Unleash Success: #77: Make Your Startup a Success with Do Big Things CEO Cheryl Contee!

#77: Make Your Startup a Success with Do Big Things CEO Cheryl Contee!

Oct 10, 2019

Cheryl Contee is the CEO and co-founder of Do Big Things, which brings together a diverse team that uses new narrative and new tech like blockchain, AI, and machine learning to make the world a better place for everyone. Cheryl is also the author of Mechanical Bull: How You Can Achieve Startup Success, a best-selling guide on how to navigate Silicon Valley and startup culture like a pro to ensure your startup’s success.

Cheryl was the co-founder and CEO of Fission Strategy and the groundbreaking social marketing software Attentive.ly. Attenive.ly was the first tech startup with a black female founder on board in history to be acquired by a NASDAQ-traded company. Cheryl is proud to be a co-founder of #YesWeCode, which represents the movement to help low opportunity youth achieve high-quality tech careers. Cheryl has been listed among The Influencers 50 in Campaigns and Elections magazine. Huffington Post included her as one of the Top 27 Female Founders in Tech to Follow on Twitter. Fast Company named her one of their 2010 Most Influential Women in Tech.

In this episode we go over Cheryl's story of

Overcoming adversity as a minority and woman in the Silicon Valley startup culture
How to be a successful leader for your startup
Who and when to hire your first employee
The mindset to be successful in spite of obstacles stacked against you

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