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Women who are smart enough to have the kind of big ideas that can change the world are also smart enough to understand that the odds are stacked against them.

In the past decade, all-female founding teams never received more than 3% of the US venture capital pool. Women seeking capital run up against negative stereotypes, cultural biases, sexual harassment, and discrimination. These factors push some of the most innovative ideas and talents onto the sidelines.

And yet, there is a path forward for any woman with a great idea and the passion to succeed.

Author Kelley Steven-Waiss, founder and CEO of Hitch Works Inc., a cloud-based skills mapping and intelligence platform, ought to know. She experienced the dynamics of raising capital as a woman founder firsthand. Leaving the safety of a career as CHRO of a major technology company, she dove into the challenging waters of venture capital first as an intrapreneur and then an entrepreneur. What she enco

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      Publisher Advantage Media Group
      Published 1/18/2024
      ISBN-13 9798887502175
      979-8887502175
      ISBN-10 9798887502175
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Women who are smart enough to have the kind of big ideas that can change the world are also smart enough to understand that the odds are stacked against them.

      In the past decade, all-female founding teams never received more than 3% of the US venture capital pool. Women seeking capital run up against negative stereotypes, cultural biases, sexual harassment, and discrimination. These factors push some of the most innovative ideas and talents onto the sidelines.

      And yet, there is a path forward for any woman with a great idea and the passion to succeed.

      Author Kelley Steven-Waiss, founder and CEO of Hitch Works Inc., a cloud-based skills mapping and intelligence platform, ought to know. She experienced the dynamics of raising capital as a woman founder firsthand. Leaving the safety of a career as CHRO of a major technology company, she dove into the challenging waters of venture capital first as an intrapreneur and then an entrepreneur. What she enco

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