You are Always Voting

You are voting by choosing what you spend your time on

You are voting by choosing what projects to work on

You are voting by choosing what to invest in

You are voting by choosing who to invest in

You are voting by choosing who to listen to

You are voting by choosing what to read

You are voting by choosing what to eat

You are always voting...even if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice

You are voting with your feet, your eyes, your ears, mouth, everything...especially your wallet - what we are putting money into is a reflection of ourselves and our broader society. So the numbers from this Pitchbook report is extremely upsetting - quarterly VC funding for startups founded or co-founded by females has dropped off 48 from second to third quarter this year - I sincerely hope this activity picks up and surpasses what it was pre-coronavirus - which in the grand scheme of things was far too low, especially among

Your action is a vote

Your inaction is a vote

Your awareness is a vote

Your ignorance is a vote

Awareness is good, action is way, way better.

So what can any one person do - we can learn how women leaders have handled the pandemic. The key lessons from the article -

1. Include everyone

2. Be authentic

3. Tell the truth

4. Be decisive

5. Embrace technology

6. Leaders of every kind can learn from these women

One easy thing to do is to pay some attention - the posts that people share are important to them - their content is their vote - and your reaction is your vote - how you react, comment, share, and engage - it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.

So

And I thought this was incredible as well, a must-read -

The knowledge that's out there is incredible - these posts I've shared are just a sliver of what's out there - I almost forgot this Crunchbase report and this HBR article on diversity in business.

Remember that everything you do is a vote - vote wisely!