Women 2.0 is committed to increasing the number of women entrepreneurs starting high growth ventures by providing the resources, network, and knowledge for the launch and growth of their company.

Our vision is to be a catalyst for change, mobilizing a global community of ambitious women entrepreneurs seeking to advance the world through technology.

Women 2.0 is headquartered in San Francisco.

"CEE9SI - Women and Entrepreneurship" Stanford Class Info Session
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009, 8pm
Old Union, Stanford University

Learn about how women have created successful careers in entrepreneurship. Explore the classic themes of leadership, creativity, negotiation, networking, and funding as well as the unique motivations, characteristics, and challenges of female entrepreneurs. Class time devoted to group exercises and an incredible lineup of guest speakers. Open to students of all majors, no prior experience required, men encouraged to enroll. Readings will cover classics in the field of entrepreneurship as well as women-specific literature on starting your own business. Class time will be devoted to group exercises to practice your skills and an incredible lineup of guest speakers to learn from the entrepreneurs themselves. Info session on Wednesday, first class on Friday, and application deadline the following Monday. Classes are Fridays, 3:15pm - 5:05pm in Bldg 320, Rm 220 (1-2 units). Questions? Email Belinda Chiang at belindac@stanford.edu.

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FountainBlue's High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum presents "Angel Investor Panel - Technology Predictions"
Monday, January 12th, 2009, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Graduate Community Center, Havana Room, Stanford
Cost: $20 FountainBlue members, $25 partners, $30 general by 1/9 at noon, $40 for annual membership and event admission. NO on-site registration.

High-tech angel investors are generally seasoned executives with deep strategic and operational experience in running successful start-ups as well as extensive experience within corporations in various roles. The angel investors we’ve recruited for this month’s panel have been seen a wide range of high tech business plans, and have their own thoughts and recommendations on technology trends for 2009 – what will get funded, where the markets and business is heading, how to be successful in these challenging times. Our panel will feature: Brian Boyer (Partner, TIPS Group), Jim Connor (Membership Co-Chair and Board Director, Sand Hill Angels), Bill Powar (Keiretsu Forum), Ron Weissman (Band of Angels), abd Jeff Yu (Managing Director, Angels Forum). For more info and to register, please visit FountainBlue's page here.


Bay Area IT/Software Development Execs Meetup Group presents "Twitterville: Using Global Neighborhoods to thrive in tough times"
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009, 7pm - 9pm
Samovar Conference Hall, Mountain View, CA
Cost: $20

Shel Israel will be discussing his new book Twitterville which contains interviews and case studies from more than 50 businesses and organizations who are using Twitter to get closer with customers during the challenging economic times we all face. These include Dell Computer, Comcast, The Home Depot, The American Red Cross, NPR, the Barack Obama campaign, Jim Long, NBC cameraman at the White House people in home offices and nonprofits. He will discuss why Twitter serves a growing number of companies to improve support, sales, news coverage, disaster recovery information and conversations with customers. For more info and to register, visit the Meetup page here. As usual gourmet dinner, wine and drinks will be provided!


SDForum preesnts "Emerging Technologies in Physical Retail"
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009, 6:30pm - 9pm
Pillsbury Winthrop, Palo Alto, CA
Cost: Free for SDForum members, $15 general

Two major themes are driving the invention and adoption of technologies in physical, bricks-and-mortar retail: (1) the need to make the physical retail experience as trackable, analysable and steerable as the online experience, and (2) the redesign of retail environments by customer type. In this talk, Albert Wong of IBM will survey the leading new retail technologies (including ecash, guided selling, radio frequency identification, and near field communications), and explain how they are being deployed by major retailers such as Best Buy, Walgreens, 7-Eleven, McDonalds, Marks and Spencer, and Virgin. IT Architect, IBM, and ACM Distinguished Speaker Albert Wong will also cover the software and hardware infrastructure developed to support those emerging technologies. Whether you are simply curious about physical retail, are active in the space, or are just wondering how it is that you spent as much as you did this past Christmas, come join us for a fast-paced tour of emerging technologies in retail. For more info, please visit SDForum's page for the event here.


SDForum's Engineering Leadership SIG presents "2008 Retrospective - Reflecting (agilely) on What We Learned as Engineering Leaders"
Thursday, January 15th, 2009, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
SAP, Southern Cross Room, Palo Alto, CA
Cost: Free for SDForum members, $15 at the door for non-SDForum members

The facilitators are Ken Yagen (Senior Director of Engineering, MuleSource) and Ron Lichty (Group Manager, Consumer Zone Alarm Technologies, Check Point). WIIFM: Learn agile inspect and adapt techniques while reflecting on and sharing your experiences of the past year. Collectively resolve how to apply them to become a better engineering leader in 2009 and come away with a concrete New Year's resolution for achieving this goal. It's the new year and time to make our New Year's resolutions. In Agile development, retrospectives are regularly performed (quite more frequently than once a year) to reflect on what has happened and how things can be improved. In this session, we would like to collectively take a look back at what experiences and lessons we had in 2008 and how we can learn from those to improve our engineering leadership skills in 2009. For more info, please visit SDForum's page for the event here.


Asian Professional Women In Tech presents "Travel Around the World and Multiply Your Experiences"
Saturday, January 17th, 2009, 1pm - 3:30pm
Alzheimer Association, Mountain View, CA
Cost: $5 and as the APWT tradition, bring snacks, drinks or wine to share if you like

APWIT (Asian Professional Women in Tech) is proud to present two women entrepreneurs who founded their unique travel sites. Per popular demand, our previous speaker Teresa Williamson of Tango Diva is coming back. She is also graciously offering a free Brand Storming Session for one lucky APWT winner - a $300 worth of value (you must be an APWT member to win). Teresa is the creator and founder of Tango Diva, a worldwide online social network and travel magazine for women. Tango Diva’s online community of thousands of global users solicits Teresa for advice, ideas, and travel news. Tango Diva membership exceeds 6,500 women globally. She is also the author of FLY SOLO: The 50 Best Places on Earth for a Girl to Travel Alone (Penguin 2007). Pokin Yeung is the founder of GeckoGo, an online website for independent travelers to plan their travels and share their experiences back with the community. With her idea sketched on a piece of napkin, she was one of five finalists in the 2007 Women 2.0 Business Plan Competition. Officially launched since October 2008, GeckoGo is the fastest growing source of unique travel tips online. Prior to GeckoGo, Pokin worked as a product manager in various consumer product marketing companies including L'Oreal, Campbell Soup and Research in Motion. Ladies only. Bring your women friends! Sorry, no boys. (boys have enough clubs of their own! :-) For more info, please visit APWIT's page at here.


SF Entrepreneur presents "Yelp Business Success Panel - Meet the Super Yelpers"
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009, 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Westin, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $20 early bird, $25 at the door

It's no secret the internet has revolutionized the way business works. As a result, your customers have more information about you, your product and your competition than ever before. There is an entire conversation taking place inline and by taking part in it. At the same time, the internet has leveled the playing field tremendously. With a limited marketing budget, a bit of creativity, and online tools like Yelp. Come and meet these Yelp Warriors and learn how they successful make their business mark on Yelp. For more info and to register, please visit SF Entrepreneur's page for the event here.


VC Taskforce presents "Building the Perfect Company Presentation"
Thursday, January 29th, 2009, 6pm - 8:30pm
Two Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, CA
Cost: $35 VC Taskforce members, $45 affiliate, $65 general, $10 extra at the door

Your company presentation is the single most important fundraising document. Delivered at a VC partner meeting or shared over email, your company overview defines who you are, what you do and the extent to which your firm sounds like an attractive investment opportunity for angels, VCs or strategic investor. The VC Taskforce is pleased to offer a Company Presentation workshop for CEOs and other executives responsible for crafting and delivering the company's core presentation. Dr. Ronald Weissman, our session leader, has been an active Silicon Valley VC (Apax Partners) and angel investor (Band of Angels) and has trained many companies in the art of successful pitching. Marc Burch, Angel Investor and institutional investor for the von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC San Diego, will also be coaching. For more info and to register, visit VC Taskforce's page for the event here.