SMW 2011: Today's Start-Up Environment Is Genderless; Focus On The Business

Rachel Sklar (@rachelsklar) of EarlyStager opened up the all female panel stating the success and energies of upcoming start-ups is genderless: talking about gender is a waste of time. Each female founder gave their perspective of social and building start-ups from the ground up. EarlyStager helps guide entrepreneurs at critical points in product buildouts. Emily Hickey of Hashable talked about the power of pivoting and how Hashable evolved from something out of track.com. She explained the commonality of confusion in the early days of a product, “there’s always confusion in the process, follow your gut and see what people are using.”