Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

one of the most surreal moments M13 Investing Partner Anna Barber has had in her career

14 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Anna Barber recounts her first experience taking the stage at Techstars LA's demo day, describing the massive audience of the Los Angeles tech community and her sense of having helped build that community. She emphasizes the significance of recognizing such pivotal moments in one's career, noting that awareness and acknowledgment of these experiences can amplify their impact and personal excitement.

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The first time I took the stage at Techstars LA for our demo day, this massive audience of the LA tech community had assembled and I thought, wow, like I'm creating this amazing community. We're building this Techstars LA community here, you know, and that's something that I've been really instrumental in doing. That was another like great moment. So yeah, it happens a lot. And I think the fact that you asked that question is so great because I think it shows that you recognize when you're in one of those moments, which is so hard to do. But if you can do that and capture that and go, oh wow, look where I am, this is pretty exciting, you know, that just makes it more impactful.