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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. 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 encountered wasn't always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder's story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur's journey including: Mastering the idea stage and whiteboardingNavigating early setbacksPitching venture capitalBootstrapping and angel investmentManaging the post-funding stageThriving through intrapreneurshipBalancing family and personal commitmentsHandling stress and anxietyOvercoming inevitable setbacksCrafting the successful exit.Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future. n her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. 2025 Business Book Awards Winner for Business JourneyWomen 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 encountered wasn't always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder's story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur's journey including:Mastering the idea stage and whiteboardingNavigating early setbacksPitching venture capitalBootstrapping and angel investmentManaging the post-funding stageThriving through intrapreneurshipBalancing family and personal commitmentsHandling stress and anxietyOvercoming inevitable setbacksCrafting the successful exit.Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future.…

Hardback. Condición: New. 2025 Business Book Awards Winner for Business JourneyWomen 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 encountered wasn't always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder's story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur's journey including:Mastering the idea stage and whiteboardingNavigating early setbacksPitching venture capitalBootstrapping and angel investmentManaging the post-funding stageThriving through intrapreneurshipBalancing family and personal commitmentsHandling stress and anxietyOvercoming inevitable setbacksCrafting the successful exit.Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future.…

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Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition. Authentic author-signed first edition, first printing of Valley Girls: Lessons from Female Founders in the Silicon Valley and Beyond by Kelley Steven-Weiss. | Published by Forbes Books in 2024, this copy is personally inscribed by the author with the inspirational message: | "Always remember to Dream Big!" | Drawing on interviews with successful female founders, the book explores leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, fundraising, and scaling businesses in Silicon Valley and beyond. | An excellent collectible for readers interested in startups, venture capital, technology leadership, and women entrepreneurs. | Includes the original dust jacket. | | Buyers Outside Canada - Please Note: Orders shipped outside Canada, including to the United States, may occasionally incur customs duties, import taxes, or carrier brokerage fees. Where these charges are not collected at checkout or required to be paid by the seller under the applicable marketplace's policies, they are the buyer's responsibility and are not included in our shipping charge. Please consider this before placing your order. signed by author or artist.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. 2025 Business Book Awards Winner for Business JourneyWomen 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 encountered wasn't always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder's story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur's journey including:Mastering the idea stage and whiteboardingNavigating early setbacksPitching venture capitalBootstrapping and angel investmentManaging the post-funding stageThriving through intrapreneurshipBalancing family and personal commitmentsHandling stress and anxietyOvercoming inevitable setbacksCrafting the successful exit.Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. 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 encountered wasn't always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder's story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur's journey including: Mastering the idea stage and whiteboardingNavigating early setbacksPitching venture capitalBootstrapping and angel investmentManaging the post-funding stageThriving through intrapreneurshipBalancing family and personal commitmentsHandling stress and anxietyOvercoming inevitable setbacksCrafting the successful exit.Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future. n her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condición: New. 2025 Business Book Awards Winner for Business JourneyWomen 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 encountered wasn't always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder's story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur's journey including:Mastering the idea stage and whiteboardingNavigating early setbacksPitching venture capitalBootstrapping and angel investmentManaging the post-funding stageThriving through intrapreneurshipBalancing family and personal commitmentsHandling stress and anxietyOvercoming inevitable setbacksCrafting the successful exit.Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future.…

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