Jillian Manus: Female founders face a double standard regarding pitch assertiveness
Jillian Manus · #12 "I Don't Need Your Money" Teamable · Mar 3, 2025 · at 24:24
Investor Jillian Manus discusses gender dynamics in venture capital after Laura Bilizarian presents Teamable to the investor panel on The Pitch.
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“When a woman has to pitch, especially to a majority of men, alright, you have to come off tough. Yeah, that's fair. You have to, and it's, unfortunately, it's a catch-twenty-two for women. Either you're cocky or me. Yeah, if that was a man standing up here and being like that, you'd be like, oh, he is all that.”
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