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Women Founders Society · The report · Early November

Nobody Left for the Money.

Most of the women in this series left something big to build something of their own: a corporation, a university, a career they had outgrown. We asked why, what it cost and what they would tell the next person.

What the report covers

  1. 01Why they leftWhat finally made each of them walk away from the sure thing.
  2. 02What made the leap survivableThe money, the people and the plans that carried them through the first year.
  3. 03What freedom looks like nowEvery interview ends with the same question. The answers are in the report.

The reasons keep coming back to time, health and the right to stop shrinking. The report is printed as a newspaper, mailed to every guest and free to read online.

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The last question in every interview, answered in their own words.