Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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This Entrepreneur Just Became One of the Few Black Women in the U.S. to Raise More Than $1 Million From VCs. First, She Had to Turn Down $500,000
Imagine this: You've been fundraising fruitlessly for almost a year, and suddenly you win $500,000 in a startup competition. What do you do? If you're Muhga Eltigani, you turn it down.
Female Founders Are Changing the World. Please Stop Calling Them ‘Mompreneurs’ and ‘She-E-Os’
Four years ago, Alyson Saxe ran into an old friend at Costco, who--upon learning Saxe had children--inquired whether she worked outside the home. Saxe explained that she'd founded a PR agency. "My friend said, 'How great! You're a mompreneur!'" recalls Saxe. "'You get to work and have time for your kids and family!'"
This Venture Capitalist Has Made a Science Out of Backing Women-Led Companies. Now She’s Helping Another Female Founder Perfect Her Pitch
When Anu Duggal returned to New York City eight years ago from India, the two-time founder and angel investor was shocked at how little venture capital was going to female-founded companies in the U.S. Duggal set out to bridge the gap by creating the Female Founders Fund.
She Was a Physical Therapist for NBA and Women’s Soccer Athletes. Then She Started a $100 Million Software Business
Heidi Jannenga was a rising collegiate basketball star at UC Davis, coming off the highest-scoring game of her career, when a bad landing on a routine layup blew out her knee. Intensive rehab got her back on the court in time for the playoffs and inspired her to pursue a career in the field--first as a sports therapist, then as a director of three physical therapy clinics. Then she founded Phoenix, Arizona-based WebPT--a software company that serves 15,000 physical therapy practices and has landed on the Inc. 5000 six times. --As told to Burt Helm
S’well’s Founder Knew She Needed to Replace Herself. Here’s How She Found the Perfect Person for the Job
About a year ago, Sarah Kauss, the founder of S'well, decided she really couldn't do it all. At least not well. S'well had grown to more than 100 employees and more than $100 million in sales, and its signature water bottles had been joined by product lines such as snack containers and cutlery. Meanwhile, sustainability--the passion that got S'well started in the first place--was becoming an ever-greater concern to customers.
Anu Duggal’s Female Founders Fund Scored a Multimillion-Dollar Exit. Male Investors Are Finally Paying Attention
I was living in India from 2009 to 2011, having co-founded an e-commerce company called Exclusively.in. It was the first to apply the flash-sale model to Indian retail. We ended up raising about $20 million.
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5Q’s With Shontay Lundy, Founder of Cadence Black Girl Sunscreen
I met Shontay Lundy through a quick DM! She is beautiful and smart, most of all an advocate for sun-care. Yes, sun-care for women of colour. I live for summer and it’s so important to protect my maturing melanin.
Food Waste Warrior Tessa Clarke Shares Her Favourite Ecological Tech Innovations
Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of the food-sharing app Olio, serves up her favourite innovations in Vogue's September issue.
Inside The Advisory Company Run By Women, For Women
Fulcrum Capital is an investment advisory company led by three women who share the same goals — to deliver investment returns to clients while making a difference in the lives of women and girls.
Kahmune Founder Jamela Acheampong Created A ‘nude’ Shoe For All Skin Tones
The idea for Jamela A. Acheampong’s U.K.-based nude shoewear brand Kahmune was birthed out of her own futile search to find clothing and shoes to match her darker skin tone.
Woman to Watch: Ann-Christine Langselius
Ann-Christine Langselius launched Miraculum to help protect people, buildings, materials and forests from fire damage using sustainable products.
The Future Of Femcare Products Is Here With Planera’s Certified Flushable And Biodegradable Sanitary Pads
Living sustainably is difficult and confusing. Being a conscious consumer comes with a variety of challenges - from trying to reduce household energy use, to consider...
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