About this episode
Domonique Fines is the Director of Events at YC. Cadran Cowansage is the cofounder and CEO of Elpha . Elpha is a private online community for women in tech. Join Elpha to read Dom's AMA . You can find Dom on Twitter at @domoniquefines and Cadran at @cadran_c . *** Topics 00:30 - Dom’s intro 00:50 - How Dom started in events and her background 2:25 - Deciding to not go to law school 3:55 - Choosing to work on tech events 6:00 - Outreach to underrepresented founders 9:15 - Common misconceptions about getting into tech 10:35 - University outreach 11:55 - Identifying problems to fix and not being blocked 14:35 - Reflecting on accomplishments 15:40 - Dom’s career plans 17:10 - Will Dom do a startup? 17:35 - Avoiding burnout 20:55 - The importance of just getting started