Theater to Tech Entrepreneur to Tech Women Fund | Elisa Miller-Out

Elisa Miller-Out, the co-founder of Singlebrook and Managing Partner at Chloe Capital, is an entrepreneur, investor, and mom to 2 daughters. She sits down with Kalika Yap to talk about her experiences at working in theatre and eventually working in tech. As part of the community of Women 2.0, she's a big purveyor of making the tech industry more diverse and inclusive. Tune in to the latest episode now!   Timestamped Show notes: 01:25 Elisa shares her journey and how she adapted to switch from one career life to another. 03:22 Her first company was a non-profit that she started with a partner she met in college, which was a theater production company. 04:00 There's a lot of skills you can learn from working in the theater that can be applied to other aspects of work and life. 10:00 Elisa and her husband built Singlebrook, a custom software development company, by acquiring the firm where her husband used to work at. 12:33 Despite her background in theatre and in entertainment, Elisa made a switch to working in technology as it offered a more flexible career for a new mom. 16:45 The secret of her success if having a great partnership with her husband. 17:47 After 10 years with Singlebrook, Elisa started new ventures to help empower women in the tech industry. 22:48 In the next part of her journey, rather than asking what she would like to work on, she thought about who does she want to work with. 27:50 What it means to have a more diverse tech, investing, and entrepreneurship landscape for our future.   Key takeaways: (When raising children) Having a great partnership, there's really no substitute for that. Persistence and hard work, there's no such thing as easy money or easy entrepreneurship.   Resources:Entrepreneurs' Organization Elisa Miller-Out's site Singlebrook B Corporation Women 2.0