Today, we take the issue of female-founded start-ups head on with Nestio’s CEO and Co-Founder, Caren Maio. On the heels of the much tweeted about and commented on article by Mark Suster (“Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?”), Caren’s background and approach provide a window on the solution to the imbalance.
Tag: business
Why Women Having a Seat at the Table is Not Enough
I agree with Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg: Women need more seats at the table.
Verizon Small Business Lemonade Stand
My first forays into entrepreneurship were mowing lawns and washing cars. Susie sold lemonade. You gotta give this Verizon ad props for wryly bringing to life the iconic start-up: the lemonade stand. Any successful small businessperson can relate. Susie’s identifying her market, expanding capacity by bringing on help, and relying on technology to keep thing […]
True Grit: Spoonful by Spoonful, Inch by Inch
We only have a few choices in life, and they’re really not that complicated: 1. You can either live or die. 2. You can either win or lose. Guess what? The same is true for business. In my fourth year at JESS3, and now as head of production and client service, moments of inspiration intermixed […]
Women. Business. Opportunity. Numbers. Equality. Measurement.
A true labor of love, we are excited to be rolling out phase one of our recent animation for The Economist. Originally produced for the World In 2011 Festival, an event that coincided with the 25th anniversary of The Economist’s World In… publication, this powerful six-minute animation about women and today’s global economy was presented […]
Jonny’s Partay
It’s not just an interactive web TV talk show, it’s a Par-tay.
JESS3 Client Service Lesson #2
Some tips for negotiating fees from clients.
Microsoft Offers $44.6B for Yahoo
Microsoft Makes $42B Bid for Yahoo.
What Did Apple’s Five Fingers Say to NBC’s Face?
NBC tries to out negotiate Apple & fails. Miserably.
Price Elasticity of Demand
Economic relationships affect us all. Never hurts to know a bit.