The Kurty D Show

032 - Minnie to the Max! with Minnie Ingersoll

Episode Summary

Have you ever felt like there was some secret club or secret handshake you were missing out on? This week, I had the pleasure of talking to a new friend and a Los Angeles native, Minnie Ingersoll. Minnie was an early product leader at Google, Co-Founder & COO of Shift (NASDAQ: SFT), and is now a partner at one of the top LA Venture Capital firms, TenOneTen. In this episode, Minnie shares insights from her experience as a successful businesswoman and her personal growth journey! And how she demystified the secret clubs and secret handshakes that she thought existed in the engineering and business worlds- simply by being brave and doing the work

Episode Notes

What we covered:

The importance of spending a good amount of time on hiring.
The importance of continuously adapting to modern technology, even after you have graduated.
How ideas are born from even the most unlikely of sources.
Personal growth is also a great deciding factor if you want to succeed in your current endeavors.
The importance of persistence and hard work, especially if you have a goal in mind.
Burnout can be formed even when it comes to the most unlikely places.
Working with a goal in mind can help alleviate and prevent burnout.
How entrepreneurship can drive the country forward.
Why building a business where people care and need is an important part of your business’ growth.
The importance of pain and personal growth towards your success.

Tweetable Quotes:

“The easiest way to learn is through imitation, the most painful way to learn is through experience, and the most notable way to learn is through reflection.” - Minnie Ingersoll

“If your heart is set on solving a problem, then it’s possible.” - Minnie Ingersoll

“I graduated as a woman with a degree in computer science. And it did make me feel like I’m not missing some secret handshake or something.” - Minnie Ingersoll

“I’ve learned a powerful secret- to find a way to get to yes.” - Minnie Ingersoll

“Entrepreneurship is one of the bright spots of our country.”

“Sometimes, you just have to get through things.”

“Charity starts at home.”

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