I recently spoke to Amanda Barbara, creator of Pubslush, about the niche crowdfunding site for authors and publishers. The future of crowdfunding is in these niche platforms that create a vibrant ecosystem. The Inspiration As a voracious reader, Amanda saw great talents pushed into a slush pile of manuscripts. Books such as Harry Potter and The Help were rejected […]
Interview with Moola-Hoop: Crowdfunding Ecosystems For Women Entrepreneurs
I recently spoke to former IBM executives Brenda Bazan and Nancy Hayes, who co-founded Moola-Hoop, a crowdfunding site for women entrepreneurs. How Moola-Hoop Started Brenda and Nancy knew each other from their days at IBM. Both women had moved into spaces where they worked with women entrepreneurs and collectively saw the struggle that women entrepreneurs […]
Interview with Indiegogo: Where Crowdfunding Meets Marketing
I’ll confess, I’ve always had a soft spot for Indiegogo because it was the platform I used for my campaign for a conference that taught stay-at-home moms how to launch their own home-based businesses. I recently had the pleasure of talking to Adam Chapnik, a principal of the company, whose business card title is actually […]
New Year, New Healthy Attitude
Ten years ago I started doing yoga in the hopes of reconnecting with my body in a more friendly way. At least that is what I told everyone. Secretly I wanted what I called a “yoga butt.” You know those tight little bottoms that seem to defy age and gravity? It’s ten years later, and […]
Holiday Grief
Yesterday my son took a Christmas music box my mother gave him off the shelf and stared at it. He turned it on. He watched it. He’s eight years old. He’s a child who wants to act like a man. I knew what was going to happen before it happened – the way a mother […]
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