Isabelle Zhou, Chief of Staff and Investor at Floodgate

Published: March 16, 2022, 8:47 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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(11:29) - What surprises Isabelle about VC

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

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(15:25) - Product-Market fit lessons

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

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

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

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

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

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Get in touch with Isabelle!

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Twitter: @isabelle_zhou

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Email: isabelle@floodgate.com

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/isabellezhou/

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