference and Venture Fair to be held Nov 10th – 12th. Present your venture to 100+ early-stage investors dedicated to supporting mission-driven companies. The Diana Project presents the 2010 Diana International Banff Date: From Tuesday, August 03 2010 To Thursday, August 05 2010 Don't miss the 2010 Diana International Conference! SDForum´s Green and Clean Evening Series Date: Thursday, August 05 2010, 6:00pm - 8:30pm SDForum´s Green and Clean Evening Series: "The Water Crisis: An Update on the Challenges in Water Efficiency and Treatment” Speakers: Anup Jacob, Virgin Green Fund; Bill Kocher, City of Santa Cruz; Bruce Keiser, Cohesive Ventures; Tamin Pechet, Banyan Water LLP; Moderated by: Mitch Zuklie, Orrick Online Discount Code: GREEN05 for $5 off regular registration price |
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