Vilavanh

Tech Founder & CEO @innovationscity • Exec Producer @icmedia_ • Mother • Investor • Sports • Policy • Chasing my dreams & making an impact • Views are mine ☝🏽

[Aaron Showtime Taylor @rebirthofchick]

Recently on #hardinthepaint @Vilavanh came by the studio to talk #criminaljusticereform #socialjustice and played some hoops...
@957thegame @KNBR @wingoz @MorningRoast957 @jemelehill @StephenCurry30 @JaMorant @Money23Green @KDTrey5 @TreniseFerreira @JoynerLucas

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@willsmith validated:

1. We are ALL TIRED!
2. Denzel really is THAT MAN, 💯 “At your highest moment, be careful. That’s when the devil comes for you!”🎯
3. Yrs of undertones, misogyny & micro-aggressions is death by 1000 cuts

Most Important:

Y’all need to quit playin’ w women

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Will Smith’s acceptance speech as he wins his first ever #Oscar

[Candice Matthews Brackeen @candicecincy]

Can you say you have deep startup experience if you’ve only worked inside of a corporate venture studio?

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

The way I jumped out of bed at 2:30am and sprinted down the hall to check on my daughter thinking we got nuked by Russia, only to find out it was loud thunder, lightening and rain… 🤦🏽‍♀️ tells me 2 things:

1. I forgot how fast I can sprint
2. #Russia will never live this down

[Tim Young @timy0ung]

I will choose a Scrappy startup founder over Ivy League pedigree 1000x over

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@MThomasSD, did we just skip Spring and jumped into Summer? Cause things are heating up around here! 🔥😄

[Megan Thomas (she/her) @MThomasSD]

Just got real excited about work in #SanDiego to drive funding to diverse founders -- @innovationscity & @f1stcp are leading the way.

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

Just posted a photo @ Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel https://t.co/LbPJwfnIwk

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

Just posted a photo @ Innovations City Media https://t.co/JV0jhmlrcz

[Samantha Ettus @samanthaettus]

Trying to decide whether to encourage your daughter to play sports? 94 percent of women who hold C-suite level positions are former athletes.

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

THIS!!!

[1906.eth | Harold Hughes @OneBandwagonFan]

🤔 Shouldn't VCs be investing in founders that are (or can be) world-class at something with the belief that they can build a team to fill in their gaps? That's why diversity and collaboration matter so much - especially early stage. I need complementary investors & team members.

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

An increase of 90% in extracting more contacts from our emails in comparison between @SigParser vs @HubSpot is MAJOR for data geeks like myself and sales & marketing experts everywhere!

Huge Congrats to you and your team on developing a game changing platform @PaulDMendoza! 🙏🏽

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@flossiejhall @thatsavvygal @silviamah @techgenii @ArlanWasHere @Thinkleap I agree with the responses you received. Your advisors and mentors should definitely be your champions. I meet with my advisors and mentors on a bi-weekly or monthly basis (depending on availability or need). They’re always aware of where we are so they can help, guide & support

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@imchristiepitts @MightyMenopause @imchristiepitts There’s also an international company that I’m an Advisor for that’s in this field. They’re automating “care packages” for women in third world countries, especially as their culture stigmatizes them and place burden. Would love to connect you. 😊

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@imchristiepitts @MightyMenopause

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@Maren_Bannon @MightyMenopause

[Mac The VC @MacConwell]

Let's play a game everybody.

I want you to close your eye and imagine an entrepreneur. Now close your eyes and imagine a different entrepreneur. Now do it 1 more time.

Ok, did you imagine 3 white men?

That's what bias and pattern matching looks like #vc #startup #diversity

[1906.eth | Harold Hughes @OneBandwagonFan]

#blkfounders - Ask for it all. A lot of our inboxes are swelling from people who either wrote us off in the past or see value in us now - both being opportunists. If you're getting "opportunities" to "partner" with these large corporations, remember your values AND your value.

[Sundeep Peechu @speechu]

The best investment of the past decade and likely a top ten return in VC history was made by a Latino immigrant (@ssubo) in Zoom. It was overlooked by everyone else.

That’s what you get from hiring great people from diverse backgrounds folks. It’s not charity.

[Stella @wearestellaco]

Please join us TONIGHT at 5 p.m. for an open discussion about overcoming #impostersyndrome in the #startup community. Guest speakers include Brittany Rhodes, founder of Black Girl MATHgic and alumnae, @Vilavanh, founder and CEO of @InnovationsCity. https://t.co/12KY0RnAFk

[Vilavanh @Vilavanh]

@MacConwell 🙋🏽‍♀️