Dear First Time Founders Interview of Stacey Lawson
Timeless Wisdom Traditions in the Business World
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
With a burning desire to “get out into the world” and a growing passion for entrepreneurship, Stacey became an “accidental entrepreneur” at the age of 25, with a startup born out of her Harvard Business School assignment. After her first company raised millions of dollars, was acquired, and she went on to build several tech ventures, she felt that she was burning the candle at both ends. Stacey took a trip to India, where she immersed in the realm of wisdom traditions, collective wholeness, and the inner landscape. Ever since then, Stacey has integrated the notion of conscious leadership and authenticity into the world of business to co-found the Center of Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley, run for U.S. Congress, and build her latest venture Ygrene Energy Fund.
ABOUT STACEY and MARIA
Connect with Stacey through https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-lawson-204a3/ and get to know Ygrene Energy Fund.
Connect with Maria through https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasipka/
MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
Book: The Shiva Sutras
Book: The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell
Podcast: Dear First-Time Founders
TIME FRAME (Pt. 1)
[0:39] About Stacey
[4:22] Getting into Harvard Business School
[6:38] First company, InPart Design
[09:06] Meeting with the investors
[13:08] Lessons from the first company
[17:16] Inspirations for generosity and vulnerability
[19:37] Founding the Center of Technology and Entrepreneurship
[22:21] The notion of Oneness
Time Frame (Pt. 2)
[0:28] How to become a better listener
[4:30] Current company: Ygrene Energy Fund
[7:23] Being a woman in power
[10:46] The learning journey to consciousness
[13:30] Advice to first-time founders
[14:30] Books & podcasts that Stacey loves
MUSIC
Quietly Confident Outlook - Stevens Grenga
Efficiency - Manuel Ochoa
Enjoy the Ride - Simon Pettersson
