I thought it would be helpful to potential investors and other founders to share some of the challenges that come along with growing a startup, raising capital (especially as a female founder), and why I chose to go the equity crowdfunding route through SeedInvest at [...]
Family vacations are an annual priority for many families. For others, vacations might not happen as frequently due to limited resources. Taking vacations together can work wonders for you and your family. They can allow for the opportunity to reconnect with one another and alleviate [...]
BabyQuip recently celebrated its third anniversary and over the course of the summer we reached some important (and exciting) milestones! You can now rent baby gear from over 500 Quality Providers. BabyQuip now has more than 500 Quality Providers across the US and Canada! We [...]
BabyQuip was born 3 years ago to solve a growing problem: Traveling with babies, luggage, and all the baby gear you need to have a safe, fun, and restful family vacation is challenging. Sometimes it’s impossible. I knew from my own experience renting rooms and [...]
BabyQuip is super pleased to be collaborating with Ruby Ribbon and Urban Sitter on our exploration of the experiences within the gig economy for women. We recently surveyed more than 1,000 women for the first multi-company research on women earning money in the gig economy. [...]
by Fran Maier We are so excited to introduce to you our new name, BabyQuip! Our company launched just over two years ago with the name Babierge. We liked the connection to “concierge” because we know our customers value the service we deliver. Unfortunately, Babierge [...]
by Fran Maier We are talking, running, and completely potty trained, and we’re celebrating with juice boxes and cupcakes! Spit out your pacifier, give us a hooyah and join the celebration. BabyQuip (formerly Babierge) has officially turned two! And like proud parents, we couldn’t be [...]
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Fran Maier is CEO and Founder of BabyQuip, the leading baby gear rental service for traveling families and now offering local cleaning services too. She is a serial entrepreneur and brand builder with over 25 years experience in B2C and B2B internet businesses. She is best known for her 10+ years leading TRUSTe (now TrustArc), the leading privacy trustmark and compliance provider, and as Co-Founder and first General Manager of Match.com.
Fran speaks widely on several topics relating to women in business, including opportunities for women in the collaborative economy, addressing the lucrative family travel segment, women in entrepreneurship and on boards. She serves as an advisor to many start-ups including Portfolia, Women’s Start-up Lab, Sign-up.com, Kango, and Dabbl.