i lead startup banking at First Citizens Innovation Bank (fka SVB), working with pre-seed and seed founders across Austin, Texas, the Midwest, the Southeast and Florida. Before that I cofounded FreedomGPT, invested at First Round, Silverton and Variant, built product at Intuit, and started my career at McKinsey.
What I can help with
Founders
my main job is to help founders grow their startups. dm me for fundraising strategy, startup banking, strategy sessions, ecosystem events, etc. all at the price of free.99!
Investors
would love to deal share and more. i host LP/GP dinners to help new funds meet the right LPs. coming to Austin? DM me and i can help you get a feel for the Austin landscape.
Outside work
I'm a new mom, a songwriter with a debut album out, and someone who believes life is abundant and the best thing you can do is help others win.
Get in touch
Raising, investing, or visiting Austin? DM me on 𝕏 @howdai27 or find me on LinkedIn.
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📌 Principles
• Life is abundant. Help others win.
• Internal state precedes reality.
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• Life is abundant. It's in my best interest to help others win.
• My internal state of being precedes my personal reality. I meditate for one hour daily as a top priority.
• Every decision I make is imprinted in my soul. I bias toward integrity and paths that feel true to me, and I fully own the consequences of my actions and inactions.
• Growth means putting myself in a bigger box every day — shining light on limiting beliefs and facing them with courage. I'm comfortable with uncertainty and not overthinking.
• Process matters more than outcome. I set a high standard of excellence for everything I prioritize and commit to delivering against my intentions.
❤ Quotes I Love
"Of course it is happening inside your head..."
"The universe doesn't give you what you want..."
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"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" — Albus Dumbledore
"The universe doesn't give you what you want. It gives you who you are." — Joe Dispenza
"The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation." — Neale Donald Walsch
"Don't ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are." — Lady Gaga
"What you seek is seeking you." — Rumi
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." — Steve Jobs
"She believed she could, so she did." — R.S. Grey
📚 Latest Reads
• Build — Tony Fadell
• Journey of Souls — Michael Newton
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• Build — Tony Fadell
• Journey of Souls — Michael Newton
• The Nurture Revolution — Greer Kirshenbaum
• Running Down a Dream — Bill Gurley
• The Beginning of Infinity — David Deutsch
• The 5 Types of Wealth — Sahil Bloom
• How Countries Go Broke — Peter Zeihan
• Man's Search for Meaning — Viktor Frankl
🌱 Bucket List
• Final table the WSOP main event
• Win one Grammy
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• Final table the WSOP main event
• Win one Grammy
• Commune with best friends
• Live in Asia
• Tree house in a mountain town
• Write a best selling book
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