I’ve only ever been on one blind date. It was a bust. A friend set us up because we both wore black all the time. That was obviously not enough. The SeedNetworking experience was also a major bust. First of all, the room was full of suits. It looked and acted like a job fair. Web… [Read more…]
March 30, 2010
I was always slightly bummed that I never got a chance to try speed dating. The concept intrigued me on so many levels. Seems like it would be great blog fodder and a blast in general. But I found a workaround. I’ll be trying an alternative version of it in April through SeedNetworking, which sets… [Read more…]
March 22, 2010
There’s a huge wave that Internet people are paddling like fools to catch right now. It’s the “women are starting to realize they’re under-represented in tech and startups, so we’d better start to care or at least pretend we do” wave. Some effects of this wave include a rise in women-in-tech organizations and an effort… [Read more…]
February 9, 2010
I went to my first Geek Girl Party in Paris, which was masterfully organized by Sandrine Camus, founder of GamonGirls and the woman behind the Paris Girl Geek Dinners. The party wasn’t quite what I expected. I thought it would be a feminine version of all the tech networking/social events I normally attend, most of which are… [Read more…]
December 5, 2009
I’ve just created a Facebook group for women startup founders and management. Just a few weeks ago, I started talking to The Next Women in London about doing some blogging and interviews for them. To do that, I need access to women entrepreneurs. So I took the plunge and created Fondatrix. It’s something I’ve been… [Read more…]
November 17, 2009
Do you have a content strategy for your own social media presence? If you’re a professional, you probably should. Too many small business/startup blogs and Twitter feeds are too inwardly focused, all about features and updates or the founder’s views and activities. I give some tips for getting a plan and making your content valuable in… [Read more…]
July 13, 2009
This week I’m launching an e-commerce site to accompany Francophilia, the social network for francophiles I founded. It’s running on the Zlio platform. It has some limitations, but I’m pretty happy to be able to offer my francophile members one-stop shopping for French and French-themed products! Just found out my personal blog, frogblog, is ranked… [Read more…]
April 27, 2009
This is not a ladies luncheon, girls. No cucumber sandwiches. Instead, the Women Who Tech 2009 TeleSummit offers a dozen different panels on hot topics moderated by women who know what they’re talking about (from SlideShare, BlogHer, YouTube, MoveOn and more). Panels include Launching Your Own Startup, Social Networks and Diversity Barriers, and Innovation and… [Read more…]
April 26, 2009
Even though I was just at a barcamp a few weeks ago, I couldn’t pass up the chance to attend TDWCamp yesterday, a barcamp for web workers organized by Olivier Chambon, author of the blog Travailleurs du Web. I wanted to mingle with some of Web Worker Daily‘s audience, and to hear from them firsthand… [Read more…]
April 22, 2009
Oh lucky me! I discovered Ykone, a sizzlin’ French startup last night when I saw their presentation at the Keiretsu Paris investors’ meeting. It’s a social network built around fashion brands that has really taken off in the couple of months since they launched. Delicious site (visually and in terms of interactivity), impeccable concept, an… [Read more…]
April 15, 2009
I attended an Entrepreneur Academy at the newly created Paris branch of Keiretsu Forum (the world’s largest business angel network) in January. It was a three-hour workshop on how to put together a successful investor presentation. During the workshop, the president of Keiretsu Paris, Jack Bays, offered some advice for French startups looking for funding.… [Read more…]
April 5, 2009
I was at the E-reputation barcamp held at La Cantine yesterday, where I attended a session on personal branding given by Fadhila Brahimi. In Fadhila’s session, I was primarily interested in the questions, hopes and fears of the other attendees, so that I could address them in future talks and posts about online identity and… [Read more…]
April 22, 2010
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