Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs - Softcover

Niño, Nathalie Molina; Grace, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143132202 ISBN 13: 9780143132202

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2018

Synopsis

For women entrepreneurs (and anyone launching a startup from scratch), this smart, snappy guide presents 50 proven ways to leapfrog over road blocks to growth and success

Through her extensive experience in the startup world, Nathalie Molina Nino, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of BRAVA Investments, discovered that women entrepreneurs face unique hurdles in launching and scaling their businesses. Often deprived of the access to support, resources, and capital their male counterparts enjoy, they need simple, effective ways to "leapfrog" over these barriers to the success they deserve.
Leapfrog offers 50 proven hacks to help women entrepreneurs (and anyone launching a startup from scratch) take their businesses to the next level. Based on the Athena Core 10, a unique set of leadership values Nathalie helped develop at Barnard, as well as anecdotes and advice from well-known trailblazers, this inspiring book lays out powerful strategies and shortcuts for business growth, such as:
* Sell it, then build it
* Document your non-negotiables and take care of those first
* Bypass VC bias (and BS) with crowdfunding
* Put friends, family, and community to work
For women entrepreneurs and anyone aspiring to launch a business, Leapfrog is the essential guide to getting past the major obstacles to growth and achieve the success they desire.

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Review:

"A must-read for any woman who has a great idea and the nagging thought that doors are closed to her; Molina Niño helps to blow them open."--Publishers Weekly

"No-nonsense strategies for starting and growing a business, especially if you don't have deep pockets."--Darrah Brustein, Forbes

"We are the leaders we have been waiting for, and with advice from this incredible guide, I believe we will win the fight for gender equity."--Bob Bland, national cochair, Women's March on Washington

"Leapfrog's scrappy yet sophisticated advice helps aspiring entrepreneurs from all backgrounds understand how to be the CEOs of our own lives and the creators of our destinies."--Jamia Wilson, executive director and publisher, Feminist Press, City University of New York

"A must-have for every woman, budding entrepreneur or not. [It's] packed with practical and relevant advice--you can't help but be emboldened to take that first step toward making your business idea a reality."--Jacki Zehner, president of the Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation, chief engagement officer and cofounder of Women Moving Millions

"For those of us who don't have an MBA or a million-dollar network to pave the way, we have Nathalie's helpful hacks to catapult us into the C-suite and beyond."--Ruthie Ackerman, deputy editor of Women@Forbes

"There is hidden money and opportunity in America. Nathalie provides the shortcuts to solve the puzzle and go get it! No excuses--Leapfrog is the how!"--Nely Galán, author of New York Times-bestselling Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way

"Leapfrog is a shot of founder/CEO/executive know-how into the bloodstream. I have never had starting or running business explained to me like this. Not only do I feel like I have to launch my business, I feel like I deny myself a world of experiences, community, philanthropy, self-love and self-knowledge by not launching my business. Leapfrog is a major key guaranteed to unlock your entrepreneurial spirit and convert any aspiring CEO from a dreamer into a doer."--Melani Douglass, Founder, Family Arts Museum & The Well Nana

"Filled with practical advice for real women on everything from funding to finding a network; Nathalie understands that women want to build from the heart, and that how you get there is just as important as where you're going."--Danielle Kayembe, CEO of GreyFire Impact, and author of The Silent Rise of the Female-Driven Economy

"It's the future of entrepreneurship. I couldn't put it down!"--Rakia Reynolds, founder and CEO, Skai Blue Media

"I believe everyone has the entrepreneurial spirit within them--the information and inspiration within Leapfrog will serve to empower all women for generations to come."--Nina Vaca, founder, chairman, and CEO, Pinnacle Group

"A blueprint for women like me, who have the will, but need the way."--Erika Alexander, writer, actress, and cofounder, Color Farm Media

"Brash, ballsy, brilliant. Leapfrog is packed with practical wisdom from the front lines of entrepreneurship."--< --Gloria Feldt, cofounder and president of Take the Lead, author of No Excuses, and former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

About the Author:

Nathalie Molina Nino is the CEO and founder of BRAVA Investments, investing in high-growth, innovative businesses that deliver a measurable economic benefit to women. A technologist and coder by training, Molina Nino launched her first tech startup at the age of 20. Molina Nino is also the co-founder Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies of Barnard College at Columbia University. She has served as a business and global growth advisor to industry leaders in the for- and non-profit sectors, including Disney, Microsoft, MTV, Mattel, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Most recently, she stepped in as CRO of PowerToFly and led the launch campaign for Nely Galan's New York Times bestseller and company, Self-Made.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0143132202
• ISBN 13: 9780143132202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256