The online magazine for female founders
Real stories and honest advice, from the founders living it. Some days it still feels like you're behind, and like you're the only one finding it this hard. But you're not. Whatever you're stuck on, another woman has been there too, and you'll find her story and advice in these pages.
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NO, REALLY, IT’S NOT JUST YOU.
The Rise Report surveyed 2,225 UK female founders on the reality of building a business
Nearly 8 in 10 said connection was central to their journey. One in seven said loneliness was the hardest part of all. So if it feels lonely, that isn't you failing at it. It's the most normal thing in the world, and it's the whole reason this magazine exists.
FEMALE FOUNDER STORIES: WOMEN STILL IN THE THICK OF IT
Not the ones who've already made it and forgotten how it felt. Real women building real businesses right now, telling you the honest version. How it's actually going, not the highlight reel.
FEATURED FEMALE FOUNDER STORY
"A Mouldy Little Hut by the Sea": How Carla Edwards Accidentally Built a Business
What do you do when a spontaneous purchase turns into something people travel thousands of miles for? Carla Edwards on the beach hut she nearly said no to, and what happened when she didn't.
ADVICE FROM FOUNDERS A FEW STEPS AHEAD
Not theory from someone who's never done it. Practical, specific advice from women who've solved the exact thing you're stuck on, and remember what it felt like to be where you are.
FOR THE FOUNDER WHO KEEPS PUTTING HERSELF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST
The List Every Female Founder Is Making (But Never Writes Down)
There's a list most founders never write down. It's less things I want and more things I need. Rest without guilt. Clients who show up. The kind of week where the coffee is still hot when you drink it.
The stuff nobody teaches you, from the women who worked it out.
LOOKING AFTER THE WOMAN BEHIND THE BUSINESS
Because you are not your to-do list. The doubt, the tiredness, the days it all feels like too much. This is where we talk about the person doing the building.
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