Andrea Berchowitz is the Co-Founder of Vira Health, a tech startup taking on problems in women’s health, starting with menopause.

Andrea worked at McKinsey and then the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation but this is her first time as a Founder. What’s tougher than she expected? What’s surprised her about the switch? And what would she advise others thinking of making the move?

Plus we discuss:

• How to pick what to do with your career  
• The reality of menopause
• Stereotypes of engineers 
• The kind of work that’s difficult to do remotely
• How to manage people
• Feedback isn’t what people think it is 

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