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Ning Hosts Open Mic #2 in Palo Alto – March 6

Published on: February 20, 2008

Women 2.0 Open Mic Sessions

Women 2.0 held Open Mic Session #2: “Meet The Customer Rainmakers” on Thursday, March 6, 2008 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Ning in Palo Alto, CA, discussing real strategies for customer acquisitions with our esteemed panelists.

» Maria Sipka (Co-Founder and CEO, Linqia)
» Rebecca Weeks (Director of Business Development, RealGirlsMedia)
» Gina Bianchini (Co-Founder and CEO, Ning)
» William Bunker as moderator (Co-Founder and Principal, White Space Ventures)

How do you build a community, a community of communities, and a wine company from the ground up? Each of these entrepreneurs started with a clean slate and today, designed products for their target markets to become recognizable brands in their respective markets. Are you applying to the Women 2.0 Business Plan Competition? Learn from our esteemed speakers practical customer acquisition strategies as you begin your own venture!

Holly Liu of Watercooler asks the panel a question from the audience. Gina Bianchini answers a question from the Women 2.0 community.

Women 2.0 had an intimate lunch with CEOs Joyce Kim of Soompi, and Marleen McDaniel, emeritus of Women.com (bought by NBC) on Saturday, Feb. 23rd in Sun Microsystem’s board room overlooking San Francisco’s streets.

We discussed successful leadership experiences and explored challenging situations and solutions while in the hot seat. This was an exclusive opportunity by Women 2.0 for Women Leaders to start the formation of the “New Girls Club” — and to be part of the next generation of entrepreneurship!

Members of the Women 2.0 community at Open Mic #1. Joyce offers key tips for consumer web ventures.

Open Mic Session #2 Video – Part 1

Open Mic Session #2 Video – Part 2

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