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• VC 101: How Venture Capital Really Works (No Finance Degree Needed)

  This episode is sponsored by Read AI, a meeting co-pilot that takes notes, analyzes meeting sentiment, and shares smart next steps for you and your team. Try our favorite productivity tool for free for 30 days here: http://read.ai/tigersisters?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=podcast_tigersisters👀Sign up for our newsletter: https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 🎁 Win a $100 gift card — and help shape our next episodes: https://forms.gle/jJWK219wzztjRc8W9 💌 Want to partner with us? Sponsorships and brand deals: [email protected]🧠 Think venture capital is just for tech bros and finance guys? Think again.In this Tiger Sisters episode, we break down how venture capital really works — and how you can borrow the frameworks VCs use to make billion-dollar bets (and apply them to your own career, finances, and love life).𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: ◦ What VCs actually do (explained in plain English) ◦ How investors evaluate startups — and how to evaluate yourself the same way ◦ Why venture capital is a power game, not just a money game ◦ The dark side of VC nobody talks about (and the pressure that comes with it) ◦ 3 frameworks you can steal from investors to level up your own life decisions🎙️ Subscribe to Tiger Sisters on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube 📩 Fill out our listener survey (linked above!) for a chance to win a $100 gift cardSubscribe & tap the 🔔 so you never miss a new episode. And if you love it, drop a review and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!⏰ Timestamps00:00:00 What even is venture capital? 00:01:14 Case studies from HBS, GSB & real angel deals 00:03:35 Pre-seed to Series E: The VC funding ladder 🪜 00:05:53 Airbnb’s $600K seed round to $100B IPO 00:09:40 How VCs really evaluate startups (3-part framework) 00:13:06 TAM: Total Addressable Market vs. actual market 00:14:29 Why VC is a power game (not just a money game) 00:17:48 Burn book of venture capital 😈 00:19:10 The real pressure that comes with raising VC money 00:21:23 The biggest mistake founders make, according to Stanford 00:26:07 3 ways to apply VC thinking to your own life 00:29:56 “I turned down Harvard Business School” 🤯 00:30:46 Your mini-exercise: Make the bet you’re scared to make ❤️ Check out this video's meeting report and transcript by Read AI: https://app.read.ai/analytics/meetings/01K04XRBE4G4HQ6Q0ATCSETWHY?utm_source=Share_Nav🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Wall Street & Silicon Valley Big Sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨What you’ll get (and keep): ▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets – no $250K tuition required ▫️ Personal Finance Playbooks – salary jumps, investing, money psychology ▫️ Networking Scripts – behind $100M+ deals, job offers & VC intros ▫️ Real talk with unicorn founders, VCs, and billionaires ▫️ Mindset Resets – career clarity minus the pricey life coach ▫️ Fashion, Wellness, and Time Hacks that actually workWhy trust us? ▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100M+ views demystifying big tech, finance & MBAs ▫️ Jean Luo – ex-Goldman, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor ▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees built billion-dollar product lines • two startups – decoded for you💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~ 🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/~ JEAN ~ 🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo🎵 Music by Sammy Signal: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS 🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch – www.sistersmatcha.com 🌀 Everything else – https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b👀 Read AI's downloadable guide to Agentic AI and Generative AI: https://shop.beacons.ai/cherie.brooke/e60ea9c0-0630-4d48-81c6-70708b2c205c

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• The Self-Made Billionaire Playbook: No Trust Fund. No Connections. Just Guts.

  🎁 Win a $100 gift card – and help us grow! Take our quick audience survey: https://forms.gle/jJWK219wzztjRc8W9We're building Tiger Sisters with you, not just for you. Your answers help shape future guests, episodes, and big ideas. It takes 2 minutes and we read every single one!💌 Want to partner with us? Sponsorships and brand deals: cheriebrookepartnerships@gmail.com------------------------------------------------------------------ 💰 From zero to $2.8 billion – no trust fund, no elite connections, no safety net. Just grit, leverage, and a deep love for family.Fernando de Leon is one of the few people on the Forbes list with a 10/10 self-made score – a title shared with Oprah and George Soros. In this episode, he shares the real playbook for building a fortune from nothing – and what it actually takes to keep it.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: ▫️ How he closed his first real estate equity deal at age 15 on the back of a napkin ▫️ The one mindset shift that separates billionaires from everyone else ▫️ Why fear is fuel – and how to train your brain to run toward it ▫️ Hot takes on Mark Cuban, Harvard, crypto, and elite credentials ▫️ What kind of partner it takes to build an empire – and how love fuels legacyThis is the Tiger Sisters blueprint for money, power, and love – straight from a billionaire who built his own empire brick by brick.🎙️ Follow Tiger Sisters on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube 📩 Fill out our listener survey (linked above!) to win a $100 gift card 💌 Share this episode with someone building from scratchSubscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and write a review and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ⏰ Timestamps00:00 He built a $2.88B empire – with no safety net02:41 Why Forbes gave Fernando the same score as Oprah 🐐06:18 “I want equity.” His first deal at 14 💼12:54 The most underrated secret in American capitalism14:54 How he ‘owned’ Chick-fil-A – without a single share 🍗20:38 Fear as fuel: the mindset that built his empire29:21 Tactics to create opportunities and build wealth39:00 The moment we finally talk about love on Tiger Sisters41:00 When he wanted to quit, her words changed everything45:22 🔥 Mark Cuban, Harvard, crypto – overrated or not?------------------------------------------------------------------ 🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Wall Street & Silicon Valley Big SistersDecoding Money • Power • Love✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨ We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep) ▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required ▫️ Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money ▫️ Networking Scripts  – DMs behind job offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships ▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses ▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach ▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and funWhy trust us? ▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying tech, finance, entrepreneurship, MBA life ▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor💛 LET'S CONNECT:~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ Items Referenced:🍵 Sisters Matcha: ⁠www.sistersmatcha.com⁠🌀 Everything else: ⁠https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b⁠

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• Body Language Expert Reveals Why You’re Still Invisible

  In this Tiger Sisters episode, we sit down with the best-selling author of Unforgettable Presence and LinkedIn Top Voice Lorraine K. Lee to unpack the unspoken rules of communication, visibility, and executive energy. You’ll learn:◦ The one word that makes people 93% more likely to say yes◦ Subtle body language mistakes that instantly kill your credibility◦ The fix for “Resting Business Face” (yes, it’s a real thing)If you’ve ever felt overlooked, talked over, or underestimated at work—this episode is your playbook. Lorraine breaks down how to command a room, speak with magnetic clarity, and build presence (even over Zoom).🎙️🐯 Hit play. By the end, you won’t just sound more confident – you’ll be the person people remember.Connect with Lorraine here:👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraineklee/📱 Website – https://lorraineklee.com/🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lorraineklee/Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode.Audience survey: https://forms.gle/jJWK219wzztjRc8W9------------------------------------------------------------------ ⏰ Timestamps00:00:00 The invisible rules of presence that no one teaches you00:02:30 The 0.1-second first impression: what you’re getting wrong00:05:15 The Resting Business Face trap (and how to fix it)00:08:21 How to talk about your accomplishments without bragging00:09:55 “We” vs “I” – the secret language of seniority00:12:23 Why posting on LinkedIn feels cringe (and how to fix it)00:14:41 The 3 types of content that go viral on LinkedIn00:17:24 One word that makes people 93% more likely to say yes00:21:31 The “email haiku” every executive secretly loves00:24:31 This body language trick boosts memory recall by 33%00:30:00 Stop saying “Does that make sense?” – say this instead00:32:12 Does your boss need to like you to get promoted?Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Wall Street & Silicon Valley Big SistersDecoding Money • Power • Love✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you'll get:▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun▫️ ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodesWhy trust us?▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship,  & MBA life▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.------------------------------------------------------------------ 💛 LET'S CONNECT:~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ Items Referenced:🍵 Sisters Matcha & Merch: https://⁠www.sistersmatcha.com ⁠ 🌀 Everything else: ⁠https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b⁠

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• The Hidden Mindset Making You Burned Out & Lonely —And the Stanford Fix No One Talks About

  What if one hidden belief in your 20s is the reason you’re broke and single? In this episode the Tiger Sisters decode “The Scarcity Trap.” Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo share the Stanford communication insight that reveals how a single mindset can sabotage promotions and dating before you even open your mouth — and break down the tiny rewires that flip you into abundance.You’ll learn:▫️ The scarcity sentence recruiters and first dates hear in your tone—before you speak a word▫️ Why “waiting for perfect timing” quietly drains years of income and romance potential▫️ The 3-V Formula (visual, verbal, vocal) that locks in lasting first impressions▫️ A Stanford-inspired scarcity audit you can run in five minutes tonightSubscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ⏰ Timestamps00:00 Intro – Escaping the Scarcity Trap01:06 Quick subscribe and merch break01:16 Scarcity defined: dating, people-pleasing, self-worth03:10 “Do I even like them?” – flipping the relationship script05:04 First fix: swap fear DMs for growth asks06:00 Don’t take it personally: the freedom of detachment07:16 Eldest daughter energy & people-pleasing traps08:19 It’s not about you – and that’s a relief11:11 Dating in your 20s: fun over future13:08 Hard truth: stop dating for potential14:24 The “builder” trap women fall into15:00 Actions over words: the marathoner with no plan16:49 Love is not enough (and other 30s truths)17:39 You’re marrying a lifestyle, not just a person19:15 Trust your gut: the body knows before your brain20:21 Breakups, regret, and the fear of short-term pain22:35 Intuition as data: future science incoming24:07 Scarcity in dating: trust signals, not surface25:14 Career: relationships matter more than grind26:03 FOMO story: when FaceTime beats emails27:23 Invest in people, not just productivity28:44 Risk vs regret: why your 30s are for courage30:20 Grind builds confidence — but it’s not everything34:02 Grinding doesn’t equal growth in every context35:38 The brutal truth: jerks don’t scale--------------------------------------------------------------🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big SistersDecoding Money • Power • Love✨ New episodes every Monday We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep)▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and funWhy trust us?▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship,  & MBA life▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.--------------------------------------------------------------💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ Items Referenced:🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

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• Personal Finance 101 with Our Money Expert. He Invests Our Life Savings.

  We handed our entire life-savings to him. In today’s episode, financial advisor Ryan Edlefsen shares the #1 MONEY RULE he demanded we follow before he’d touch a single dollar — plus the exact habits that turn ordinary paychecks into passive wealth.What you’ll learn:▫️ The rule that lets you stock-pick guilt-free ▫️ How a 5-minute index-fund setup beats most day-traders long-term▫️ The six-month emergency-fund formula that wipes out money anxiety▫️ Ryan’s automation ladder: employer match → Roth → mega-backdoor Roth ▫️ Why one hidden childhood belief still dictates your spending — and how to rewrite it tonight⏰ Timestamps00:00 Intro – meet the Money Therapist00:05 Why money feels like therapy01:30 Childhood baggage & finance04:11 Beginner step: 5-minute index-fund setup06:24 “Play money” vs. core portfolio08:24 Emergency fund: 6× monthly spend08:55 Automation 101 – employer match = free money09:36 Mega-backdoor Roth explained ($30 K tax-free)10:35 High-yield savings: earn 4 % doing nothing12:16 Diversifying with international & bond indexes13:31 Intermediate goal: when work becomes optional15:05 4 % rule math in plain English16:40 Couples & money: shared-account playbook18:15 The notebook audit: kill scarcity phrases19:50 Ryan’s money lessons21:33 Relationships: personal accounts vs. joint accounts24:12 When and HOW to talk about finances during dating25:45 Cherie's financial role play with Ryan27:30 The person you marry is the most important financial decision28:00 When to have the financial conversation29:40 Would Jean be comfortable making more than her husband?32:08 Pre-nup is a relationship killer?33:33 Any financial red flags between Jean and her ex?37:40 Deal or delusion: Ryan's hottest takes40:00 Outro – like, comment, rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big SistersDecoding Money • Power • Love✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep)▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun▫️ ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodesResource sheet: https://shop.beacons.ai/cherie.brooke/7bd9ff2b-61a4-4658-ab26-6bac919c27cbWhy trust us?▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship,  & MBA life▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.------------------------------------------------------------------ 💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ Items Referenced:🍵 Sisters Matcha: www.sistersmatcha.com🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

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