Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association is on a mission to accelerate the success of Penn Wharton women founders and funders.
SF, NY, LA, Boston, and India
Joined November 2019
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Caroline Strzalka, co-founder of Overplay, recently landed a $500k deal with billionaire Mark Cuban for her groundbreaking video gaming app. Join us for an exclusive WAFFA event with Caroline!
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Join our discussion, 4/9, with Amy Cayne Schwartz, Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer for Pearl Bio. Amy will talk about her experiences as she moved from being a lawyer to forging a new world in bio technology.
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Join us this Fri 4/8 from 3-6 pm as we welcome Parfait to our retail lab for a pop-up event. Parfait is the only direct-to-consumer customization platform that uses computer vision to accurately detect measurements and skin tone to provide truly tailored hair wigs and extensions
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Our Retail Lab Founders Forum, in partnership with @BakerRetailCtr, continues on March 15th with Melissa Mash, WG'12 & Deepa Gandhi, WG'13, co-founders of @DagneDover! Register to attend: whr.tn/3pCaJDl #entrePENNeur
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The Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders Association (@hellowaffa) is a a 501c3 non-profit alumni club on a mission to accelerate the success of @Penn women founders and investors, and the men who support them. Learn more about the organization: whr.tn/35kHqOB
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Entrepreneurship in the U.S. has declined in recent decades. A new study by Prof. Sergio Salgado offers insights into why – and why the trend isn't a cause for concern (via @WhartonKnows): whr.tn/3zlGJyG
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Read @HealthPaloma's Marina Tarasova talk about the founder experience and the 5 things needed to succeed as a female founder via @thrive thriveglobal.com/stories/mar…
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"Our approach and framework are built around the idea that ... no matter what [the] pace of change is, no matter how unpredictable and volatile it is, we can have the mechanism to upskill people on whatever skills are needed."
—BigSpring CEO Bhakti Vithalani WG'06
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Great article by @MarinaGlazman with quotes from some incredible @hellowaffa women.
5 epic (but common) networking fails and how to avoid making them fastcompany.com/90661360/5-e…
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Promise Market Fit: That time in the customer discovery journey when you KNOW that you have an idea that people want. They want to be beta customers. They want to pilot it. And it isn’t built it yet.
The PROMISE of the benefit is so strong that customers are eager to buy/try.
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Who or what inspired you to become an entrepreneur? #MondayMotivation
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Millions of women have lost their jobs or dropped out of the workforce during the pandemic. I wrote about how this is a national emergency that demands a national solution. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Gender stereotypes in feedback to leaders: men get more helpful guidance than women.
Machine learning analysis:
Men are encouraged to be ambitious, leverage politics, show confidence.
Women are advised to get along, cope with politics, feel confident.
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In an interview with @vntrlab, @xulucy #W13 discusses how her venture, @ThePortGlobal, is helping startups in emerging tech markets expand globally. whr.tn/2LKcrC4
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Heart of the City: Advancing Black Equity through Homeownership and Investing in the Urban Core.
Speakers:
• Dionne Nelson
• Egbert Perry
• James Simmons III (@_egbertperry)
Moderator:
• Seble Tareke-Williams
Grab your tickets to this panel at wmyconference.com!
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"I want to thank the remarkable women who paved the way for @Bumble in the public markets."
📍 From Austin, TX, Bumble CEO & Founder @WhitWolfeHerd rings the @Nasdaq Opening Bell in celebration of #BumbleIPO.
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The @wmyconf Fireside Chat: Building your Brand Strategy
Speaker:
• Cara Sabin @SundialBrands CEO
Moderator:
• Dr. Americus Reed @Wharton Marketing Professor
Grab your tickets at wmyconference.com
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‘For there is always light,
If only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it’
@TheAmandaGorman
