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• 10.25.07
  An Analysis of New York City Venture Capital Investors
  Venture Capital

  I recently got my hands on a database of New York City venture capitalists and was able to run some numbers. Altogether the list represented 29 firms and 259 VC’s. Despite opinions to the contrary – at least in New York – it certainly helps to have an MBA and in particular, have attended Harvard Business School…how east coast :) Some Stats: Only 9.6% of NY- based VCs are women Of the 250 who had listed their undergraduate alma maters 41% attended an Ivy League school 140 (56%) hold MBA degrees Of the MBA’s, exactly 50% went to Harvard Business ...
  
  
• 09.25.07
  Does Gender Matter When You Start a Company?
  Entrepreneurship

  The Small Business Administration recently released a report titled: "Are Male and Female Entrepreneurs Really That Different?" The study's main conclusion is that, when other factors are controlled, gender does not affect a new ventures performance. However, the approach and type of business started is impacted by the gender of the entrepreneur. For example, women and men often decide to become entrepreneurs for different reasons: men are more likely to start a technology business and to start a business with a primary objective of making money. Women are more likely to operate in low risk and non-profit business sectors. Interestingly, ...
  
  
• 05.29.07
  Theory Week: Girls Are Evil
  Pop Culture

  Here is proof for the entire male species that girls (women) are evil: This is all meant in good fun of course! Thanks to Theo for letting me steal this
  
  
• 09.22.06
  On Women’s Only Colleges…or the lack there of
  Campus Chatter

  Many of the major newspapers have been covering the recent decision of Randolph-Macon Woman's College to admit men. We are saddened by this news because women's colleges, while extremely worthwhile in mission are increasingly unpopular - at least when it comes to attracting money. Anyone who argues that women's colleges are not worthwhile endeavors is simply arguing from a point of ignorance. From a blog called Save Randolph-Macon Woman's College, we found this snippet alluding to a very telling piece of research: "A significant new study by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research demonstrates that the predominance of women in undergraduate ...
  
  
• 09.21.06
  Women Entrepreneurs Are Gaining Steam…
  Entrepreneurship

  According to a recent report by the US Small Business Administration and a separate report from the Center for Women's Business Research, entrepreneurship among women is ’booming.’ The reports state that nationwide there are currently approximately 7.7 million majority women-owned businesses. Overall women-owned businesses have increased 42% over the past five years (compared to an overall growth rate of only 24%). One of IntelliGrad's favorite Blogs and favorite Websites is LadiesWhoLaunch.com. LadiesWhoLaunch was founded by Victoria Colligan and Beth Schoenfeldt with the intention of providing the two C's: content & community in order to help women start and expand their business ventures. LadiesWhoLaunch ...
  
  

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