Responses for the VentureChicks

There's been some interesting feedback on the recent search for female investor-bloggers. Thanks to Matt Marshall, Kirsten Osalind, and Anne Zelenka for chiming in on the topic. Though I've got to say...there have to be more than three of us. Um...doesn't there? I will continue to maintain the list, so please do comment with any more suitable blogs that you find.

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[Xenia]

Below is information on the TiE (Talent, Ideas, Enterprise) Conference. If you could please post the information on your blog, and then let us know where it is posted, we would greatly appreciate it. If you would like to speak with the event organizers, something can definitely be arranged. We may also be able to offer a discounted rate for the conference if you have an interest in attending.

Thanks!

TiECon 2006: Disruption and Convergence – Entrepreneurs Unlimited
Entrepreneurs to Meet in Santa Clara, California, May 12-13
www.tiecon.org

Summary: The 13th TiE Conference is dedicated to providing a collaborative framework for entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and leaders of global ITC companies to discuss the big issues facing the technology industry and entrepreneurism. Keynotes, panel discussions and case studies will focus on various business ecosystems including networking, semiconductors, software, storage, security, Internet, hospitality, wireless, life sciences, and other emerging businesses.

Who: TiE.org (Talent, Ideas and Enterprise) is a not-for-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals. Originally founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley, as ‘The Indus Entrepreneurs,’ reflecting the ethnic South Asian or Indus roots of the founders, it is today is an open and inclusive organization with more than 45 chapters in ten countries. TieConference brings together the talent, ideas, enterprise and people who are shaping the future of our electronic world.

What: TiECon features a series of Keynote speakers, panel discussions and networking opportunities. The “Distinguished Speaker Series” draws upon the expertise of CEOs, CTOs, CFOs, CMOs and Rainmakers to share candid insights from personal experience. This year’s keynote speakers are John Doerr General Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers; Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, United Nations; Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman, UB Group; David Lynch, Director & Writer, Hollywood Producer; Judy Estrin, CEO, Packet Design; Jane Wales, President & CEO, World Affairs Council, NC; T J Rodgers, CEO, Cypress Semiconductor; Howard Dean, Chairman, Democratic National Committee. The Distinguished speakers need to be in alphabetical order:
Tom Berquist, CEO, Ingres Corporation; Dr. Tom Fogarty, Professor of Surgery, Stanford University; Subrah Iyer, Chairman & CEO, WebEx Communications, Inc.; Sanjay Jha, Founder & Professor of the Network Group, School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales; Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures; Byung Moo Kim, Global CTO, SK Telecom; Rahul Merchant, CTO, Merrill Lynch Global Markets; Nobuharu Ono, President & CEO, NTT DoCoMo USA, Inc., Rick Page, Founder and CEO, The Complex Sale, Inc 10. Aliza Peleg, Managing Director, SAP Labs U.S.; David Seibel, President, Insight Partners; Linda Simensky, Senior Director of Children's Programming, PBS. A special highlight is going to be the “Entrepreneur’s Bazaar”. The Bazaar provides unique opportunities for entrepreneurs to schedule quality one-on-one time with industry experts from the venture capital, legal, finance and other professions.

When and Where: Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13 in the Santa Clara Convention Center & Hyatt Hotel, 5101 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA
For Online Registration click here
Conference Contact: TiEadmin@TiE.org, Phone: 408.567.0700 Fax: 408.567.0777
Media Contact Information
Xenia von Wedel, Terpin Communications at xenia@terpin.com, phone + (415) 595-2030

[kirsten]

Back in 2004, Danielle LaFleur over at Square Zebra blog ran an interesting piece on the dearth of women VCs.

In her words:

"I think there are a few characteristics of VC's I have noticed and maybe women need to tap into them:
1 - Educated Risk Taker: As opposed to stupid risk takers. (They have MBA's from Harvard not University of Phoenix Online.)
2 - Competitive without personal attachment.
3 - Game Orientated (Be a team player AND the star quarterback.)
4 - Confidence! Make a decision without checking for everyone's approval. When's the last time you saw a guy ask his admin assistant for her (his?) opinion on in investment?
5 - Ability to adapt. VC's can change course on a dime if the data shows the need for it. And they know how to cut their losses and move on.
And the most important:
6 - There is no $ ceiling. To expand: I think most women, internally put a cap on their earning potential. Instead of viewing money as a means to an end they see it as a validation of where they fit in the social circle. (I stole that point from Barbara Stanny)"

more:
http://squarezebra.typepad.com/square_zebra/2004/10/the_female_vc.html

[Helen Wang]

Hey, althought I am not a VC, I blog about venture capital, entrepreneurship, emerging markets and technologies, and women in leadership across the Pacific. Check it out.