Kate Glantz is the co-founder and CEO of Heartful.ly, a donation platform for celebrating life’s biggest moments. Prior to Heartful.ly, Kate led global health communications campaigns, for the Department of State and Centers for Disease Control, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania. Kate is a fellow at the Halcyon Incubator, a 2016 Tory Burch Fellow, and a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Scholar.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Kate’s Mother
Tory Burch
When business started difficulties overcame:
“You go through a bit of imposter syndrome, I was really concerned that because I didn’t have a business degree of that because I didn’t know how to code that I didn’t belong at the table so really just getting over myself was a challenge and getting past the fear of failure but also of just being found a fraud and as soon as I realised that the only person whispering those things in my ear was myself I was able to move a lot faster”
Favourite Books:
The Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Book by Ben HorowitzFavourite Quote:
“Work hard and be nice”
Recommended Online Resources:
Startup podcasts
Twitter
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Just go for it, I truly believe that failure is much better than not trying at all, I think the toughest pill to swallow would be to always wonder what if”…[Listen for More]
More About Kate Glantz:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Do a lot of questions mean you are really smart or really dumb?” Allan Dare Pearce
Other Quotes From the Chat with Kate Glantz:
- “I also recommend testing your own personal meral and the liability of your business before you do go full time”
- “If you’re biding your time, you’re looking for a hundred signals from authority or whoever then whatever you produce will be deluded”
- “Work hard and be nice, and I’ve never compromised in any of those things and they’ve gotten me pretty far”
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