Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
I like that.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
You have to build that superhero in that moment to tell yourself things are going to get better because they always do.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
But it's so hard.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
When you're standing in the mud, it's really, really hard not to envision your feet falling deeper into it.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
If you could change something about the small cap world, and I don't really know a huge amount about it.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
So thank you, though, for filling me in more today.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
But if you could change something about it, maybe make something better, what would that be?
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
I was just listening to Jeff Bezos talk about how he doesn't believe in balance, but he believes in harmony.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
And I like what you said, which I think is along the lines of the alignment.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
Going back to something you said early on was around when you worked in that corporate job, it was a very toxic environment.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
And I imagine normally that's driven through top-down leadership, right?
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
So what is something within leadership that you've learned along the way that you're like, OK, I'm either never going to do this or I'm always going to do this?
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
I'm learning from you that being a good human really pays off.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
Not only just being a good human, being likable to other people and also communication.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
It's pretty wild how so many relationships, it could be friendships, business partnerships, client relationships are ruined because of a lack of either a lack of communication or just people don't really understand how to communicate.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
And I think that's partially because we're not really taught
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
Like school doesn't really teach you how to communicate, right?
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
It teaches you how to like add a, add one plus one equals two, but we're not learning the, I don't know if it's a soft skill or hard skill.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
I forget EQ.
Founder's Story
She Raised $650M by Fixing What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Investors | Ep 281 with Dannika Warburton Founder and Principal of Investability
I don't know.