A Boardroom Story: How to Be a Powerful Woman in a Male-Dominated Room
Jenny Q. Ta is a veteran Wall Street millionaire and the CEO & Co-founder of VCNetwork.co, a virtual “E-Harmony meets Shark Tank” that bridges the gap between modern entrepreneurs and forward-thinking venture capitalists worldwide.
Jenny and her co-founder, Shinta Dhanuwardoyo (Forbes Magazine’s “99 Most Powerful Women” by Globe Asia), are paving the way for more female entrepreneurs who are seeking VC funding. They have both experienced diversity issues first-hand in navigating the world of VC funding, especially the funding limitations for women-focused startups.
The co-founders have been featured as thought leaders in TechCrunch, Forbes and The Huffington Post. I had a chance to sit down with them both, and sure learned a lot. So much in fact, I decided to split the interview into bite sized episodes. The conversation ranged from women’s empowerment to the funding environment in Orange County. Join me as I learn from two women who are truly impacting the global startup economy.
I sit across Jenny Q Ta, a striking woman with the confidence that could captivate a large room. But it was just us (and her PR agency representative), in a quiet posh room at Applied Innovation, on University of California, Irvine campus. As we waited for her co-founder Shinta, who lives in Jakarta, to call in. Jenny and I got to talking.
Jenny Q. Ta (Left) and Shinta Dhanuwardoyo (Right).