It's easy to think that the wife of a well-known & successful VC (Fred Wilson) would have had an easy and storied life of wealth and privilege. I had previously had the opportunity to spend time with Joanne Wilson, Fred's wife, and knew otherwise.
That's why I was so interested in having "The Gotham Gal" come on This Week in VC (video link on YouTube, download iTunes, episode 15)) and dispel those myths. In fact, as she tells it, in their early career when Fred was young in VC, Joanne was earning 3x more money. Well into their 30's "they were living paycheck-to-paycheck" as Joanne had taken time off of work to raise three children.
To read the full, original article click on this link: 8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn from Gotham Gal | Both Sides of the Table
Author: Mark Suster
