I did a quick video interview with Eric Ries, The Lean Startup @FailCon 2012. He suggested building a new vc pattern recognition for women. He also advises not to raise money until you have a market fit & undeniable traction.
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Cassie Phillipps, FailCon: Failure is the Best Way to Learn How to Succeed
Video interview with Cassandra Phillipps, Executive Producer FailCon. Cassandra has been a startup event producer for over three years, producing and managing numerous conferences, including FailCon http://thefailcon.com/, SF MusicTech Summit, Inside Social Apps, Unleashed Conference, Startup Seminars, and many more. She works with clients to insure each has a high-quality and profitable event, connecting them with the best partners, sponsors, and speakers for their topics. Before moving to the start-up industry, she served as a stage manager at various theaters around the country, including the American Conservatory Theater, Chicago Court, Marin Theater Company, and Aurora. Cassandra has a B.A in Human Development from the University of Chicago. You can find Cassandra on her blog & on Twitter @webwallflower
Wendy Tan-White, Moonfruit: Ups & Downs of Fund Raising
Video interview with Wendy Tan-White, Founder of Moonfruit, a simple and powerful DIY website builder for SMB’s who expect better design tools to produce better designed sites. Moonfruit was founded in 1999 and recently raised $2.25m from Stephens (US) in Sept 2010 for accelerated international growth, and backing from Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups. She is a 500 Startups mentor and Astia advisor. Wendy was Marketing Director of Gandi Group, help start-up Zopa.com – first European P2P lending site and Egg.com – first UK internet bank. She sold her soul to Arthur Andersen after getting a BEng Computer Science from Imperial College, London. Wendy’s also a designer for fun and has a MA in Smart Textiles from Central St Martins. She lives in London with her husband and their 6 yr old son and 3 yr old daughter. Wendy was awarded CWT Everywoman’s Entrepreneur of the Year for 2011. You can find Wendy on Twitter @wendytanwhite