A year ago I cofounded a venture capital fund focused on female founders. Here are my four takeaways from working exclusively with women:
Opinion
April 11, 2019
What I've learned from a year of working with female founders
Female entrepreneurs need to bring their business plans down to earth and stop taking setbacks so personally
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