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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

Two companies I helped start in 1992, DCTM and Grand Junction Networks both became Stanford business school cases and very valuable, successful companies. I also learned that the first time without a paycheck is a little scary. Find Your Obession. I joined VC firm Merrill Pickard in 1989. I was on the way to my lifetime IRR of 90%.