by claire | Jan 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
As I’ve said before, for more than a decade I’ve set reading goals each year. For many years that goal was 100, and I’d usually exceed it by a dozen or so. In 2012, I decided to up the goal to 150, and in 2013 I upped it further to 200 (and...
by claire | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
You got a YC interview?! Congrats! Don’t screw it up! (LOL but not). The internet has a bevy of tips on how not to do so. Let’s review the best ones to bring out the bro in you and ace your chances of dominating the world. Overall: Introduce yourselves in...
by claire | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is a follow up to my Twitter thread on Why Women Fund Women. In short, the reason women investors are more likely to invest in women founders is because as humans we have a propensity towards homophily — the tendency for like to attract like and for...
by claire | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
As Silicon Valley Eyes Latin America, it’s Critical for Latin American Founders to Understand What Outside Investors Can Offer – and What They Can’t Silicon Valley has a long history of knowing little about Latin America. Ask me how I know. When I left my home state...
by claire | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
(originally published in Business Insider) When I called up my pregnant woman founder’s husband and said that I wanted to throw his wife a Zoom baby shower, he said, “Great!” When I then said I wanted to surprise her during the baby shower with an unusual proposal to...
by claire | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
tl;dr: I did something weird but so far it’s worked out but yeah stay tuned because WHO KNOWS. The Background: Emma Sanchez Andrade Smith is a badass who started Jefa, a woman’s bank starting in Mexico. Jefa beat 2,000 companies to make it to the finals of...