Boston WomenPreneurs Blog

I have had women come up to me at tech events and ask me why are we still talking about this? We were talking about women in tech when I was your age…

• If there is a problem that you keep running into, it is chronic and very problematic for a big market --go after it. If you think you have the solution you should try to solve it.
• Try a lot of different things in your career. Try them early and often.
• Prove yourself to the company that you work for or want to work for.
• What you think equals success usually is the opposite. Figuring this out along the way is what will make you a better business person.
• If you are miserable in your job or with your situation then you need to make a change.
• Have enthusiasm in all that you do. Enthusiasm trumps negativity around you.
• Hate when people tell you no. Then, go find another way to do it.
• Be really, really, really good at what you do.
• Lose a lot and then figure out how to win.
• Don’t let anyone tell you no.
• Be the first one to do something at your company.
• Don’t be the loudest one in the room.
• Persuade people with data and facts.
• Find your passion.
• Share your secrets of success with your team and let them shine.
• Pave the way in a male dominated environment.
• Look for mentors inside and outside of your company.
• Self reflect.
• Want. Want to be that type of person that you are not today. Aspire to be something greater and work hard to get there.
• Find confidence in others.
• Find support in the people around you.
• Give each other advice and grow from one another.
• Step out of your comfort zone and seek awesome results.
• You never know unless you try.
• If you find yourself at a meeting and not actually participating, realize that you should have been. Next time you will sit at the table to participate.
• Take leaps of faith.
• Be an overachiever.
• Have breakdowns, but learn from them.
• Today you might be able to do it but tomorrow maybe not so much.
• Be humble.
• Surround yourself with a wonderful team.
• Have WAY too much confidence in yourself.
• Hear the positive and not always the negative.
• Always listen to the good and the bad. Make changes.

The Ad Club of Boston put on a Twitter chat last night geared specifically towards women and the process in getting a job after college. Each Wednesday night from 7-8 PM EST The Ad Club is hosting the Twitter chat to help recognize women in business.

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of FaceBook just gave a TED talk about women in the workplace and how we can get more women in upper management positions. She delved into what our problems are and how can we fix these problems to even out the number. We need to start now.

The week before the new year brings a lot of feelings, emotions and ideas. What lies ahead this year? What did I do this year that was stupid? What did I do this year that was great? You look back and think about your accomplishments and your downfalls. What have you learned? What can you do better this upcoming year?

We bought thewomenpreneurs.com because womenpreneurs.com is not available. Don't you just hate it when people squat on a URL for no reason. That's okay we are moving on and moving on strong in 2011.

Come meet, network and interact with leading VCs, corporate VCs and angel investors at the 2010 New England Venture Summit being held on December 15^th at the Hilton Boston Dedham.

Speakers Series Event

Our goal here at Boston WomenPreneurs is to create an over-arching social network (not FaceBook, unlike LinkedIn, not Twitter, not any of those) that will be specific to women entrepreneurs. This online and offline community will allow women entrepreneurs to socialize and learn in a way that will help to create more businesses and startups. This goal is one that is a long way away but that we will not give up on this vision. Yes, there are versions of this idea out there for entrepreneurs but we know that women starting businesses need resources and a live community. WomenPreneurs are sprouting up all over Boston and we hope to encourage more over the next year.