“In one of my first pitch meetings ever, I pitched to this guy who said, ‘You’ve got to be less humble.

“In one of my first pitch meetings ever, I pitched to this guy who said, ‘You’ve got to be less humble. You’ve got to be more aggressive. Prove to the investors that you’re really hungry and that you’re really wanting to build something big.’ You know, when he said that, I flashed back to all these things I know about how women are perceived when we’re being aggressive - like we’re seen as bossy, basically. But I took pieces of his advice. It all felt really unnatural at first because my default demeanor is to just be kind, and sort of curious and humble. So it definitely wasn’t something I could do immediately, I had to practice it. My co-founder gave me feedback too, and now I’m better at pitching. I’m more commanding and sort of more intense when I’m at the office than I am in my personal life. The Julia I am with my friends is different than the CEO Julia, and I’m happy with that."