Note to Self

Taking the Lead Episode 2: The Paradox

07.13.2016 - By WNYC StudiosPlay

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

In episode two of our 4-part series, the two moms-turned-entrepreneurs beta test their app on 20 local mothers (including Manoush). But as they get deeper into start-up life, personal differences begin to surface. Leslie, whose husband is her family's primary parent, is ready to put in the long hours required of a typical tech company founder. Rachael, though, wonders whether she can manage start-up life and school pickup. Things get meta as the working moms wonder: Is playing by Silicon Valley's rules the only way to win over investors? Can Leslie and Rachael create a new model of feminist entrepreneurship that makes money, has social value, and doesn't cost them their own work/life balance?

Support Note to Self by becoming a member today at NotetoSelfRadio.org/donate.

More episodes from Note to Self