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A review of consumer spending in 2020

Jan 14, 2021

Over the past few weeks, I’ve felt like my discussions with other VCs and founders about the crazy valuations environment have gotten both more numerous…

Sep 8, 2020

A few months ago, I thought I had a real get. An engineer my husband had worked with for many years, at a startup that became a large company known for…

Jul 10, 2020

Many years ago, I was interviewing for a new job at a young startup, and my uninspired last question to the CEO was: “How would you describe the culture…

Feb 24, 2020

“Are you being stupid or lazy?” It’s a question my husband and I ask each other whenever one of us has made some kind of mistake, which is often. Stupid…

Oct 15, 2019

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