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This Week in Startups
E988: Aileen Lee, Founder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures, pioneered actionable change to diversify tech & VC, shares early days innovating in e-commerce, insights on current funding landscape, dangers of prioritized growth over sustainability, & lessons learned from backing winners like Dolla
Oct 15, 2019
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Aileen Lee, Founder of Cowboy Ventures, discusses diversifying tech & VC, early e-commerce innovation, dangers of prioritized growth, lessons from Dollar Shave Club, & challenges for women in VC. Insights on SoftBank valuations, WeWork, & diversity in tech.
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- Aileen Lee emphasized the importance of focusing on sustainable growth over prioritized expansion in tech startups.
- Aileen Lee discussed the challenges faced by underrepresented groups in the venture capital industry and advocated for diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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Aileen Lee's Venture Capital Journey
Aileen Lee, from Cowboy Ventures, shares her venture capital journey starting from her background with a traditional route through business school at MIT and Harvard. She reflects on her experiences as a first-generation immigrant and her motivation to pursue math and sciences, highlighting the societal biases faced by women in these fields.
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