Priya Saiprasad is currently the youngest and only female VC partner at Mayfield Fund, one of the oldest and most respected venture capital firms in the Valley. Previously, Priya was a founding member of Microsoft’s investment fund, M12, where she launched M12's female founder's competition as part of her work to make access to capital easier for underserved female entrepreneurs.

In this episode, we speak with Priya about how Pilates was the wake-up call that helped her overcome a need for external validation, why we should aim to be respected instead of being liked, and how to find your voice in the workplace as a young woman of color.

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Episode resources:

Follow Priya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyasaiprasad/

Follow Priya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/priyasaiprasad?lang=en

Priya’s Business Insider profile: https://www.businessinsider.com/priya-saiprasad-mayfield-fund-enterprise-investing-2019-5

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