Natasha Mascarenhas shares her journey as a journalist and the mental mathematics that come along with it. Mascarenhas is an incredible reporter who started writing human interest stories and moved into the business world, niching down to report on early-stage startups and venture capital. She is a reporter at The Information and prior to that–and when we did this interview–she was a Senior Reporter at TechCrunch with a resume that spans Crunchbase, San Francisco Chronicle, USA TODAY and Boston Globe.

Recorded at Spotify Labs in Brooklyn.

Produced by Jarell Perry.

Artwork by Julian Alexander.

Music by Abjo.