Isabelle Zhou, Chief of Staff and Investor at Floodgate

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

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

(11:29) - What surprises Isabelle about VC

\n

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

\n

(15:25) - Product-Market fit lessons

\n

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

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

\n

--

\n

Get in touch with Isabelle!

\n

Twitter: @isabelle_zhou

\n

Email: isabelle@floodgate.com

\n

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/isabellezhou/