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Instead of asking “what do you do for work?”
Start asking “what exciting things are you working on?”
You get a whole different answer
laura
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laura
@lauradang0
Joined March 2022
- No one talks about the aura loss when you're job hunting
- Social capital is the most underrated form of capital. It compounds quietly until one day, everything moves either for you or against you. Be kind. Word travels.
- Things I do when I need a reset: >don't listen to any music/podcasts to reset my dopamine >go to gym >sauna & steam >an everything shower >clean my home/workspace >pray >meal prep
- No matter how much you try to rage bait or grow on X. Nothing will blow up a startup’s social media more than hiring a pretty Asian girl
- How to go viral on tech twitter: be a decent looking asian and post a face reveal or talk about @cluely
- If you don’t think you are building the next billion dollar company, then what’s the point?
- VCs try so hard to tap into student founder networks because deep down they know it’ll be the younger generation that’ll rewrite the future
- Why do people care so much about follow ratio? If I see at least one these I usually follow back: - mutuals - same school/student - in tech/ai/ same industry - funny tweets I don’t mind seeing in my timeline
- Hi I'm Laura > I like hosting events and understanding people > got into venture because I truly want to back founders that would change the world > bio-hacking to the core > an extrovert to the max > love making content Serious inquiries only if you wanna chat/collab
No one talks about the aura loss when you're job hunting - I actually respect people more when they are open about failures and setbacks rather than seeming perfect all the time. Especially when talking with founders, you don’t need to be a 100% perfect in front of the VC.
- I see a lot of hate and jealousy when a selfie post goes viral. But my take on it is that the “pretty Asian girl in tech” trope might get you likes, but it won’t build long-term credibility. What sticks is the value you bring: what you build, write, and contribute. Be pretty
