Julia Hartz Quotes

Julia Hartz

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : November 20, 1979

I truly believe there is this confidence gap, at least for me. You have to 'manipulate' yourself to get over it,and I do think it has something to do with being a female. If you live in fear or doubt and have that confidence gap, you are simply not going to achieve your full potential and what you know you can achieve.

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I think I lead with empathy and connection to our people. I find that the most effective leadership style for me is to just talk and listen. It sounds simple, but it's so effective.

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People are multi-dimensional and crave a multi-sensory experience.

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The beauty of being co-founders with your spouse is that we run our business and family together.

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When we set out to build Eventbrite, we had to face many challenges and come up with creative solutions to get past them. Each time we learned new ways to cope, we became a stronger and more cohesive team.

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I studied broadcast journalism at Pepperdine University. After a short career in television with MTV and later on at FX Network, I found my true calling in Eventbrite.

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I think entrepreneurship is combining a passion with the tenacity to problem-solve and the fearlessness to fail.

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I think there's real value in having a founder CEO. Obviously, I'm biased, but I'm driven by a purpose and a mission and a vision, not just profits.

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There has been an intention since day one that it's as important to us that we build profits as much as we build a wonderful culture and a lasting legacy of a great company. We've created this inclusive environment that's very thoughtful in terms of how we can create allyship, how we create mentorship, and what kind of voices are heard.

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The gender parity is something that has been organic to Eventbrite since we started building a team.

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The majority of our happiness at work is determined by the people who surround us. Strong teams produce more content, launch more products, and sign more contracts. And most importantly, they have fun doing it.

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Being productive at work is rewarding, and feeling supported, challenged, and appreciated allows us to be our most efficient selves.

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Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success.

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Co-founders shouldn't excel in the same areas - it's inefficient and will inevitably lead to conflicts down the road.

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For the first two years of Eventbrite, all the work was done by just the three founders: me, my husband, Kevin, and our chief technology officer, Renaud Visage.

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To be a true leader, I needed to better understand my unique strengths and how to apply them across the company as we grew.

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If you want to build a sustainable culture, you have to have a strong philosophy and then let people do with it what they will and be OK with that.

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We live in an experience-hungry society with advanced event technology and broad social reach at our fingertips. These external factors offers an ideal environment for organizers to create a connection with a broader set of people and maximize each interaction with their audience.

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If you can't see an example of what you could be, you really aren't going to have that extra incentive to break through any types of barriers.

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