Jensen: Assuming fundraising is harder for women concedes the upper hand
Erica Jensen · Founders of Science Exchange, Goldbely, and The Flex Company Discuss Fundraising · Y Combinator · Aug 16, 2017 · at 15:17
Erica Jensen, co-founder of The Flex Company, discusses navigating gender bias and mental framing during venture fundraising at the Y Combinator Female Founders Conference.
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“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.”
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