Doyenne Group (C), Heather Wentler Thinking Big Means planning for success, not failure Last month I talked about our Evergreen Fund and how we hope to see our applicants dreaming bigger and asking for more money. But let’s step back. We know how hard this is. Dreaming big and making big... Jul 1, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon Women United not Divided: Three Generations of Women At Doyenne, we’re trying to transform the entrepreneurial ecosystem so that all entrepreneurs have an equal shot. Over the years, we have worked with women entrepreneurs ranging in age from 17 to 70. ... Jun 19, 2018 Brick by Brick
Heather Wentler The No. 1 reason your funding application was denied We just finished our third round of the Evergreen Fund , and we’ve realized it’s time to have a hard conversation about how entrepreneurs think about funding. Our Evergreen Fund has three investment l... May 29, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon How to give and receive feedback In my last post, I talked about why, as a community of women, we need to have tough conversations — conversations about race and privilege and gender and intersectionality. But, If these conversations... May 14, 2018 Brick by Brick
Doyenne Group (C), Heather Wentler Why women aren’t at your conferences Every year, I shake my head when I see yet another women’s conference announced. In 2018 alone, there are more than 50 different national conferences focused on women in tech or entrepreneurship. Ther... Apr 26, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon Why You're Going to Hear Things That Make You Uncomfortable From Doyenne We’ve taken a new approach to our blog since the beginning of 2018. Many of you have noticed. We’re living out our motto: Be Audacious. We’re calling out and naming the attitudes, policies, and behavi... Apr 16, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon THIS IS WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE TO PUT TOGETHER A CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN Finding funding for your venture is tough no matter who you are. There is no magic bullet. Securing funding is hard, time consuming, prepare for more “no” than “yes” responses, finding your niche, per... Mar 29, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon QUALITY COACHES HELP ENTREPRENEURS NAVIGATE THE CHAOS — WITHOUT ADDING TO IT By Amy Gannon Building a business is a messy, iterative process. Coaching an entrepreneur through that process can be equally messy — and often ineffective — if the coach does not bring the right appr... Mar 20, 2018 Brick by Brick
Doyenne Group (C), Heather Wentler Stop believing this lie about women’s relationships Business is about relationships. Because of what the media puts in front of us and the experiences we witness firsthand, we spend a lot of time looking at the problems of how men relate to women in bu... Mar 5, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon Please Call Me On My #WhiteGirlShit Early in my career, I was working in a government office focused on women’s health that had a toxic environment. Just before I started, the department had gone through a reorganization — one that put ... Feb 20, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon Can anybody think of a good business idea for a male entrepreneur? By Heather Wentler A few weeks ago, a reporter from a small business blog sent the following request out over HARO, a listserv that connects journalists to expert sources: “I am looking for any ideas ... Feb 8, 2018 Brick by Brick
Amy Gannon INTRODUCING THE #DOYENNEMOMENT The #MeToo movement — which is now morphing into the #TimesUp movement — exposed the ubiquity of sexual harassment in the workplace, with famous abusers in Hollywood, in the news media, and in Silicon... Jan 18, 2018 Brick by Brick
