Did you see our co-founder Kay Koplovitz in The New York Times this weekend!? If you don't have the print version, you can access the online article here: https://lnkd.in/dXBhH9hB. "We like male co-founders. I have no objection at all. But I object to women not getting credit for raising a capital. And that sort of puts women in a small box of saying we’re defining you as a founder and you raise 2 percent of venture capital, when in fact that’s not true. You can’t tell me that somebody like Melanie Perkins from Canva — whose company has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital — doesn’t raise capital. Or Helen Greiner from iRobot didn’t raise the capital to launch the Roomba into the marketplace. Or that Sheila Ann Mikhail from Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), who also has a co-founder who is male, wasn’t the C.E.O. who raised the capital to take the gene therapy company to market. I mean, it’s just the perception is wrong. This is a myth about women that has to be dispelled today in the marketplace. Women are much stronger than the market wants to give women credit for."
Rachel Rong
2w
What a great article, Kay! This is the inspiration we need, and thanks for building Springboard with us.
Ariel Kramer
2w
This was such an inspiring and great article!
Congratulations, Kay! I truly appreciate all I’ve learned from you and the Springboard team—confidence and belief in the journey. Thank you, and I’m so glad we crossed paths 10 years ago!
Kate Liebelt
1w
Outstanding Kay Koplovitz! Brava 👏
Love this, Kay! Love and hugs..
Amazing! There is truly nobody like Kay Koplovitz - a great read.
Founder, Board Director, Executive, Advisor, Consultant, and Certified Entrepreneurship Mentor. Healthcare, Life Sciences, Longevity, Aging in Place. AI/ML Champion.
2dBravo Springboard Enterprises ! We have to keep getting on the collective soap boxes and roof tops to amplify our enormous successes. We can never give up! Eventually everyone will “get it” big time.