Tiffany Dufu is the Founder and CEO of The Cru, an organization of women helping each other thrive. Listed among Entrepreneur’s 100 Powerful Women and Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women, Tiffany is fiercely committed to empowering women and girls. In addition to raising roughly $20 million for the advancement of women, she has helped found a girls’ middle school, headed a national womens’ leadership organization, and served as the Chief Leadership Officer at Levo, a social good tech startup that elevates women in the workforce. At The Cru, Tiffany helps a diverse group of mid-level and senior professionals find their inspiration, accountability partners, and community.

Tiffany joins us today to discuss how The Cru is empowering Entreprenistas by helping them find their support network. She explains how she and her team are harnessing the ingenuity and creativity of women and girls for the benefit of everyone. She divulges why she’s obsessed with understanding what matters most to women. Tiffany also highlights how the power of positive affirmation can fuel your life’s work and shares the lessons she learned from positioning herself as a thought leader.

“Your Entreprenista journey is never a solo journey; it’s a team sport.” - Tiffany Dufu

This week’s takeaways from Entreprenista:

• Tiffany’s background and her journey to founding The Cru
• How to turn an idea and mission into a business
• How Tiffany’s personal experiences shaped her life’s purpose to empower women and children
• The power of positive affirmations and naming the voices in our heads
• Identifying the profile of someone who can guide you through the fundraising process
• How Tiffany is building her team at The Cru
• Best practices for remotely managing a team
• How Tiffany conducts Zoom interviews and the questions she asks job applicants
• The biggest challenges Tiffany met in launching The Cru
• The lessons she learned from going through the fundraising process
• The role of storytelling in the fundraising process
• How to evaluate a support group’s efficacy

Resources Mentioned:

• Black Women Talk Tech
• Donut
• Podcast: The Pitch
• Book: Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson

Our Favorite Quotes:

• “If you want something you’ve never had before, you’ll have to do something you’ve never done before.” - Tiffany Dufu
• “It’s the consistency of your message, the source of your message, and your commitment to your message that allow people to recognize your authenticity.” - Tiffany Dufu
• “Start with what matters to you. The source of your purpose and power is what will allow you to withstand all the challenges that come with entrepreneurship.” - Tiffany Dufu

Connect with Tiffany Dufu:

• Tiffany Dufu Website
• The Cru
• The Cru on LinkedIn
• The Cru on Instagram
• The Cru on Facebook
• The Cru on Twitter
• Tiffany Dufu on LinkedIn
• Tiffany Dufu on Instagram
• Tiffany Dufu on Facebook
• Tiffany Dufu on Twitter

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