You don't need to visit a prison to know that racial inequality exists. There's enough talk about it, especially in Silicon Valley, to know that there's a diversity problem. Christine Tsai More Quotes by Christine Tsai More Quotes From Christine Tsai The change I want to see is a start-up environment where everyone, regardless of gender and background, feels welcome and safe; where sexual harassment or discrimination will not impede great talent from producing great impact. Christine Tsai great welcome talent change I think kindness is actually under-rated. Especially with Silicon Valley - and probably in business in general - it's seen as being a pushover or ineffective as a leader. Christine Tsai think leader business kindness As a society, we're failing. In so many ways. Such high incarceration rates of underrepresented minorities ultimately means we're missing out on great potential from black and Latino communities. Yes, there's immense talent brewing even within the most impoverished neighborhoods. Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Christine Tsai great black society opportunity There's a good amount of research out there that shows generous parental leave policies have a significant positive impact on employee retention and morale. Christine Tsai leave good research positive It's really important for your team to be not just feel empowered but actually be empowered. Christine Tsai your feel team important If you invest the time earlier to create structure and process around communication, planning, and goal-setting, you can prevent missteps before they occur. Christine Tsai you communication process time Unfortunately, a lot of Silicon Valley venture capitalists are disconnected from African Americans, Latinos, and other people of color. Christine Tsai unfortunately valley color people Be transparent about why the termination is happening. If you did things right, it shouldn't be a surprise to the person. Christine Tsai person things you surprise Values are the foundation of a company. Culture is the manifestation of values - the day to day actions and behavior. Adapt tactical cultural behavior that helps you execute on your values. Christine Tsai day you behavior culture In order to have a meaningful impact, companies should value diversity and inclusion from Day One. Christine Tsai value day inclusion diversity It was my first time in prison. I was there to volunteer with Defy Ventures, along with 500 teammates Tara Graham, Brian Wang, and Aerin Lim. While I didn't feel particularly scared about going to prison, I had no idea what to expect. Christine Tsai feel prison first-time time When you grow up in poverty, suffer from abuse, live in a violent neighborhood, come from a broken home, lack positive role models, are told you'll never amount to anything, etc, the challenges are enormous. Christine Tsai you broken home positive While your intentions may be good, this is something every expectant working mom fears - being phased out. I'll put myself out there and admit this has been/is a fear of mine. Let her be the one to decide whether something's too much for her to handle or not. Christine Tsai good myself mom fear I love the fact that Facebook offers equal leave for moms and dads. Consider that for your company. Christine Tsai leave your company love Offering unequal leaves just reinforces the longstanding notion that parenting responsibilities aren't equal, and that doesn't help anyone. Christine Tsai help just equal parenting I took on the role of CEO, which involves directing the Management Team and overall day-to-day operations of 500. Christine Tsai ceo operations team management The best thing women in tech can do is to invest in other women. Christine Tsai invest thing best women Entrepreneurs don't have a regular 9-5 work day. They don't take vacations. They live and breathe their business 24/7 and wear many different hats. Christine Tsai live day business work Moms get their fair share of conflicting advice, with a heaping of unsolicited advice. Parents debate the pros/cons of different types of disposable diapers, whether the supposed carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson baby products hurt their kids who used it, which method of sleep training to use. Christine Tsai parents training hurt sleep I can say without a doubt that being a mom is the ultimate test of my multi-tasking skills. I spend my day meeting startup after startup, helping our portfolio companies, bringing in speakers, and soon gearing up for Demo Day for our accelerator program. Christine Tsai meeting day i-can mom
