But some women aim big. How can they blast past “average” performance while staying true to themselves?
I hate how I acted atthe $1M+ organization meetings. It was mostly guys, and I felt like I had to change myselfto fit in.”
Laura Novak and Her Family
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I’ve taken two maternity leaves during the course of growing our retail business, and those were some of the best months of the company.”
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Be Confident Be Competent Be Social Be Yourself
BEYOND SOLO Female Entrepreneurs Who Scale Successfully
• Take your business seriously
• Trust it as a solid investment
• Never apologize for your dedication and discipline
Be Confident
• Master the numbers
• Learn to hire, nurture and grow talent
• Seek out and delight customers
• Become a lifelong student
Be Competent
• Network with other confident and competent female entrepreneurs
• Look for women determined toscale their business
• Stay far away from the solo entrepreneur mindset
Be Social
• Don’t “act like a man” to fit in with male entrepreneurs
• Vest your company with your values: you CAN grow a kind, collaborative, and effective organization
• Trust your gut
Be Yourself
Source: strikingtruths.com
A LOVE NOTE TO FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS Do your best work. Touch one person. Make a difference to a handful. Build a legacy, not just an empire. Keep your value front and centre. Launch ideas from the heart. See the world as it isn’t. Make passion your master. Allow possibility to feed your soul.
Kapor Capital So Gal Ventures Female Founders Fund 37 Angels 500 startups Astia Women’s Venture Fund Golden Seeds Belle Capital Women’s Venture Capital Fund Texas Women Venture Fund Intel Capital: $125M Diversity Fund Valor Ventures Isabella Capital Women Venture
Venture Firms Who Target Female Entrepreneurs
Excerpted from Girl Meets Money: 50+ Resources for the Female Entrepreneur
CREDITS
BRUCE KASANOFFGHOSTWRITER kasanoff.com
LAURA NOVAKFOUNDER, LITTLE NEST PORTRAITS LittleNestPhoto.com