Tackling a problem that will affect half the planet as a first-time Founder, with Vira Health Co-Founder Andrea Berchowitz Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter

Andrea Berchowitz is the Co-Founder of Vira Health, a tech startup taking on problems in women’s health, starting with menopause.
Andrea worked at McKinsey and then the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation but this is her first time as a Founder. What’s tougher than she expected? What’s surprised her about the switch? And what would she advise others thinking of making the move?
Plus we discuss:

How to pick what to do with your career  

The reality of menopause

Stereotypes of engineers 

The kind of work that’s difficult to do remotely

How to manage people

Feedback isn’t what people think it is 

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