Deborah Perry Piscione

And then when I was on a speaking tour and you're under the hot light, I just developed almost like an undershirt that protected my clothes and that ended up getting licensed. And it really just came out of specific needs that I saw in the marketplace for myself originally or something around my children's development.

And then when I was on a speaking tour and you're under the hot light, I just developed almost like an undershirt that protected my clothes and that ended up getting licensed. And it really just came out of specific needs that I saw in the marketplace for myself originally or something around my children's development.

You're incredibly insightful for bringing that up. I do have to feel it. It's not like I definitely see needs out there that are not necessarily applicable to me or the people I know. So it is something I've just, I do put mind, body, and soul into all of it. So there is, there's gotta be a feel. And really at the end of the day, I think what very much distinguishes

You're incredibly insightful for bringing that up. I do have to feel it. It's not like I definitely see needs out there that are not necessarily applicable to me or the people I know. So it is something I've just, I do put mind, body, and soul into all of it. So there is, there's gotta be a feel. And really at the end of the day, I think what very much distinguishes

The people who come to Silicon Valley, and I'll say this over and over, yes, there are times it's been described as the gold rush, but at the end of the day, the people who really succeed are the people trying to make the planet better. It's not about the money first or the greed. When it's quite understated,

The people who come to Silicon Valley, and I'll say this over and over, yes, there are times it's been described as the gold rush, but at the end of the day, the people who really succeed are the people trying to make the planet better. It's not about the money first or the greed. When it's quite understated,

If for those of your guests who have been here to Silicon Valley or haven't, it's not necessarily what you would think of in terms of being such a wealthy place based on so much entrepreneurial success, because people are incredibly understated and really do care for the most part about the good of the planet and Obviously, there's certainly competition in trying to be number one.

If for those of your guests who have been here to Silicon Valley or haven't, it's not necessarily what you would think of in terms of being such a wealthy place based on so much entrepreneurial success, because people are incredibly understated and really do care for the most part about the good of the planet and Obviously, there's certainly competition in trying to be number one.

Without a doubt, we're competitive beings. But at the end of the day, it's really about continuing to advance technology in a way that makes it meaningful for people.

Without a doubt, we're competitive beings. But at the end of the day, it's really about continuing to advance technology in a way that makes it meaningful for people.

That actually dates back to a time when I first moved to Washington, DC. And the first thing I bought myself when I had enough money to do so was a bike. And I would ride this bike every day on Sundays to Roosevelt Island because I didn't have a lot of friends there at the time. I didn't know anybody in Washington, DC until I ended up working on Capitol Hill.

That actually dates back to a time when I first moved to Washington, DC. And the first thing I bought myself when I had enough money to do so was a bike. And I would ride this bike every day on Sundays to Roosevelt Island because I didn't have a lot of friends there at the time. I didn't know anybody in Washington, DC until I ended up working on Capitol Hill.

And I would ride to Roosevelt Island every Sunday and go to the center of the island where the statue is. And my favorite saying of Roosevelt is, it's better to try and fail than never to have tried to succeed at all. And it's something I've taken to heart. I throw things out there all the time that don't work.

And I would ride to Roosevelt Island every Sunday and go to the center of the island where the statue is. And my favorite saying of Roosevelt is, it's better to try and fail than never to have tried to succeed at all. And it's something I've taken to heart. I throw things out there all the time that don't work.

But I know that sometimes you've got to throw, you know, a dozen things to the ceiling and one of them may stick and 11 may fail. And that's just part of the journey is really about risk taking, because risk taking, no matter what happens, whether it's successful or it fails, at the end of the day, you're going to learn something incredibly valuable.

But I know that sometimes you've got to throw, you know, a dozen things to the ceiling and one of them may stick and 11 may fail. And that's just part of the journey is really about risk taking, because risk taking, no matter what happens, whether it's successful or it fails, at the end of the day, you're going to learn something incredibly valuable.

I have learned in time and time again, there was a great article in Harvard Business Review many years ago about the founder's dilemma. And again, it goes back to the root of greed. It's not about the greed. It's about moving things to the next level. And so maybe you don't like that number that's being offered to you as an asset or in a strategic partnership.

I have learned in time and time again, there was a great article in Harvard Business Review many years ago about the founder's dilemma. And again, it goes back to the root of greed. It's not about the greed. It's about moving things to the next level. And so maybe you don't like that number that's being offered to you as an asset or in a strategic partnership.

But there is going to be so much greater benefit by exiting or doing that strategic partnership than continuing to sail on your own. And so for me, it's all about risk taking, knowing that 80% of the time you may fail, but that 20% of the time is what keeps life really interesting.

But there is going to be so much greater benefit by exiting or doing that strategic partnership than continuing to sail on your own. And so for me, it's all about risk taking, knowing that 80% of the time you may fail, but that 20% of the time is what keeps life really interesting.