Erica Brescia has done it all in tech: she founded and sold Bitnami, served as COO of GitHub during the launch of Copilot, and is now a Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, where she decides which startup founders get funded.
In this episode of Founder Stories, Erica shares how she closed a $2.7M deal with Microsoft just days after giving birth, drove to her Y Combinator interview with a two-week-old, and the "chip on the shoulder" she now looks for in every founder she backs. It's an honest conversation about venture capital, ambition, motherhood, resilience, and learning to trust your gut when every decision is a one-way door.
A must-listen for startup founders, aspiring investors, and anyone building something of their own.
In this episode:
- What VCs really look for in founders
- Closing a major deal as a brand-new mom
- Why "trust your gut" is the hardest lesson in investing
- Balancing startup life and family
- Hiring for EQ over IQ
Guest: Erica Brescia (Redpoint Ventures, ex-GitHub, Bitnami)
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