Shamila Gopalan
@Shami2512
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Feminist. #NGO #Startup Leader. CEO@HerWit. CGO @sisterworks. Asia Top 50 #FemaleLeaders. Pod @unapolbrown. God 1st ππ½ Global citizen: π²πΎ βπΊπΈ βπΈπ¬ βπ³πΏ
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Joined August 2009
Loving the energy in the room and fingers crossed for @SisterWorks. Congrats to all the finalist of the Premier Sustainability Awards 2023. #PSawards23
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I unlocked $25 mobile Rush tickets to Wil Anderson - Wiluminate! @TodayTix!
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WOW Alan Joyce! His the racism is seeping through my tv screen! Speechless #QandA
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May I also get a front page, a show on TV, a radio program, to complain about being silenced and cancelled?
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Huge congrats to #anitaaherne - client, friend, superwoman on her launch of #livingonthesprctrum - an austism directory and neurodiverse hub! My girl is crushing it!
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Received a message at 10.38am to speak at an event for a national organisation on the same day at 12 noon, with zero budget all in the name of "Harmony Day". I wish this was a one-off. This is the majority of requests PoC receive and always reads like they're doing us a favour.
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I led our recent fundraise, was heavily quoted in the TC article, and had 200k views on my social posts. And yet, all inbound VC interest went to my male cofounderβs inbox. These VCs are going to miss out on incredible companies led by women (not just ours) with this mindset.
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In Q1 2019, 39% of Stripe's hiring was outside Bay Area and Seattle. Last quarter, it was 74%. I think the rate at which tech industry is going global is still under-appreciated, and that this will be a big tailwind for the world over the next decade.
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Can I get an Amen! ππ½
No shortage of startup ideas but always a shortage of entrepreneurs who are willing to take the risk, put in the time, and execute.
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I would like to add that sometimes that plane is a f-35 fighter jet loaded with long range missiles π
I believe starting a company is like jumping off a cliff and assembling a plane on the way down -- your willingness to jump is your most valuable asset as an entrepreneur.
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He didnβt buy enough vaccines. He didnβt organise enough rapid tests. He didnβt plan for empty supermarket shelves. Scott Morrison just isnβt up to the job.
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This video is gold! Charlie Munger literally cast shade on hyped up βfakeβ millionaires tryna to see you trading courses! Ditto to those biz / life coaches too!
@AdmaniExplains βIf youβre a millionaire, why sell a course?β
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Wow this is horrendous @UnapolBrown
βIt was never an option for me to take off my hijab and run. And that should never be something that a Muslim woman ... has to contemplate if she wants to enter public life.β β Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) concludes her remarks condemning Islamophobic attacks from GOP colleagues.
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The House minority leader "is so desperate to be speaker" that he's willing to overlook the violent targeting of women of color in Congress, the Democrat said.
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The House minority leader "is so desperate to be speaker" that he's willing to overlook the violent targeting of women of color in Congress, the Democrat said.
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"97% of women-owned & led businesses in Australia are small business." - @Shami2512 π₯ So many Aussie #womenentrepreneurs making waves in businesses & learning how to scale into #startups. π #HerStartup from @StartupVic X @weareoneroof
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You know what shits me - consultants, coaches, VCs, angel investors, seed investors that give advice to startups or businesses when they havenβt worked, built or sold a startup or business themselves.. Thoughts?
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Love this! Apt for Women Entrepreneurship Day - 19 Novemberππ½β€οΈπ₯
I want every little girl to know that this is what a web 3 founder raising funding from all-star investors looks like
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This is relevant right across from startups setting up your 1st board to large companies and everything else in between ππ½.
After more than 1,000 board meetings at Microsoft, Airbnb, LinkedIn, PayPal, and more... I've learned that effective boards don't happen by accident. Here are 8 rituals of the world's best boards: π
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