Are Women Leaders Better Leaders in a Crisis?

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This year, we are going to make close to 600 investments. And I'm very, very much hoping that we'll be doing a lot more than that in the next five to 10 years. We talk about founders a lot of masters scale, but we also talk about entrepreneurial thinking at scaled organizations like Techstars. You've worked on both ends of that: startups versus accelerating established businesses.

The tech industry and its investors have been captivated by the spell of the Unicorn for too long — and the ambitious goal of a billion-dollar valuation has done more harm than good. Instead, founders should aim to be resilient dragons. That's the view of Maëlle Gavet, who as CEO of early-stage investment business Techstars has unmatched insight into the hopes, dreams, and challenges of thousands of founders. Maëlle also shares her experience as a “Fixer and Scaler” and offers important lessons for all entrepreneurs, from pre-seed start-ups to corporate change agents.

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