hi guys really nice to see in here and I’m super terrified but I’m just gonna
I’m super terrified but I’m just gonna
I’m super terrified but I’m just gonna jump right in when I was 10 I had a best
jump right in when I was 10 I had a best
jump right in when I was 10 I had a best friend and him and I used to play this
friend and him and I used to play this
friend and him and I used to play this favorite game of ours every day who
favorite game of ours every day who
favorite game of ours every day who would spend several hours just
would spend several hours just
would spend several hours just pretending like we’re someone else
pretending like we’re someone else
pretending like we’re someone else we were firefighters or spent a day as
we were firefighters or spent a day as
we were firefighters or spent a day as the doctors or become famous rock stars
the doctors or become famous rock stars
the doctors or become famous rock stars and we’ll always dreamt that in a matter
and we’ll always dreamt that in a matter
and we’ll always dreamt that in a matter of a lifetime we will be able to achieve
of a lifetime we will be able to achieve
of a lifetime we will be able to achieve all of our dreams and it always felt so
all of our dreams and it always felt so
all of our dreams and it always felt so long that we would have enough time to
long that we would have enough time to
long that we would have enough time to do everything that we always wanted my
do everything that we always wanted my
do everything that we always wanted my friend died when he was 11 he died in a
friend died when he was 11 he died in a
friend died when he was 11 he died in a car crash and he didn’t have much time
car crash and he didn’t have much time
car crash and he didn’t have much time he didn’t have any time to do anything
he didn’t have any time to do anything
he didn’t have any time to do anything that he wanted and I thought how much
that he wanted and I thought how much
that he wanted and I thought how much time will I have losing him at this age
time will I have losing him at this age
time will I have losing him at this age was very very painful and especially
was very very painful and especially
was very very painful and especially because I didn’t have any friends when I
because I didn’t have any friends when I
because I didn’t have any friends when I was a child my family was poor poor to
was a child my family was poor poor to
was a child my family was poor poor to the extent that I had to steal wallets
the extent that I had to steal wallets
the extent that I had to steal wallets from people on the streets and my
from people on the streets and my
from people on the streets and my parents used to switch jobs and
parents used to switch jobs and
parents used to switch jobs and professions who would travel switched
professions who would travel switched
professions who would travel switched geographies and my childhood pretty much
geographies and my childhood pretty much
geographies and my childhood pretty much prepared me for uncertainty with every
prepared me for uncertainty with every
prepared me for uncertainty with every new place I never knew how long I’m
new place I never knew how long I’m
new place I never knew how long I’m going to stay there or what’s going to
going to stay there or what’s going to
going to stay there or what’s going to be the next spot but what I really
be the next spot but what I really
be the next spot but what I really always knew was that I always wanted to
always knew was that I always wanted to
always knew was that I always wanted to become an entrepreneur of my own life I
become an entrepreneur of my own life I
become an entrepreneur of my own life I was given a notion of success that in
was given a notion of success that in
was given a notion of success that in order to succeed you got to pick one
order to succeed you got to pick one
order to succeed you got to pick one profession you get a stick to it be the
profession you get a stick to it be the
profession you get a stick to it be the best at it and that’s how you succeed as
best at it and that’s how you succeed as
best at it and that’s how you succeed as children often times were given
children often times were given
children often times were given frameworks of success by our parents by
frameworks of success by our parents by
frameworks of success by our parents by society by common knowledge but
society by common knowledge but
society by common knowledge but frameworks they put you in the box and I
frameworks they put you in the box and I
frameworks they put you in the box and I didn’t want to be in the box the
didn’t want to be in the box the
didn’t want to be in the box the frameworks give you a path of someone
frameworks give you a path of someone
frameworks give you a path of someone else’s life
else’s life
else’s life and I wanted to create my own path given
and I wanted to create my own path given
and I wanted to create my own path given all the uncertainty that I was
all the uncertainty that I was
all the uncertainty that I was constantly facing and also not knowing
constantly facing and also not knowing
constantly facing and also not knowing what I’m going to do next and how much
what I’m going to do next and how much
what I’m going to do next and how much time do I have to fulfill all of my
time do I have to fulfill all of my
time do I have to fulfill all of my dreams I decided that I have to start
dreams I decided that I have to start
dreams I decided that I have to start doing it as soon as possible so I
doing it as soon as possible so I
doing it as soon as possible so I graduated and worked as architect I was
graduated and worked as architect I was
graduated and worked as architect I was go-go dancer in several nightclubs in
go-go dancer in several nightclubs in
go-go dancer in several nightclubs in Berlin I was a drummer and a psychedelic
Berlin I was a drummer and a psychedelic
Berlin I was a drummer and a psychedelic rock band in Barcelona I build a pirate
rock band in Barcelona I build a pirate
rock band in Barcelona I build a pirate radio station on the ship floating in
radio station on the ship floating in
radio station on the ship floating in Mediterranean Sea I lunch the business
Mediterranean Sea I lunch the business
Mediterranean Sea I lunch the business and music I traveled all over Europe
and music I traveled all over Europe
and music I traveled all over Europe lunching music festivals I was graphic
lunching music festivals I was graphic
lunching music festivals I was graphic designer street artist professional
designer street artist professional
designer street artist professional actress launched a business and travel
actress launched a business and travel
actress launched a business and travel industry became journalist traveled all
industry became journalist traveled all
industry became journalist traveled all over Siberia with a herd of reindeer
over Siberia with a herd of reindeer
over Siberia with a herd of reindeer breeders and then I turned 22
at that year I met this amazing guy it
at that year I met this amazing guy it was a five-minute encounter but it was
was a five-minute encounter but it was
was a five-minute encounter but it was very meaningful he was very young he
very meaningful he was very young he
very meaningful he was very young he wore this amazing amazing suit and
wore this amazing amazing suit and
wore this amazing amazing suit and everyone would always listen to him he
everyone would always listen to him he
everyone would always listen to him he would travel all over the world giving
would travel all over the world giving
would travel all over the world giving advice as to all of those businesses and
advice as to all of those businesses and
advice as to all of those businesses and corporations that I was so inspired by
corporations that I was so inspired by
corporations that I was so inspired by and I thought well that’s the next life
and I thought well that’s the next life
and I thought well that’s the next life I want to live so I came up to him and I
I want to live so I came up to him and I
I want to live so I came up to him and I asked him what are you what did you do
asked him what are you what did you do
asked him what are you what did you do to achieve all of this and he told me
to achieve all of this and he told me
to achieve all of this and he told me well I got my MBA degree from London
well I got my MBA degree from London
well I got my MBA degree from London Business School at the time my English
Business School at the time my English
Business School at the time my English was not good and I heard MBA instead of
was not good and I heard MBA instead of
was not good and I heard MBA instead of MBA so I kept telling everyone that I’m
MBA so I kept telling everyone that I’m
MBA so I kept telling everyone that I’m going to go to the United States and
going to go to the United States and
going to go to the United States and that they have amazing NBA programs in
that they have amazing NBA programs in
that they have amazing NBA programs in there until my mom actually told me
there until my mom actually told me
there until my mom actually told me Daria you’re not tall enough to play
Daria you’re not tall enough to play
Daria you’re not tall enough to play basketball so I googled I sent my
basketball so I googled I sent my
basketball so I googled I sent my documents to Stanford just GSB got
documents to Stanford just GSB got
documents to Stanford just GSB got accepted and now I’m an investor in
accepted and now I’m an investor in
accepted and now I’m an investor in Silicon Valley four years ago I didn’t
Silicon Valley four years ago I didn’t
Silicon Valley four years ago I didn’t even know what the word venture capital
even know what the word venture capital
even know what the word venture capital was or what investing was in general but
was or what investing was in general but
was or what investing was in general but all the experiences and professions and
all the experiences and professions and
all the experiences and professions and skills that I got throughout my whole
skills that I got throughout my whole
skills that I got throughout my whole life they helped me in my day-to-day
life they helped me in my day-to-day
life they helped me in my day-to-day work and my personal life too because
work and my personal life too because
work and my personal life too because they created a safety cushion for me
they created a safety cushion for me
they created a safety cushion for me where I can take risks and not be afraid
where I can take risks and not be afraid
where I can take risks and not be afraid of making a mistake or they gave me a
of making a mistake or they gave me a
of making a mistake or they gave me a knowledge of all those industries and
knowledge of all those industries and
knowledge of all those industries and how they work of how businesses work and
how they work of how businesses work and
how they work of how businesses work and as a matter of fact how the whole world
as a matter of fact how the whole world
as a matter of fact how the whole world works but most importantly they
works but most importantly they
works but most importantly they reinforced in me the person who I am
reinforced in me the person who I am
reinforced in me the person who I am right now
right now
right now you don’t embark on a life journey
you don’t embark on a life journey
you don’t embark on a life journey without knowing with knowing how it’s
without knowing with knowing how it’s
without knowing with knowing how it’s going to end life journey is not a
going to end life journey is not a
going to end life journey is not a strategic roadmap that you write down
strategic roadmap that you write down
strategic roadmap that you write down right before starting to live it happens
right before starting to live it happens
right before starting to live it happens every day and I enjoy my life every day
every day and I enjoy my life every day
every day and I enjoy my life every day I don’t know if I’m going to end up
I don’t know if I’m going to end up
I don’t know if I’m going to end up being investor for the rest of my
being investor for the rest of my
being investor for the rest of my or if I’m going to embark on my next big
or if I’m going to embark on my next big
or if I’m going to embark on my next big thing but what I do know is they really
thing but what I do know is they really
thing but what I do know is they really really enjoy it as of now and because
really enjoy it as of now and because
really enjoy it as of now and because life happens every day you have to
life happens every day you have to
life happens every day you have to iterate you have to try it all out and
iterate you have to try it all out and
iterate you have to try it all out and you live to enjoy it and that’s exactly
you live to enjoy it and that’s exactly
you live to enjoy it and that’s exactly what I tell to all my entrepreneurs who
what I tell to all my entrepreneurs who
what I tell to all my entrepreneurs who face uncertainty on a day-to-day basis
face uncertainty on a day-to-day basis
face uncertainty on a day-to-day basis that would every step towards
that would every step towards
that would every step towards uncertainty we don’t become better at
uncertainty we don’t become better at
uncertainty we don’t become better at navigating uncertainty but what we’ve
navigating uncertainty but what we’ve
navigating uncertainty but what we’ve become better at is knowing who we
become better at is knowing who we
become better at is knowing who we really are
really are
really are and with every step towards uncertainty
and with every step towards uncertainty
and with every step towards uncertainty we grow because all the time we discover
we grow because all the time we discover
we grow because all the time we discover something new so if you have a big dream
something new so if you have a big dream
something new so if you have a big dream a life-changing idea that you really
a life-changing idea that you really
a life-changing idea that you really want to fulfill but didn’t try to do it
want to fulfill but didn’t try to do it
want to fulfill but didn’t try to do it yet please do so and maybe one day a
yet please do so and maybe one day a
yet please do so and maybe one day a girl who once stole a wallet from you on
girl who once stole a wallet from you on
girl who once stole a wallet from you on the street will end up investing in your
the street will end up investing in your
the street will end up investing in your next big startup idea
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