Phoebe Gates

I used to lean too hard of, and this is something we've discussed a lot, too hard on the side of I would overshare consistently of like where I'd messed up, there are things that gone wrong because I wanted people to feel like I was a real human and not just like, you know, a figure or like a figment of my parents. And so I used to lean too hard on the oversharing side. And then I realized like,

I used to lean too hard of, and this is something we've discussed a lot, too hard on the side of I would overshare consistently of like where I'd messed up, there are things that gone wrong because I wanted people to feel like I was a real human and not just like, you know, a figure or like a figment of my parents. And so I used to lean too hard on the oversharing side. And then I realized like,

Fake it till you make it. Like if I feel like I am my own person stepping into that room, because frankly, once you get inside a room, it doesn't matter how you got there. Once your foot is in that door, you're there. And I think that was like the biggest learning. And then frankly, honestly, not even like something that I did myself or either of us did, but finding really strong female mentors.

Fake it till you make it. Like if I feel like I am my own person stepping into that room, because frankly, once you get inside a room, it doesn't matter how you got there. Once your foot is in that door, you're there. And I think that was like the biggest learning. And then frankly, honestly, not even like something that I did myself or either of us did, but finding really strong female mentors.

Fake it till you make it. Like if I feel like I am my own person stepping into that room, because frankly, once you get inside a room, it doesn't matter how you got there. Once your foot is in that door, you're there. And I think that was like the biggest learning. And then frankly, honestly, not even like something that I did myself or either of us did, but finding really strong female mentors.

that were there because they liked us was a huge thing for us. And so finding those people who could say, yeah, you think that's tough for you? Walking into a room and everyone thinks you're just Bill Gates' daughter? Yeah. Okay, honey, imagine walking into a room in tech in 1965. You think you have it tough, babe? Watch what I did. See the empire I built.

that were there because they liked us was a huge thing for us. And so finding those people who could say, yeah, you think that's tough for you? Walking into a room and everyone thinks you're just Bill Gates' daughter? Yeah. Okay, honey, imagine walking into a room in tech in 1965. You think you have it tough, babe? Watch what I did. See the empire I built.

that were there because they liked us was a huge thing for us. And so finding those people who could say, yeah, you think that's tough for you? Walking into a room and everyone thinks you're just Bill Gates' daughter? Yeah. Okay, honey, imagine walking into a room in tech in 1965. You think you have it tough, babe? Watch what I did. See the empire I built.

And learning from those women has been so critical of how do you be true to yourself and be your own person?

And learning from those women has been so critical of how do you be true to yourself and be your own person?

And learning from those women has been so critical of how do you be true to yourself and be your own person?

I think the hardest thing for us was learning.

I think the hardest thing for us was learning.

I think the hardest thing for us was learning.

originally how to fire people because I feel like as a woman you are asked to be everything when someone reaches out for you and wants you know support or wants advice you feel like you need to respond to that email you're not giving back you know you're not helping out there's this you know aspect where you feel like you need to show up as a girlfriend as a friend and a founder and so I think for us learning really early on to separate the emotions be like I can't be everything for someone

originally how to fire people because I feel like as a woman you are asked to be everything when someone reaches out for you and wants you know support or wants advice you feel like you need to respond to that email you're not giving back you know you're not helping out there's this you know aspect where you feel like you need to show up as a girlfriend as a friend and a founder and so I think for us learning really early on to separate the emotions be like I can't be everything for someone

originally how to fire people because I feel like as a woman you are asked to be everything when someone reaches out for you and wants you know support or wants advice you feel like you need to respond to that email you're not giving back you know you're not helping out there's this you know aspect where you feel like you need to show up as a girlfriend as a friend and a founder and so I think for us learning really early on to separate the emotions be like I can't be everything for someone

Like I can't be someone's emotional support. I can't be their friend necessarily if they're my employee and I have to let them go. I have to have a wall there of how I do it. And I feel like we allow men to have that wall, but we don't let women have that.

Like I can't be someone's emotional support. I can't be their friend necessarily if they're my employee and I have to let them go. I have to have a wall there of how I do it. And I feel like we allow men to have that wall, but we don't let women have that.

Like I can't be someone's emotional support. I can't be their friend necessarily if they're my employee and I have to let them go. I have to have a wall there of how I do it. And I feel like we allow men to have that wall, but we don't let women have that.