Why Are Women Funded Less than Men? Free ebook

My Free ebook ‘Why are Women Funded Less than Men‘ now edited to text only.  This version can be viewed on any device.

I dedicated a year to this project video interviewing venture capitalists, angels & female founders on the shortfall in funding for women.  I learnt some invaluable information & insights about raising venture capital & also tips for female founders from the project & the fabulous people I interviewed.

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Defining the X chromosome: the DNA of Women Led Startups

For over a year I have been video interviewing venture capitalists, angel investors and women founders trying to investigate the apparent shortfall in funding for women led technology startups. My goal has been to listen to as many people as I could from both sides of the table, in order to get a diversity of opinions on this controversial subject. Whilst I have been doing these interviews, many people have said to me that no problem exists and that women can be as easily funded as men if they have a great idea, team, plan and advisors. However the statistics show another story. The percentages of women in technology, female entrepreneurs and female venture capitalists are extremely low compared to men. But the reasons are multifold and complex and cannot be resolved quickly or easily. With this post I hope to shed some light on the intricacies of this issue. Everyone that I interviewed was inspiring and added a different voice and view to the puzzle.

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Julia Hu: Leverage the Hell out of your Womanhood

Video Interview with Julia Hu, CoFounder of Lark.  Julia is the CEO and founder of LARK, a mobile and consumer electronics startup out of MIT that helps couples sleep better together. Before LARK, Julia was an entrepreneur dedicated to growing early stage startups in the cleantech and design space. She launched Clean Tech Open’s National Sustainability Program to provide sustainability mentorship, education, judging, partnerships and environmental initiatives to startups across America, and then worked with consumer products social venture D.light Design in China on managing international marketing. Julia received a Masters and Bachelors in Engineering and Design at Stanford, and an MBA candidate from MIT Sloan.  You can find Julia on Twitter @ourlark

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