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People started posting about receiving my book in the mail before I'd even had coffee. 📣 Fundraising for The Rest of Us is officially live TODAY…
People started posting about receiving my book in the mail before I'd even had coffee. 📣 Fundraising for The Rest of Us is officially live TODAY…
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My friend Allison Byers just published Fundraising for The Rest of Us, a modernized and practical guide for founders who don't fit the traditional VC…
My friend Allison Byers just published Fundraising for The Rest of Us, a modernized and practical guide for founders who don't fit the traditional VC…
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We had an energizing and unapologetically honest conversation at the 7th Annual "Massachusetts Women Leading the Way" Forum, hosted by Sonia Alleyne,…
We had an energizing and unapologetically honest conversation at the 7th Annual "Massachusetts Women Leading the Way" Forum, hosted by Sonia Alleyne,…
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Popping on from maternity leave to share we welcomed Lily Anne Lynch into this world on April 13th! While I’ve navigated very challenging times as…
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