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0Laura: the story of building Go Big, a curated entrepreneur club for founders
Growing up in China, Laura moved to US for high school and eventually ended up completing her MBA from Cornell. While her career spanned finance and supply chain management, she has always felt a strong pull towards entrepreneurship. In 2021, she moved back to China and co-founded Go Big with friends from top colleges and universities, aiming to help global entrepreneurs connect and collaborate, the LinkedIn for founders. Go Big is now a vibrant founder community under Laura's passionate leadership and she is on her way to be a courageous creator, builder and leader.
来自中国的Laura曾在美国求学十年，也是康奈尔大学 MBA，拥有金融与供应链管理等跨行业经历。2021年回国后，她敏锐地发现：虽然 LinkedIn 能帮助你找到同事或校友，但市面上缺少一个能真正让全球化背景的创业者们相互连接、共享资源的平台。于是，Laura 联合来自康奈尔、哥伦比亚等顶尖院校的朋友，共同创立了 Go Big —— 一个为全球化创业者而生的社区。在这期节目中，Laura聊到了自己的职业经历，发起Go Big 背后的初心，Go Big的各类功能，以及那些因Go Big链接而产生的美好故事。在Laura身上，我们看到了闪闪发光的女性力量。欢迎收听Laura的故事！
01:01 Laura's background
02:56 Laura's diverse work experience
05:33 How did Laura start Go Big
09:52 Go Big's unique proposition and offering
14:10 Go Big story--how founders can find their match
Highlights:
1. Entrepreneurship is about seeing a need and being brave enough to step up and create the solution.
2. Go Big is founder's LinkedIn: it is global, curated and built for the earliest stages.
3. Starting with partnerships with accelerators and investors, Go Big is looking to build a full ecosystem that supports founders from idea to scale. Stay tuned for new features e.g. hiring and job posting and many more!
Laura主要观点：
1. 创业就是看到了一个需求，然后勇敢去实践，去解决问题。
2. 作为创业者的领英，Go Big的用户群体主要是经过筛选的，拥有国际化背景和视野的创业者，尤其是刚刚开始的早期创业者。
3. 目前，Go Big已经与不少投资机构以及加速器达成合作，并即将上线招聘等功能。未来，Go Big希望可以全方位赋能创业者实现0-1。
Hosts
Kate: VC investor/entrepreneur
Julia: overseas Internet industry practitioner
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