Something like Pinterest would scare the hell out of me. With $5 billion valuation – regardless how sound those numbers are – wouldn’t be one that I would start, given what I would consider the risk of failure. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
That is the beauty of doing something when you’re older. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says because you’re not doing it to build credibility. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
I think if you’re out there trying to raise capital, and you’re a woman, and you’re in tech, I think what you need to do is find people to work with who know you and believe in you. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
You tend to do deals with people you have an affinity with, especially at the beginning. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
Failure is ultimately very liberating. Once you come out the other side of it, you just might have faced one of your biggest fears and lived. The other side of failure is a big elimination of fear of failure. Trust me, that is an amazing gift. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
Some people will be quite happy you have failed and will find a way to tell you so directly and indirectly. Yep, that is life. Do not let their insecurities impact you. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
When you fail, things get real. In fact, they get real real. If your success was a high profile success, then your failure will be a high profile failure. Opportunities and ‘friendships’ will evaporate. Failure shines a bright light on all relationships. The ones that last are pure and true, which is a true gift. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
If you get a no, your best bet is to find out why. The more concrete your business gets, the more you’ll get yeses. Julie Wainwright Read Quote
The truth is, Silicon Valley doesn’t like people who are older, and they’re not that much of a friend of the woman. I certainly was a woman, and I was older. Julie Wainwright Read Quote