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Sara Ledterman

2 years

10.6% of all American households were accredited investors in 2020, which means almost 90% of Americans can't invest in Venture Capital. Who else thinks this is a problem worth addressing?

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Sara Ledterman

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1 year

I am excited to announce that I have accepted the CEO role at  @twitter . I want to thank @elon & @jason for their support & efforts to make sure that diversity is at the forefront of innovation at HQ. What you can expect from me: 🧵1/

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My sister in law had a heart attack on vacation and passed away. Here's what I didn't know about heart disease in (younger)women: Heart disease now claims the life of 1 in every 4 women It's the leading cause of mortality for women in the United States. 🧵 1/3

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Motherhood makes having a startup look easy, that’s why women are better at them…. 45% higher returns 65% more capital efficienct 2% VC = 14% of the unicorns More diverse teams Happy Mother’s Day 🥰

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2 years

What are the🤯 ideas that founders are working on that will fundamentally change the way an industry operates? I am talking about innovation, not iteration.

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@saraledterman

1 year

Who are the VCs that have open applications for founders? Drop app links with stage & verticals please👇

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@saraledterman

2 years

Toxic venture funds back toxic founders. Period.

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Sara Ledterman

@saraledterman

1 year

@NaithanJones Here’s a better one: what one thing you do for your community that you’re really proud of, but would never brag about.

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@saraledterman

1 year

I understand I will be the most hated CEO in America and 2x because I’m a woman. No, I’m not having anyone’s 👶 nor do I have any interest in leaving 🌍. Mars is for quitters. Let’s go 🚀

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@saraledterman

2 years

a16z is the Monsanto of Venture Capital.

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@saraledterman

1 year

Saw my first 95-page pitch deck today. There were 11 white guys on the team slide, so I assumed it was all good and decided there was no need for diligence or concern.

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@saraledterman

1 year

A 15 & 19 year old raised a 20m venture fund from their private school bathroom and backseat of dad’s Range Rover. I decided there was no need for diligence or concern.

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@saraledterman

2 years

Compiling a list of Angel investors and Funds that are investing in Web3 projects that are female founder friendly. Anyone I should make sure is on the list? ⤵️

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@saraledterman

1 year

International Women’s day is officially over. You can go back to eroding our bodily autonomy, paying us less, restricting access and funding less than 2%* of our startups.

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@saraledterman

11 months

New low. VC vaping on a founder call 🙄

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@saraledterman

2 years

I have heard from so many founders that someone else "never followed up," "never responded," etc. If you want something, you need to be the one to follow up. 100%. No excuses.

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@saraledterman

1 year

I think founders need to take mandatory HR training as a condition of investment. That is my official comment.

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@saraledterman

1 year

I’ve always thought my love language was quality time. Turns out, it’s a bank wire…

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@saraledterman

2 years

Founder, I burnt my lip while cooking pasta. Here's what it taught me about startups: Nothing, absolutely nothing.

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@saraledterman

2 years

Anyone looking for a #tech job or career in #blockchain #crypto ? I was looking at the @BlockchainAssn page & saw they have job postings. 3165 to be exact! In everything from engineering to internships, at so many companies from @Uniswap to @Ledger etc.

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@saraledterman

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VC capital for female-led Startups: 2019= 2.7% -21 new female-led unicorns reprt'd in 19 2020= 2.3% -10 new female-led unicorns reprt'd in 20 2021= 2.0% -? new female-led unicorns reprt'd in 21 Context: Women founded 20% of startups in '19 Women founded 28% of startups in '20

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@saraledterman

2 years

By normalizing bro culture as an intrinsic part of tech culture, these are the results in 2022: Women hold only 26.7% of tech-related jobs. Women get paid less for the same tech roles 59% of the time Women founders receive 2% of venture funding Women are only 14% of VCs

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@saraledterman

2 years

Really passionate founders plan on having their startups last more than 10 years, which requires a plan for surviving and thriving in any part of the economic cycle.

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@saraledterman

2 years

Women with heart disease are more likely to: -be undiagnosed -misdiagnosed -under-treated 10x more women die from it than breast cancer each year 🧵2/3

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@saraledterman

2 years

Venture capital firms that increased the # of female partner hires by 10% saw, on avg: •1.5% spike in overall fund returns each year • 9.7% more profitable exits (an impressive figure given that only 28.8% of all VC investments have a profitable exit)

Finally, Evidence That Diversity Improves Financial Performance

Findings from tens of thousands of VC investments.

hbr.org

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Sara Ledterman

@saraledterman

2 years

I’m constantly being asked why we only look at teams with a female cofounder. Here’s why: According to @PitchBook “US startups founded solely by women raised nearly $1.5 billion in Q1, down 34% from the previous quarter.” This will be the 3rd year in a row….

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@saraledterman

2 years

Venture Capital is about being a good steward of the $$$ entrusted to you to invest on behalf of families, institutions, charities and the government. When you invest it like a drunk, amateur poker player in Vegas, people are going to start demanding regulatory oversight...

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@saraledterman

1 year

She intentionally wore a black hoodie to federal court, but this is a 31 yo adult with 100m dollars. @SBF_FTX is also 31 & does the same. These are con artists and they’re dressing the part of an ignorant, kid founder. It’s a dangerous, fake PR narrative.

The End of Faking It in Silicon Valley (Published 2023)

Recent charges, convictions and sentences all indicate that the start-up world’s habit of playing fast and loose with the truth actually has consequences.

www.nytimes.com

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Sara Ledterman

@saraledterman

11 months

I started working on something in 2016 and it is finally coming to fruition. If you feel like quitting, understand that sometimes it’s just about persevering through the frustration, tears, setbacks, rejection and keeping at it.

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@saraledterman

2 years

Angel Investors: If you are an actively investing angel or angel group, please drop a comment with industry, check size and where you liked to be reached. If you are part of a group, please drop a link to your group site! 😊

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@saraledterman

1 year

One of the most common things I hear about from young people and founders is the lack of financial literacy. As a parent, I found the best way to combat this is by having family finance be a collective effort. 🧵 1/ Here's how we do it👇

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@saraledterman

2 years

This is the time to double down on health tech for women & support female founders. Here are a few Female-led startups in FemHealthTech: @PandiaHealth @HeyJaneHealth @mavenclinic Please add female founders building in the space⤵️

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@saraledterman

1 year

If you’re having trouble fundraising, just cross out Web3 and replace with Ai. You can raise 4x the cash. This works for both founders and VCs.

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@saraledterman

10 months

Fundraising is really tough right now. Check-in on a friend or portco and see how they're doing. I'm concerned for the mental health of founders right now. 🧵Here's a few tips if you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or depressed:

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@saraledterman

2 years

Who are women in Web3 who want to dive in to the policy and regulatory side of blockchain and start actively engaging with elected officials? American women need a seat at the table early. #womeninweb3 #WomenInCrypto #blockchain #womenintech

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@saraledterman

1 year

On international women's day, I am asking for a commitment from all the male check writers to meet with 5 female co-founded teams this year that meet your thesis, check size and stage👇

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@saraledterman

1 year

@mattschaar @Twitter @elon @Jason ABSOLUTELY, ITS ONLY 2.99 EXTRA

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@saraledterman

1 year

New CEO @Twitter role: Free speech balanced with physical & psychological safety, especially of minors. A better user experience in your feed. Democratization of revenue thru blockchain(more to come) 🧵2/

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@saraledterman

1 year

I hate to inform you, but the only anonymous, decentralized form of payment is cash. Here are the reasons nobody wants you to have it: 🧵1/2

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@saraledterman

2 years

International Women’s day is officially over. You can go back to eroding our bodily autonomy, paying us less, restricting access and funding less than 3% of our startups.

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@saraledterman

1 year

Why are institutional LPs giving DEI money to legacy funds that haven't invested in diversity ever? Like after 20 years of being sexist and racist, they all of a sudden care about diversity?

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@saraledterman

2 years

Never underestimate the power of being an optimist

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@saraledterman

1 year

Happy Sunday

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@saraledterman

2 years

@zebulgar There is this elitist mentality that the best talent is in SV. It’s actually everywhere. Same with amazing startups and founders in other markets. When you limit your talent pool to an over-priced geography, you miss talent, diversity and outsized returns for your fund & LPs.

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@saraledterman

2 years

This is why everyone should be able to invest in venture capital. If you can change the funders, you can change who gets funded. #ventureforall

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@saraledterman

2 years

Founder: What do you do on days you feel completely overwhelmed? ⤵️

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@saraledterman

2 years

When we lose someone to preventable health issues, I just wonder why the fuck we can't fix healthcare in a country where people are fighting over spending 43 billion dollars on software & using taxpayer money to send a guy into space in a dickrocket for 4 minutes?

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@saraledterman

2 years

Do we only diligence female founders now? Just asking for 51% of the population

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@saraledterman

1 year

Mars is for Quitters. It started as an April fools joke, but led to over 1000 requests for tees & sweatshirts for fellow🌍lovers. (Proceeds support early founders) kids sizes too!

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@saraledterman

2 years

Rock bottom is a solid foundation

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@saraledterman

2 years

Never underestimate the power of sending a "thank you" note

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@saraledterman

2 years

@zebulgar As a female founder who bootstrapped, here’s some perspective about distributed teams: We were able to find & get incredible talent in remote parts of the US, Germany & Turkey for what we could afford. They worked hard, felt appreciated & contributed their “whole selves.”

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@saraledterman

2 years

My favorite question to ask founders: What’s one awesome thing you do in your personal life and should brag about, but never tell people?

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@saraledterman

2 years

I think all these billion dollar company layoffs just show that white men can’t manage a budget.

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Sara Ledterman

@saraledterman

1 year

A commitment to our advertisers to have value-focused, stable and ROI a driven partnerships. To employees: I encourage an innovative, open, diverse and supportive workplace focused on creating the best ecosystem for our users, advertisers and team! 🧵3/

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@saraledterman

1 year

@SRycraft @Twitter @elon @Jason I already did. Dm me

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@saraledterman

1 year

@Jason @Austin_Federa Yes, it’s now in the red because the government forced them to prefund their pension liabilities and then started pilfering those funds to pay other gov. debts.

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@saraledterman

2 years

Never underestimate the power of giving without the expectation of receiving something in return

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@saraledterman

1 year

Start with the simplest MVP possible. You can't eat the whole elephant in one bite. PS no animals were harmed in the making of this tweet.

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@saraledterman

2 years

What it looks like when 100+ women in tech get together! @lizheller @elchampagne @msasya @assiagrazioli @scofieldleslie & so many more #WomenInFinTech #womenintech #womenincpg

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@saraledterman

1 year

Some of the most innovative and interesting tech is coming from rural counties in middle America. If you’re looking only on the coasts, you’re missing out.

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@saraledterman

2 years

@MartinGTobias VC is like when you bake cookies with your parent. They buy you the ingredients, you do the work to bake the cookies and then you share them if they turn out good. But when you’re learning something new, we all make mistakes & most of the cookies end up in the trash

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@saraledterman

2 years

Female Founder's alert!!One of our Venture Fund Partners is hosting a Pitch Day for International Women's day. If you are a female founder interested in a warm referral or tag a FF you know is raising here⤵️ And then DM me

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@saraledterman

2 years

Hey Female Founders building in #Web3 ! Meetup tonight at 7PM PST on @TwitterSpaces #womeninblockchain #womeninweb3 #WomenInCrypto @WomeninWeb3DAO @amylieberfarb @MyBFF

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@saraledterman

1 year

Sending a few random gifts out for the holidays. If you are a female founder that follows me, drop a gif that represents your organizational style to enter👇

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@saraledterman

9 months

If you’re a founder and you’ve heard a “preseed” investor tell you that they don’t invest in pre-revenue or pre product companies, it’s not you. You are not the problem.

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1 year

TAM- that's Totally A Made up number

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@saraledterman

2 years

Founders need to build community, not network. You always need a tight group to be: A sounding board Answer 'dumb' questions Make an intro Be wise counsel Cheer you on At least 1, who is willing to bail you out of jail(especially important if you're selling tokens) 😉

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2 years

Talk is cheap. Who is actually going to roll up their sleeves and do the hard work?

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@saraledterman

1 year

If you use k-cups or Nespresso, you are not an environmentalist. That plastic isn’t getting recycled. Also, you’re drinking hot liquid that was poured through toxic petrochemicals & leaches micro plastic particles into your coffee…. Facts 👇🧵1/

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1 year

"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat." -J.P. Sartre

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2 years

Apologies - I replied to you in my head

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2 years

Hey mama, There are a lot of families struggling right now and it’s getting cold out. When you clean out kid’s too small jackets, sweaters, hats & gloves, instead of giving them to goodwill(to sell), give them to your local foster care agency or family shelter.

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@saraledterman

2 years

links 2 of the many articles I read: @KNPRnews

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@saraledterman

2 years

I post this as a nudge for all the investors at #SXSW If a female founder asks you for 5 minutes of your time, please listen. It’s 5 minutes that if nothing else, you made someone feel heard or maybe you found the next 🦄 … group effort to 3+

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@saraledterman

2 years

VC capital for female-led Startups: 2019= 2.7% -21 new female-led unicorns reprt'd in 19 2020= 2.3% -10 new female-led unicorns reprt'd in 20 2021= 2.0% -? new female-led unicorns reprt'd in 21 Context: Women founded 20% of startups in '19 Women founded 28% of startups in '20

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@saraledterman

11 months

All the wealthy racists are coming out of the closet today…

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11 months

9 people were shot in SF last night and the Cruise car stopped in the middle of the road and wouldn’t move for ambulances to get to victims…

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@saraledterman

2 years

@tmrohan This is why only 2% of funded startups are female-led teams. This is one of the core problems. If your job is to talk to startups, then get in the weeds and talk to startups.

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@saraledterman

10 months

@EladNehorai @BankofAmerica

Matt Allen

@investmattallen

10 months

Bank of America fines: $250 million in 2023 for consumer abuses $225 million in 2022 for disbursement violations $727 million in 2014 for illegal credit card practices $16.65 billion in 2014 for financial fraud Why aren’t more people talking about this?

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There is a lot of resistance when you challenge the establishment.

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Never underestimate the power of kindness

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Investors who say they "support founders" and then never do anything to actually support founders are the problem...

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1 year

Now we just need to bring back payphones and the industry will be full circle...

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No one should be able to steal your peace.

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1 year

Is anyone else concerned that all the code that’s being sourced from ai will start to have malware embedded?

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1 year

People should be concerned that smaller banks that support emerging businesses and innovation just got swallowed up by the big 4. Consolidation in banking does not help the economy, businesses or 91% of Americans.

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Innovation is rarely an advantage, history shows us that iterators always win.

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1 year

Honored to get to support local startups center court! Congrats @_SharedVision Thanks to @SacramentoKings Capitalize @GrowthFactoryHQ and @dialpad

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2 years

Founder: Stay connected with your early investors. This reminder is like the "remember to call your mom" when you go away to college.

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2 years

Kindness is everyday magic ✨

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1 year

Sorry, no founder chat tonight. Thank Elon…

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@elonmusk I know that I won the CEO bid, but this is petty @Twitter

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Startups can't afford to be slow. Large competitors have more money, resources, data, experience and talent. However, they generally lack the ability to move quickly, so go fast....

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2 years

Never underestimate the power of letting go

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I'm just throwing this out to the Twittersphere. We have almost 200 RSVPs for our female founder event on the 2nd & have way exceeded our max cap for the current event locale. If anyone has space for 200 phenomenal women in tech on 11-2, please LMK #womenintech #sf #sftechweek

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1 year

Congrats to @SenoferVC and the whole @MendozaVentures team on their new 100m fund anchored by @BankofAmerica !! I am proud to call this amazing woman a friend and mentor.

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Curious why more people aren't advocating for being a small check LP in emerging funds? Early funds have the highest returns, diversify risk across multiple investments, manage due diligence & reporting and have a better chance of capital return. Happy to Chat about this more.

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2 years

If you ask me to answer a question that you can google faster than the time it takes to write me a message, you are dead to me.

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1 year

Invisible cost of motherhood:

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Who are my healthcare investors who are currently cutting checks👇

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@AngeZanetti Both have advantages/disadvantages. Startups have a failure rate around 90%: - 42% fail because they have no product/market fit - 21.5% fail in the first year - 30% in the second year - 50% in the fifth year - 70% in their 10th year The reasons are:

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