Across The Lines

S2 Ep 1 | Christine Tsai, CEO and Founding Partner @ 500 Startups on Turning a No into a Yes

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Christine Tsai is the CEO and Founding Partner of 500 Startups. 500 Startups is a global venture capital firm with over $600M in capital under management and 2400+ portfolio companies across 77 countries around the world. Notable investments include Credit Karma, Talkdesk, Canva, Grab, Twilio, and many others. Before founding 500 Startups, Christine spent time as a Product Marketing Manager at Google and grew up in the Bay Area.

In this episode we spoke with Christine about the following:

  • How she built up the muscle for taking risks in her career despite being raised to seek security
  • Embracing her unique style as an introverted leader who’s also a ferocious “mama bear”
  • Differences in cultural / business norms between the United States and many of the global markets 500 invests and operates in

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    Episode resources:

    • Christine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/christine_tsai
    • Christine's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinesltsai/
    • 500 Startups: https://500.co/startups

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