I always had a deep respect for people who started businesses, but now I cherish them. There's a lot of anxiety and blood, sweat, and tears that goes into this, and I love it.

I'm happy to buy something that was previously owned, as long as I can get it conveniently.

You really need a unique selling proposition, and people need to care about that unique selling proposition.

Amazon has reported a loss of nearly $900M in 1999... because, guess what, ecommerce is a business of scale. And, the Internet bubble had burst... which meant that no one was getting funded.

You have a big playbook when you know something is really a win.

That is the beauty of doing something when you're older. It doesn't matter what anyone else says because you're not doing it to build credibility.

I think if you're out there trying to raise capital, and you're a woman, and you're in tech, I think what you need to do is find people to work with who know you and believe in you.

You tend to do deals with people you have an affinity with, especially at the beginning.

Do not wallow in your failure. Spend some time grieving, learn from it, and then move on. Constantly replaying what went wrong will not benefit you. Get involved in another company, another cause, another relationship.

Some people will be quite happy you have failed and will find a way to tell you so directly and indirectly. Yep, that is life. Do not let their insecurities impact you.