The Agony of “What Am I Supposed to Wear to an Investor Pitch?!”

The Agony of “What Am I Supposed to Wear to an Investor Pitch?!”

I was having lunch with a woman recently who I’ll call “Dior.” Dior has been a senior executive in a number of large media corporations and is now starting her own company and thinking about outside funding. We’d been having a lively conversation on different startup...
Introducing the Los Angeles Women’s Entrepreneurs Meetup!

Introducing the Los Angeles Women’s Entrepreneurs Meetup!

We kicked off the New Year with the launch of the brand-new Los Angeles Women’s Entrepreneurs Meetup.  We’re looking forward to programming an awesome year of meetups including mixers, workshops, intimate fireside chats, and some plain old fun as well. Our...
On the Importance of “I Don’t Think It Will Work…”

On the Importance of “I Don’t Think It Will Work…”

I was speaking to a founder who had gotten a meeting with a prominent VC recently.  Let’s call her “Red Shoes.” “Well, what did he say?” I asked. “He said he didn’t think it would work,” she said, clearly disappointed. “And?” “And what?” “And what else did he say?”...