If you were to go back and tell yourself anything when you are at the age that your daughter is now, what would you go back and tell yourself?

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

What is Pivotal Ventures Investing Director Erin Moore's strategy for taking risks?

26 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Erin Moore, Investing Director at Pivotal Ventures, reflects on advice she would give her younger self. She emphasizes the importance of taking smart, calculated risks rather than simply following a conventional path of sequential milestones such as the next school, job, or internship. Moore suggests that embracing risk could have made her life more interesting, and she stresses that risk‑taking should be done intelligently and with a sense of fun. She also highlights the value of enjoying one’s work and creating a playful environment, noting that this mindset has become more prominent for her over time.

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Take risks—specifically, smart, calculated risks. Embrace opportunities that differ from the usual path of moving from one milestone to the next, and make sure to have fun while doing so.

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If you were to go back and tell yourself anything when you are at the age that your daughter is now, what would you go back and tell yourself?
Oh wow. You know, take risks. That, I mean, and it's kind of a thing that is easier said than done. I think particularly, you know, you can find— one can find themselves, and I was this way too in some instances, like on a path of You know, getting to the next, the next school, the next job, the next internship, the next this or that, and being, you know, comfortable doing something that others were not doing. I think if I had done maybe more of that, probably would've had a slightly more interesting life. And yeah, perhaps just, but being okay to take those risks, but do it in a smart way and have fun. You know, I, I like, I love that I can come to work and have fun with what I do. That's maybe not always been the case. Again, I've been on this march. I think over time that's been more and more, but that's what I love.