Tess Danielson 
With the amount of stress founders take on, it is inevitable that anxiety will get the best of you. Good news is that it is completely normal. Each human only has so much emotional bandwidth to work with. The biggest challenge with anxiety is finding a way to break your toxic thought cycle. By diverting … more
Since she was a child, Sydney Thomas, the founding general partner of Symphonic Capital, had an innate curiosity about what her legacy will be. The San Diego native became obsessed with building a legacy. But to find it, she had to leave home. Then, 20 years later, she found her way back to start Symphonic, … more
For decades, there’s been a very cozy relationship between state and local governments and Big Tech across the country. When it comes to tech giants relocating, monetary incentives, such as tax breaks or grants, are commonplace – and seemingly expected. To secure the mere possibility of job and economic growth, many cities have consistently and … more
Paul Gassée, 43, has spent most of his career in the early stage startup ecosystem with the “battle scars to prove it.” Paul founded two startups, ran sales at a recruiting software company, and spent the past eight years as a sales coach with Gassée Consulting. But it took a while to find what he was … more
Growing up, Jowanza Joseph, 36, didn’t have the most stable home life. His parents immigrated from Saint Kitts to the United States before separating. He ended up living with his mother and three brothers. Joseph’s family spent his childhood jumping from borough to borough in New York – occasionally popping into Connecticut for brief stints. … more
Askar Musakunov and Adina Tilek, his wife and co-founder, prefer a nomadic lifestyle. They don’t think twice about switching cities or disappearing to Qatar for 6 months. For them, slowing down to create a foundation is completely out of their comfort zone. “It’s very hard to get out of your roots, and we have no … more
Siddharth Singh, 39, has spent much of his life analyzing how to solve big problems. He prefers to look at the overall picture and how to do the most good within those parameters. Singh, who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, began life in India. He grew up in Bombay and eventually moved to London … more
As the founder of OK2StandUp, Dr. Eunice Yang has made it her mission to keep seniors safe. Standing at 5’4”, Dr. Eunice Yang represents the living embodiment of ‘big things come in small packages.’ She’s a mechanical engineer, professor, mother, Christian, immigrant, and founder. As the CEO of her startup, OK2StandUp, elder safety has become … more
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