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Apply for Women 2.0 Labs by Saturday September 4!

Women 2.0 Labs is a 5-week pre-incubator for engineers, designers, business and marketing mavens to begin to develop high-growth technology ventures in San Francisco, CA. This Women 2.0 program is open to both women and men.

Deadline to apply for your spot at Women 2.0 Labs: September 4th, 2010.

Keep your day job, join us afterward! Over the course of 5 weeks (September 27 - October 28, 2010), selected participants will moonlight in teams at the Women 2.0 Labs co-working space — and every Thursday night, demo their latest prototype.

Participants will be joined weekly by industry leaders serving as visiting advisors. Take a look at the advisors from the last Women 2.0 Labs session for an idea of the advisors involved.

Who should attend Women 2.0 Labs?

- Someone with an idea they’d like to validate, and passionately curious about starting a startup
- Someone without an idea, and passionately curious about starting a startup

How is Women 2.0 Labs different?

* We are focused on rapid prototyping.
* You work hands-on with potential team members.
* You don’t have to quit your day job or drop out of school. Come with enough energy to burn the midnight oil after work/school hours.
* There is no curriculum.

Are you an engineering student?

Are you interested in founding a startup? Join us! We’ve reserved a few spots for engineers still in school, or recently graduated, to join Women 2.0 Labs. Email baat@women2.org if interested.

Do the math:

5 engineers (software, hardware, bio)
+ 5 more engineers (students)
+ 5 designers
+ 5 business / marketing people
+ 5 week program
+ 5 days a week (M-F after work)
+ 555 dollars to join the race
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= 5 startups will emerge

Why $555? Two reasons:

1. If you rent a co-working spot in San Francisco, it would cost $500 per person a month. Not only are we providing a co-working space, we are creating a hyper-smart environment for you to build, and we are giving you access to investors and entrepreneurs for advice. We want you to build authentic relationships and great products.
2. We do not take equity.

Add up your “eating out” money each month, it’s about the same. Save it by investing in your startup!

Refund Policy: Due to the up front costs we incur and the structure of the program agenda, a 50% refund will be allowable until the end of the first week of the program. Refunds for emergency situations will be considered with proper documentation. Email us to discuss obtaining a refund.
Fall Schedule for Women 2.0 Labs

Women 2.0 Labs participants will meet on Thursday nights from 6pm to 9pm from September 27th through October 28th, 2010. Teams demo their latest product releases each Thursday evening. Teams are allowed to use the San Francisco space to work on their startups on weeknights from 6pm to 9pm.

Week 0
Idea Brainstorming and Team Formation.

Week 1
Thursday, September 30, 2010: Visiting Advisors: Eric Ries (Creator, Lean Startup), Jon Callaghan (General Partner, True Ventures)

Week 2
Thursday, October 7, 2010: Visiting Advisors: Steve Blank (Creator, Customer Development), Ann Miura-Ko (Partner, FLOODGATE)

Week 3
Wednesday, October 13, 2010: Visiting Advisor: Hiten Shah (Co-Founder & CEO, KISSMetrics)
Thursday, October 14, 2010: Visiting Advisors: Mari Baker (President & CEO, PlayFirst),
Dan Martell (Co-Founder, Flowtown)

Week 4
Wednesday, October 20, 2010: Visiting Advisor: David Weekly (Founder, Chairman, & Chief Product Officer, PBworks)
Thursday, October 21, 2010: Visiting Advisors: Saad Khan (Partner, CMEA Capital)

Week 5 — Final Demo Night
Thursday, October 28, 2010: Visiting Advisors: Sukhinder Cassidy Singh (CEO, Polyvore), Theresia Gouw Ranzetta (Partner, Accel Partners)

We are currently accepting company sponsors to provide food/drink for an evening in exchange for your logo on this page and a 3-5 minute pitch at event. Please contact shaherose@women2.org if interested.