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Over the last year, Emergence Capital has contributed data to HimForHer and crunchbase to help develop this insightful study on gender diversity on private boards. Bonus: the co-contributor to this project is my wonderful GSB classmate Luci Fonseca of Base10! news.crunchbase.com/news/him-for-h…

I am 6 months pregnant and it really bothers me when people touch my belly without asking. I figured out the solution: if someone touches it without asking for permission, I do the same to them. It weirds them out instantly. I bet they won’t do it again.

If I were to have one overarching ethos for founding my business, it would be this: Excellent jobs should not be limited to a handful of wealthy western cities. Everyone has a dream life, and everyone should have the opportunity to achieve it.

Things you need in order to have a career as a mother imo: - a supportive spouse that wants to (and actually does) share the load at least 50/50 - a supportive work environment - a spouse with a supportive work environment Note how none of these are “superpowers”.

Congrats Whistic on your Series B! Onwards!

Doug Drysdale Jim Cramer Psychedelics and MDMA can make a real difference to mental health, especially for extreme depression and PTSD. We should take this seriously.

Is everyone in Italy right now?

Wow. Kind of regretting my decision to give up wanting to be an astronaut to explore the universe...

Interested in learning more about the 🔬science behind psychedelics ✨ but you are too lazy to read the Michael Pollan’s book? Good news, Netflix just made it into a mini series! netflix.com/us/title/80229…

Had 2 catch ups with 2 amazing women investors today. The amount of support and vulnerability that we are able to show one another is truly heartwarming, and not something that’s immediately apparent to outsiders. Almost like being part of a secret society.

Coming back from maternity leave with 537 unread emails. Wish me luck

Every child 4-yrs old or younger living in the Presidio right now 🙉😱😭#fleetweek

Thanks for writing about this super important topic Melia Russell !

🤔 What are hybrid companies' **unique** challenges & needs (vs. fully-remote or fully-in person companies)? And can technology solve them? My initial attempt at framing the Hybrid Work🔺Pyramid of Needs: emcap.com/thoughts/the-h… DM 👋🏼 if you are building sthg new in the space!

It is truly amazing to see John Oliver make a (very well researched) episode on the topic of psychedelics and mental health. Beyond grateful to the work of my husband Fede Menapace (and the entire MAPS team) for powering the research behind this revolution. youtube.com/watch?v=a546lx…

🗓️ B2B SaaS founder dinner hosted by Kyle Harrison and Carlotta Siniscalco from Contrary & Emergence Capital now on the #SFTechWeek calendar! Limited attendance, so grab your seat now 🍽️ lu.ma/l31e4fs4

Here is our framework to identify the most interesting areas at the intersection of AI and Financial Services. Are you building in this space? Reach out! emcap.com/thoughts/found…

Went to Money20/20. Reflections: - after 10+ yrs in fintech it’s awesome to see so many (real life!) friends at the event - old school networking is still cringey… but I hate to say it, actually fairly productive - walked 15k steps both days - Vegas is still a horrible place