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20 must-attend tech conferences for female entrepreneurs in 2014

The Next Web

The Forbes Women’s Summit does a great job at bringing together women from all backgrounds. Big Omaha. I attended Big Omaha last year and was thrilled with the speakers and attendees I met. The Summit is building a community of queer women in tech worldwide. Their top picks (not all are gender-restricted!)

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Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries

TechCrunch

million in debt in a round of seed funding led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual of Omaha, MS&AD and Silverton Partners. Spot has grown 800% in policies from last year and 300% in partnerships, including bringing on Mutual of Omaha.

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Teaching The CEO To Fundraise And Even Like It

The NonProfit Times

By Randall Hallett Fundraising is a major component of the job description of most nonprofit chief executives — whether they like it or not. Being bold means you have to “sell” the ROI of the CEO’s time in philanthropy relationship building, the CEO’s critical value with larger donors, and respectfully push for more access to a CEO.

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Quick Left: An unlikely CEO leads this app development house that’s “a bit like therapy”

The Next Web

While it’s typically understood that the CEO’s job is to be the salesperson and face of a brand, Alongi tends to spend more time focusing on the work conditions and employee happiness of her company, Quick Left. “We have a lot more tools now that can give people transparency about why things cost a certain amount.

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The ACLU is suing Los Angeles over its controversial scooter tracking system

The Verge

Cities such as Columbus, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; San Jose, California; Seattle, Washington; Austin, Texas; and Louisville, Kentucky are demanding scooter companies agree to share data through MDS as a condition for operating on their streets. It’s growing into a bigger problem beyond LA.

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A New Habitat: Transforming Communities with Remote Work Tools

Tech Soup

My interview with Bob Lynn, the technology manager at the Omaha, Nebraska branch of Habitat for Humanity, is a lesson in the advantages of remote work tools. Habitat builds or renovates simple, decent houses for low-income families who pay for the houses over time with zero percent interest. Images: Habitat for Humanity of Omaha.

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A conversation with Andreessen Horowitz’s fintech leads

TechCrunch

There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. Rocketplace raises $9M in seed funding to build the ‘Fidelity for crypto’. ” Read more here. Highbeam inks $7M to shine light on e-commerce-specific banking needs.