The Boss of You

We’re hard at work on a near final round of book edits (next deadline mid July, final deadline mid August!) and as I worked on the latter half of the book yesterday I hit the “Celebrate Your Success” section. Now, Lauren and I like to joke a fair bit amongst ourselves and peers that our […]

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I received a link to the Kiva website this morning from a client who works in Community Economic Development. The site helps facilitate micro-lending at a very individual level allowing individuals to loan funds to entrepreneurs and business people in the developing world. You can read more about the program here, but I was personally […]

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Helping women get what they’re worth is a bit of a personal mission for Lauren and I. If had a nickel for every time we’ve sat with friends over a cocktail or tea pep talking them before they set their rates or the night before they go in to negotiate a salary raise, well I’d […]

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There’s a certain glamour about the phrase “venture capital.” It sounds seductive, powerful, a little mysterious. The very concept of it plays into the myth of the high-stakes entrepreneur — she who risks everything on a dream.
In our industry, we’ve seen some interesting venture-capital stories materialize, and in general I’m pretty skeptical about the benefits […]

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Every once in a while we field questions from folks who ask us why we’re writing a book specifically for women. They wonder if some (or all) of what we have to say might be relevant to folks of the male persuasion and question why we aren’t planning on addressing men directly. In some ways […]

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Our pal and colleague in the business book category, Michelle Goodman is going to be on Felicia Sullivan’s Writer’s Revealed show this Sunday. These two smart savvy chicks are bound to cook up plenty of wisdom and wit, making it well worth a listen. Plus! You might just win a free copy of Michelle’s book, […]

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Over the last month, the amount of comment spam we’ve received on this site has been increasing exponentially, to the point where it’s gone beyond an annoyance to being truly disruptive. As a result, we’ve changed our commenting structure. We’ll be moderating comments from here on in, not because we want to control what you […]

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In my ongoing attempt to reduce the amount of non-crucial email I receive, I have slashed the number of email lists I subscribe to — but one of my email indulgences is Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology. No matter what your views on astrology are, his writing is a brilliant example of out-of-the-box thinking and […]

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