Olivia Goldstein is a General Partner at StartFast Ventures. She previously founded RepHike and led it through to acquisition.  In this episode, Olivia shares the value in: Embracing career pivots  Taking on challenges and putting yourself out there Doing good and giving back    Highlights (06:22) Embracing an unexpected career pivot from the CIA (08:57) Moving from the US to India to join a startup  (12:28) Founding RepHike (16:16) Learnings as a first time founder (17:15) The decision to be acquired (18:41) The importance of relationship building (21:29) Transition from founder to investor  (24:15) Overview of investing (27:05) Proudest personal and professional accomplisments   ==========================   Guest Bio  Olivia Goldstein an operator turned VC who is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs.  She started working in tech first as a "connector" then moved into product growth & driving adoption through strategic partnerships. She founded RepHike, a software company in the brand ambassador / influencer marketing space. After a few years, she led the company through to its acquisition. Now, she supports high growth founders in Upstate NY through a non-profit (UVC) and investing in world-changing B2B SaaS companies through StartFast Ventures.   ==========================   Thanks to our WISE partners for supporting the next generation of female leaders. Learn more about Monte Carlo and other partners here. 

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