"Perhaps the only thing that was truly surprising was that the person on trial was female. Frankly, for every Ms. Holmes, there are thousands of men out there doing the same damn thing—or at least something perilously close to it."
As Elizabeth was crashing in 2017, I was just emerging as a female tech start-up founder. The impact of her failures, deceit, manipulation and inflated valuation became an filter through which VC's would see female founders seeking any funding.
I became obsessed with her story, trying to make sure it did not become mine as I ventured into the world of big tech start-up. In fact, her story and approach to business, in a way, became my own personal "how not to" instruction manual for navigating this big crazy world of start-ups.
As Elizabeth was crashing in 2017, I was just emerging as a female tech start-up founder. The impact of her failures, deceit, manipulation and inflated valuation became an filter through which VC's would see female founders seeking any funding.
I became obsessed with her story, trying to make sure it did not become mine as I ventured into the world of big tech start-up. In fact, her story and approach to business, in a way, became my own personal "how not to" instruction manual for navigating this big crazy world of start-ups.
Looking forward to more conversations!
I am quite surprised to read a college dropout described as well educated.