Domonique Fines) is the Director of Events at YC.Cadran Cowansage) is the cofounder and CEO of Elpha). Elpha is a private online community for women in tech.Join Elpha to read Dom's AMA).You can find Dom on Twitter at @domoniquefines) and Cadran at @cadran_c).***
Topics00:30 - Dom’s intro00:50 - How Dom started in events and her background2:25 - Deciding to not go to law school3:55 - Choosing to work on tech events6:00 - Outreach to underrepresented founders 9:15 - Common misconceptions about getting into tech10:35 - University outreach11:55 - Identifying problems to fix and not being blocked14:35 - Reflecting on accomplishments15:40 - Dom’s career plans17:10 - Will Dom do a startup?17:35 - Avoiding burnout20:55 - The importance of just getting started
