32 min
Whitney Wolfe Herd on Starting A Business 9 to 5ish with theSkimm
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- Careers
Whitney Wolfe Herd is one of the biggest women in business. She founded Bumble in 2014, and became the youngest ever female CEO to take a company public when it IPO'd this year. So we decided to ask the best of the best for her tips on how to think about getting started.
In this episode, Whitney shares:
Why founders need to communicate (read: over-communicate) their vision for the company
How she used “no’s” she got early on as motivation
Her advice on how to hire (and potentially fire) friends and family
How to market your company when you have no money
How to think about your personal finances when you’re starting your business
Whitney Wolfe Herd is one of the biggest women in business. She founded Bumble in 2014, and became the youngest ever female CEO to take a company public when it IPO'd this year. So we decided to ask the best of the best for her tips on how to think about getting started.
In this episode, Whitney shares:
Why founders need to communicate (read: over-communicate) their vision for the company
How she used “no’s” she got early on as motivation
Her advice on how to hire (and potentially fire) friends and family
How to market your company when you have no money
How to think about your personal finances when you’re starting your business
32 min