How vulnerability makes you a better leader | Tracy Young

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Transcriber: TED Translators Admin Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Gal Friedman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:13
My parents were refugees of communism.
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ ืงื•ืžื•ื ื™ื–ื.
00:15
Growing up, I watched my mom and dad
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ื‘ื™ืœื“ื•ืช, ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ืืžื ื•ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™
00:17
work two full-time jobs without ever complaining,
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืจื•ืช ืžืœืื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืชืœื•ื ื”,
00:20
so my siblings and I could live a better life than they did.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื•ื”ืื—ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืฉืœื”ื.
00:23
I was proud to be their daughter.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ืื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
00:25
And I understood the immigrant part of my identity well.
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ืจืชื™ ื‘ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื˜ื•ื‘.
00:28
The female part of my identity, however, was much harder for me to own.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื ืฉื™ ื‘ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืืžืฅ.
00:33
I never wanted to draw attention to my gender,
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ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืœืžื’ื“ืจ ืฉืœื™
00:36
because I was afraid I wouldnโ€™t be taken seriously as a CEO.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื—ืฉืฉืชื™ ืฉืœื ื™ื™ืงื—ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืžื ื›โ€œืœื™ืช.
00:40
So I focused my energy on the things that I thought were important,
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ืื– ืžื™ืงื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืžื” ืฉืชืคืกืชื™ ื›ื—ืฉื•ื‘,
00:43
stuff like making my team laugh.
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืœื”ืฆื—ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
00:46
I remember I would painstakingly write and rehearse jokes
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืืช ื”ืงืคื“ื ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื” ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื•ื”ืชืืžื ืชื™ ืขืœ ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช
00:51
before every all-hands.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื—ื‘ืจื”.
00:53
Or I'd be the first one in the office and the last one out,
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ืื• ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื“
00:57
because I thought that these things mattered.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
01:00
When I was six months pregnant,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืฉื™ืฉื™,
01:01
one of our large competitors reached out, wanting to talk about acquiring us.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ืžืชื—ืจื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืคื ื” ืืœื™ื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื•.
01:07
Every startup wants the option to be bought,
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ื›ืœ ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค ืจื•ืฆื” ืืช ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื™ืงื ื• ืื•ืชื•,
01:10
but it really got under my skin
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืžืฉ ื”ืชืจื’ื–ืชื™
01:13
when during conversations with these strangers
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ื›ืฉื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื–ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
01:16
who I was negotiating with,
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ืฉื ื™ื”ืœื• ืื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ,
01:17
their eyes would sometimes wander to my pregnant belly.
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ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื ื“ื“ื• ืœื‘ื˜ืŸ ื”ื”ืจื™ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
01:21
I went into labor the same night of our user conference.
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ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœืฆื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื›ื ืก ื”ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
01:25
The weeks leading up to the event,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœืคื ื™ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืข,
01:27
watching our team prepare for our big product unveiling,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืžืชื›ื•ื ืŸ ืœื—ืฉื™ืคืช ื”ืžื•ืฆืจ ื”ื—ื’ื™ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
01:31
I wondered how many male CEOs would skip their own conference
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ืชื”ื™ืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืžื ื›โ€œืœื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื•ืชืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ื ืก ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื
01:35
for the birth of their child.
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืœื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืื• ื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉืœื”ื.
01:37
I assumed most would.
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ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืฉื”ืจื‘ ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”.
01:39
But I kept reasoning with myself that if I wasn't pregnant,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ,
01:43
there'd be no question whether I'd be there or not.
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ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉืืœื” ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืื• ืœื.
01:45
So I have to be there,
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ืื– ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื.
01:47
forcing myself to parade my nine-month pregnancy,
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ืœื”ื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืœื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ืฉื ืขื ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืชืฉื™ืขื™,
01:50
work the halls as hosts on my feet for 14 hours was a bad idea in hindsight.
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ืœืชืงืชืง ื‘ืžืกื“ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš 14 ืฉืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื”ืžืืจื—ืช, ื‘ืžื‘ื˜ ืœืื—ื•ืจ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืจืข.
01:56
The moment I arrived home, my water broke and my contractions started
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ื™ืชื”, ื™ืจื“ื• ืœื™ ื”ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื™ ืฆื™ืจื™ื
02:01
and I wouldn't hear my son's first cry for another 32 hours.
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ื•ืขื“ ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื›ื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืขื‘ืจื• ืขื•ื“ 32 ืฉืขื•ืช.
02:06
When my baby was six weeks old, I went back to work.
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
02:09
Our M and A had fallen through by then,
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ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืจื›ื™ืฉื” ืขโ€œื™ ื”ืžืชื—ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืคืœ
02:12
and I was determined to fundraise a war chest to fight them back.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ื—ื•ืฉื” ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ืกืฃ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ื”ื.
02:17
But I was still bleeding from several tears in my vagina
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ืžืžืชื™ ืžื›ืžื” ืงืจืขื™ื ื‘ื ืจืชื™ืง ืฉืœื™
02:21
from pushing out a baby.
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื–ื” ืฉื“ื—ืคืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืชื™ื ื•ืง.
02:23
To this day, I still ask myself
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ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืืœืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
02:26
why I rushed back to work when I wasn't ready.
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ืœืžื” ืžื™ื”ืจืชื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ื ื”.
02:30
And I realize now it was because I was afraid.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ื™ ืคื—ื“ืชื™.
02:33
I was so afraid of what people might think of me
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืžืžื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื™
02:37
as a new mother and CEO.
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ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืืžื ื˜ืจื™ื™ื” ื•ืžื ื›โ€œืœื™ืช.
02:39
I was afraid that they would think that my priorities had changed.
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืฉื™ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืกื“ืจื™ ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฉืชื ื•.
02:43
So I pressured myself into proving to everyone
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ืื– ืœื—ืฆืชื™ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืœื›ื•ืœื
02:46
that I was as dedicated to the company as ever.
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื•ืจื” ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืชืžื™ื“.
02:50
I would spend the next two months fundraising to secure our war chest.
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ื•ืก ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:54
I had a full schedule and I needed to pump milk,
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ื”ืœื•โ€œื– ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืฉืื•ื‘ ื—ืœื‘,
02:58
but I didn't have the courage to ask for 50 million dollars
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืื•ืžืฅ ืœื‘ืงืฉ 50 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ
03:02
and ask to use their mother's room.
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ื•ื’ื ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
03:04
So how does one pump milk on Sand Hill Road?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืืช ืฉื•ืื‘ืช ื—ืœื‘ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืกื ื“ ื”ื™ืœ?
03:08
Well, I would park my car
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื—ื ื” ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™
03:10
in front of someone's super nice home in Palo Alto.
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ืžื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกื•ืคืจ-ื™ืคื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ืคืืœื• ืืœื˜ื•.
03:13
I'd undress and extract milk from my breasts
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชืคืฉื˜ืช ื•ืฉื•ืื‘ืช ื—ืœื‘ ืžื”ืฉื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™
03:17
with a silicone hand pump.
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ืขื ืžืฉืื‘ืช ืกื™ืœื™ืงื•ืŸ ื™ื“ื ื™ืช.
03:18
It worked out, I guess.
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ื–ื” ืขื‘ื“, ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื—ื”.
03:20
We secured a lead investor for our series C
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ื”ืฉื’ื ื• ืžืฉืงื™ืข ืจืืฉื™ ืœืกื‘ื‘ ื”ื’ื™ื•ืก ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
03:23
and then our competitors came back with a revised offer,
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ื•ืื– ื”ืžืชื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื—ื–ืจื• ืขื ื”ืฆืขื” ืžืชื•ืงื ืช,
03:26
and we decided to sell to them for 875 million dollars.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ 875 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
03:31
A few months after the acquisition I became pregnant for the second time.
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ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืจื›ื™ืฉื” ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื”.
03:36
And shortly after, I found out I had a miscarriage.
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ื•ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ืคืœืชื™.
03:41
While with my team ...
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™...
03:45
I felt it slip out of me.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืžื—ืœื™ืง ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืžืžื ื™.
03:52
I went to the bathroom ...
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื...
03:56
and it fell to the floor.
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืคืœ ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืคื”.
04:02
I didn't know what to do,
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ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช
04:04
so I just walked back out to the team, pretending as if nothing happened.
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ืื– ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ืฆืืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืืœ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืคื ื™ื ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืงืจื”.
04:09
It took going through infertility, miscarriage,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื™ ืคื•ืจื™ื•ืช, ื”ืคืœื”,
04:13
pregnancy, giving birth without any drugs, while running a company
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ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ, ืœื™ื“ื” ืœืœื ืžืฉื›ื›ื™ ื›ืื‘ื™ื, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื—ื‘ืจื”
04:18
for me to realize how wrong I was to hide my womanhood
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืžื” ื˜ืขื™ืชื™ ื›ืฉื”ืกืชืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
04:23
as if it's something I'm ashamed of.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉืช ื‘ื•.
04:26
For so long, I thought I had to be what I thought a good male CEO looked like
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›โ€œื› ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืžื ื›โ€œืœ ื’ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
04:33
so that I wouldn't be judged or treated differently.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื™ืฉืคื˜ื• ืื• ื™ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืืœื™ื™ ืื—ืจืช.
04:36
I was so constricted by my belief that businesses value maleness more.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช ืขโ€œื™ ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉืขืกืงื™ื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:41
And it made me afraid to be a woman,
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ื•ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœืคื—ื“ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื”
04:44
which meant I hid a massive part of who I was from everyone.
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ืžื” ืฉืืžืจ ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืืชื™ ื—ืœืง ืขืฆื•ื ืžืžื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื›ื•ืœื.
04:49
When I dared to be fully myself,
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ื›ืฉื”ืขื–ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืขืฆืžื™
04:52
when I dared to trust and share my frustrations
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ื›ืฉื”ืขื–ืชื™ ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื•ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื™
04:56
and my anger and my sadness and my tears with my team,
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ื•ืืช ื”ื›ืขืก ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืช ื”ืขืฆื‘ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืืช ื”ื“ืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืขื ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
05:02
I became a much happier and more effective leader
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื™ืขื™ืœื”
05:08
because I was finally honest in who I was.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื ื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™.
05:10
And my team responded to that.
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ื•ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ื‘ ืœื–ื”.
05:13
One of the most important side effects of leading as my complete raw self
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ืื—ืช ืžืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื”ื ื”ื™ื’ ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช
05:17
was seeing our culture evolve
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืžืชืคืชื—ืช
05:20
to a more close-knit and effective version of itself.
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ืœื’ืจืกื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืœื•ื›ื“ืช ื•ื™ืขื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื”.
05:24
I remember we had several back to back rough quarters.
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ื›ืžื” ืจื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ื‘ืจืฆื™ืคื•ืช.
05:31
It felt like everything was in shambles
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ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื”ื›ืœ ืžืชืคื•ืจืจ
05:33
and I didn't have time to prepare for an all-hands.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืชื›ื•ื ืŸ ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื—ื‘ืจื”.
05:37
And then it was time for me to speak.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ.
05:39
So I walked up to the mic cold and I started talking openly
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ืื– ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืžื™ืงืจื•ืคื•ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ ื”ื›ื ื” ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช
05:45
about my concerns, my concerns on competition,
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ืขืœ ื”ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื™, ื”ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืชื—ืจื•ืช,
05:49
the mistakes we had made in sales strategy,
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ื”ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ื‘ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื™ืช ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
05:52
really exposing the weaknesses of our company.
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ืžืžืฉ ื—ืฉืคืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืœืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•.
05:56
And I asked the team for help.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืขื–ืจื”.
05:59
That completely changed the conversation
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ื–ื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—
06:02
and how we would build and solve problems together.
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ื•ืืช ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ื•ืคืชืจื ื• ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื™ื—ื“.
06:06
As we collectively brought our full selves to work,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื‘ืื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื•,
06:10
we were able to accomplish so much more in terms of revenue growth
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ื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื
06:14
and the most products shipped the company had seen.
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ื•ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืฉื™ืื™ื ื‘ืฉืœื™ื—ืช ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”.
06:18
And it progressed us from a startup to medium-sized business.
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ื•ื–ื” ืงื™ื“ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืกื˜ืจื˜-ืืค ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™.
06:23
Whoever you are, if you're thinking about starting a startup,
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ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื™ ืืช ืื• ืืชื”, ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงืžืช ืกื˜ืจื˜-ืืค,
06:27
or youโ€™re thinking about leading,
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ืื• ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช,
06:29
do it
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ืชืขืฉื• ืืช ื–ื”
06:31
and don't be afraid to trust and be yourself completely.
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ื•ืืœ ืชื—ืฉืฉื• ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ืœื’ืžืจื™.
06:36
I wish I knew that a decade ago.
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ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืืช ื–ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืขืฉื•ืจ.
06:39
And learn from my mistakes.
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ื•ืชืœืžื“ื• ืžื”ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
06:41
If you find yourself fundraising on Sand Hill, needing to pump milk,
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ืื ืืช ืžื•ืฆืืช ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืžื’ื™ื™ืกืช ื›ืกืคื™ื ื‘ืกื ื“ ื”ื™ืœ, ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืฉืื•ื‘ ื—ืœื‘,
06:45
go use their nice-ass motherโ€™s rooms.
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ืœื›ื™ ืœื”ืฉืžืฉ ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ ื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืžืคื•ื ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
06:48
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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