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Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change QUOTES

Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change QUOTES

1 " I want to thank my family and my friends for your love and support during this very challenging time. "

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2 " If you get an opportunity that someone offers you, take it. A business school professor of mine told me this 20 years ago, and it's just as relevant today. There are so many times that being a woman of color counts against you. If it ever gives you an advantage, don't feel guilty about it. Those situations are few and far between, and you should just consider each an opportunity. "

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3 " There was some awareness back then about hidden gender bias, particularly because of research like the famous “Howard and Heidi” study. Two Columbia Business School professors had taken an HBS case study about a female venture capitalist named Heidi Roizen and, in half the classes they taught, presented exactly the same stories and qualifications but called her Howard. In surveys of the students, they came away believing that Howard was beloved—so competent! such a go-getter!—whereas Heidi was a power-hungry egomaniac. Same person, just a different name. "

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4 " All these rich people with their private-jet escape routes to New Zealand—maybe it’s the operational manager in me, but all I can think about are apocalypse logistics: What zombie pilot is going to fly all those planes, and which zombie air-traffic controller is going to help land them? And who is going to do all the ongoing work of cooking and cleaning and shopping? Is the New Zealand infrastructure prepared for this? And why would people in New Zealand allow planes full of potential plague-germ carriers onto their island, no matter how much money they have? Would money have value in the new postapocalyptic economy—or would toilet paper be worth even more? Do the pilot and crew who flew you to New Zealand get saved, or do they get barred at the security gate of the bunker? "

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5 " For decades now, the venture industry has been dominated by white men who invest in white men, who are successful and reinforce this idea that it’s this very specific set of people who are great entrepreneurs and who will make money for your companies, for your funds. Now, what would happen if, for a year, venture capitalists only invested in companies run by Black women who went to Tennessee State University, where Oprah Winfrey went? Well, the only companies that made any money for them from that year would be TSU alumnae. "

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6 " Doing my best to make the world a better place through my work and family. "

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