Great piece by Jessica. It's cool reading this as I'm 25 years old now, even though I'm a guy. Whenever the topic of women entrepreneurs comes to mind though, I always think of Rose Blumkin - http://www.buffettsecrets.com/rose-blumkin-nebraska-furnitur...
She was Buffett's most favorite founder at Berkshire Hathaway. Granted that she's quite the outlier (started her first business when she was 44 and then worked 7 days/week until the age of 104!), she's a clear-cut example of someone who defies the stereotype. She's one of the most hardcore founders I have ever read about. Another great piece on her life: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/13/business/rose-blumkin-reta...
"Put her up against the top graduates of the top business schools or chief executives of the Fortune 500 and, assuming an even start with the same resources, she'd run rings around them" - Buffett
She was Buffett's most favorite founder at Berkshire Hathaway. Granted that she's quite the outlier (started her first business when she was 44 and then worked 7 days/week until the age of 104!), she's a clear-cut example of someone who defies the stereotype. She's one of the most hardcore founders I have ever read about. Another great piece on her life: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/13/business/rose-blumkin-reta...
"Put her up against the top graduates of the top business schools or chief executives of the Fortune 500 and, assuming an even start with the same resources, she'd run rings around them" - Buffett