You very well may know that the current system of funding women founders isn’t working. Traditional pitch competitions do NOT work for...

A recent conversation about inclusivity lead me to the idea of writing an article breaking down ten dominant forms of unconscious bias in...

Significant cultural and legal changes in Indiana this year have made it more difficult for women to start up, scale up, retain and...

On Friday, August 5, 2022, the Indiana General Assembly (state Senate and state House of Representatives) voted to ban abortion in...

Letter from the CEO to The Startup Ladies community Dear Startup Ladies Community, I know that many of our members are hurting and angry...

Tinkering frees your mind. It gives you confidence. It opens the headspace needed to perceive the inconceivable. It helps to remove the...

This letter was sent to The Startup Ladies mailing list on June 1, 2022. Happy PRIDE, Friends! This newsletter is 100% dedicated to all...

There has not been much innovation in the period industry in the last eighty+ years. Considering that more than half the planet is...

Once founders have exhausted personal savings in their startup, they need additional funding to prove out the concept, develop the...

Each one of us has felt some rejection in our lives. Rejection is a part of everyday life, but some rejections are harder than others. ...

It is very important for founders to create a plan that includes numbers (score keeping) to determine if your business is headed in the...

There has been a rise in homophobic and transphobic behavior in central Indiana over the last year. Depending on your circle of friends,...

One of the biggest mistakes first-time entrepreneurs make is building a product that doesn’t have a market. Founders get so excited about...

By Kristen Cooper. Published in the Indianapolis Business Journal on October 8, 2021. Are the problems you are experiencing right now...

Rebecca Bormann is an extremely accomplished IT Business Development professional, passionate about connecting with people and helping...

By Kristen Cooper. Published in the Indianapolis Business Journal on August 6, 2021. Since April 2020, I’ve held virtual office hours for...

Trang Ho is originally from Vietnam, and moved to the US in 2011 for college. After graduating from Lake Forest College in Chicago, she...

Amanda is a travel aficionado who loves visiting resorts and beaches around the world. She has cherished every vacation during her nearly...

Born in Kerala, Amrutha grew up in three different countries. If you haven’t heard of Kerala before, it’s a state in South India that’s...

The idea of starting up a company is exhilarating, romantic, and full of possibility. Most first-time entrepreneurs rush into it before...

By Kristen Cooper originally published in the Indianapolis Business Journal on 4/12/18 If you can validate that a market wants, needs and...

Nicole Kearney is a writer with an MFA in Dramatic Writing and vegan winemaker for Sip & Share Wines. Nicole has been in the wine...

By Kristen Cooper originally published in the Indianapolis Business Journal on 3/26/21 Historically, women have gone unfunded and have...

Lots of people come to The Startup Ladies with ideas for a business. In many cases, they identified a problem in their professional life...