Moving Up

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Lauren Kolodny (Aspect) - Relationships, luck and providing value Mar 19, 2019

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Starting her career off in solar power in India, getting a job at Google, business school and then venture. Recognizing themes in your career and embracing ambiguity.

How to be a leader today - Dan Schawbel Mar 12, 2019

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How to connect with people and build a network. Creating habits and making yourself uncomfortable.

Arjan Schutte (Core VC) - Investing for the good of society Mar 05, 2019

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Investing in stuff that makes life easier, finding your passion and how there’s no shortcuts in the hustle of careers.

Dan Ciporin (Canaan) - Don’t agonize just go do it and learn from it Feb 26, 2019

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Starting a business at 40 taking it public 5 years later and then selling to eBay for $620m. The value of an MBA, how he became a CEO and why making the wrong choice could be the right one.

Disrupting the jewelry business Feb 19, 2019

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How to start a business while working for GS and BCG. Being honest with your current employer and advice for making the jump.

Kevin Zhang (Upfront Ventures) Going from analyst to partner Feb 12, 2019

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Deciding on startups vs the buy-side. Developing flexible decision making and the secrets of climbing the ranks and making partner in 5-years.

Andrew Kortina – The story of Venmo Feb 05, 2019

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How Venmo came to be, why they incorporated the social stream and how it was life or death at the end.

Gaurav Jain (Afore Capital) Don’t wait – go do it Jan 29, 2019

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Comparing working at Google vs. startups. The non-obvious part of being in venture. The pre-seed investing market and the conflict between ambition and discipline

Daniel Scrivner – The importance of design Jan 22, 2019

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Daniel launched his career at Apple and then became a startup guy before that was common. His quest to find a job that connects both sides of the brain, what goes into design at Apple and my favorite piece of advice ever (at the end).

David Sica (NYCA) – Not taking no for an answer Jan 15, 2019

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David is an investor at a top vc fund. His path to get there went through banking but was filled with challenges and required some creativity – even persisting after getting fired. Going from being a financial advisor to investment banker, proving that your serious and exchanging hard work for the opportunity to learn.

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