The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) added 20 new members to its list, including Tumblr Founder and CEO David Karp, NY Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne, LearnVest Founder and CEO Alexa von Tobel, SkillShare CEO Michael Karnjanaprakorn, and many more. According to the [Full Story…]
Female-Targeted Financial Sites Compete for Users
September 17, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Daily Worth, an NY based startup, launched in 2009 and is striving to fill a niche that many new websites are exploring, financial advice for women. For example, three years ago Kristin McClement was struggling with student loans and credit card debt, and used DailyWorth.com to keep track of her [Full Story…]
NY-based LearnVest Hopes to Democratize Financial Advice Business
January 6, 2012 at 1:12 pm
By using Web technology, NY-based startup LearnVest hopes to democratize the complex and competitive financial advice business, according to the Wall Street Journal. The two-year-old start-up that has raised $25 million in venture capital from Facebook investor Accel Partners and other firms, [Full Story…]
Gawker, Tumblr Top Time Out’s “Best Jobs in NYC”
August 8, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Time Out New York has developed a list of the best places to work in New York City, and topping the list were social blog site Tumblr and blog site Gawker. Since the majority of Tumblr's 12 employees were taken from the Tumblr community, they are a committed bunch. "You can directly [Full Story…]
Internet Women/Entrepreneurship Event to Take Place Tomorrow Night
July 13, 2010 at 8:18 am
92YTribeca and Internet Is People will hold a panel and Q&A on Women and Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, July 14th at 7 pm. In partnership with Pace University, the panel will discuss personal and professional stories from the industry, and how they use internet technologies and strategies [Full Story…]
Clay Shirky Talks and Startups Demo at NY Tech Meetup
July 7, 2010 at 10:44 am
NYConvergence ORIGINALLast night at NYU's Skirball Center For The Performing Arts, it became clear that the NY Tech Meetup had settled in nicely to its new home when guest MC Dina Kaplan, co-founder of Blip.tv, announced a capacity crowd of 850 people in attendance. The packed house [Full Story…]
NYC Companies Gambling On Growth
April 9, 2010 at 10:47 am
Since 2008, New York City has lost more than 160,000 jobs. Things are looking up, however, as 25% of small businesses plan to hire over the next six months. Among them is LearnVest, a female focused personal finance site which launched in November under founder Alexa von Tobel. The company is [Full Story…]
LearnVest Raises $4.5 Million in First Funding Round
April 2, 2010 at 3:00 pm
LearnVest has raised $4.5 million in its first round of funding which was led by Accel Partners. The Web site focuses on personal finance for women. Content includes a daily e-mail with “hip lifestyle tips for living on a budget,” guides to a series of financial “basics,” as [Full Story…]
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