Isabelle Zhou, Chief Of Staff And Investor At Floodgate Office Hours With Dorm Room Fund podcast

Isabelle Zhou, Chief of Staff and Investor at Floodgate

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Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Isabelle Zhou (@isabelle_zhou) from Floodgate!

(1:12) - Launching DRF's Female Founder Track

(3:16) - Why Isabelle worked at an early-stage startup (Nooks) right out of college

(5:31) - How Isabelle defines success and how that definition has evolved

(6:47) - Crazy story while working at Nooks

(9:57) - Female mentorship and working with Ann Miura-Ko

(11:29) - What surprises Isabelle about VC

(12:57) - How Floodgate remains competitive in today's environment

(15:25) - Product-Market fit lessons

(17:52) - An underrated skill crucial for success in VC

(19:21) - The business Isabelle would start tomorrow & favorite her Taylor Swift album

(20:32) - Story from writing personal year-in-review

(22:16) - Decisions that don't seem large at the moment, but have a disproportionate impact

(23:49) - What Isabelle hopes to see happen with DRF

Get in touch with Isabelle!

Twitter: @isabelle_zhou

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/isabellezhou/

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