Erica Jensen
Co-Founder, The Flex Company · 1 appearance on the record.
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Jensen co-founded The Flex Company, a feminine hygiene startup known for its menstrual disc that participated in Y Combinator. Prior to Flex, she led e-commerce marketing for the sexual wellness brand Jimmyjane and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
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Everything Erica Jensen said on the Y Combinator Startup Podcast that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →
Jensen: Assuming fundraising is harder for women concedes the upper hand
“You don't want to go into a negotiation or into a meeting thinking like, oh, this is going to be harder for me because I'm a woman, because you're giving that person the upper hand.”
Jensen: The first check is the hardest to close in fundraising
“I think the first check is the hardest check you're ever going to close, and that was for sure a really solid nine. And everything beyond that was kind of a four.”
Jensen: Do not make Sequoia your first pitch meeting
“If Sequoia is your, like, super hot dream boat, don't set that up as your first meeting. Go in to, like, find an angel that you're also interested in, but, like, it's not your number one pick, and start practicing there, and ask them, like, what metrics do you…”
Appearances (1)
| Episode | Date | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|
| Founders of Science Exchange, Goldbely, and The Flex Company Discuss Fundraising · Y Combi | Aug 16, 2017 | 4m |