Amanda Knox

I was like, I don't know if I want to do this.

And I remember I went into the industry

And my goal was not only to help my company, but how can I make sure other people understand how to come into this industry?

And that was the first time that I learned about equity, that I had learned about... All I just knew is to negotiate vacation and salary, not to understand equity or to understand valuations of companies.

So I went from not being able to pronounce equity

Silicon Valley to being an investor, having an equity stake in multiple companies, having worked with a number of companies in Silicon Valley, advising companies in Silicon Valley still today.

And it's been a blessing.

And it was actually the scariest, one of the scariest jumps that I ever made.

But it was the best thing.

jump that I made.

And even when I made the jump, I had a bump in there.

My first job, eight months in, I got laid off.

What?

I got laid off.

Because in Silicon Valley, it's about fundraising and raising.

A company has to raise to continue to

And the first company that I went to, they didn't raise the Series C that they thought they were.

And you know, last one in, first one out.

And I'll never forget the CEO called and said, I'm so sorry, you know, recruited you away from your job.

So what y'all going to do?