{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Luba Show","title":"From Being Rejected by Every VC to Starting Her Own Fund  - Leah Solivan (Founder of TaskRabbit)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8634ae11\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4368,"description":"I got to walk with Leah Solivan, founder of TaskRabbit and now Managing Director of Precedent VC, through her journey from IBM engineer to startup founder to venture capitalist. We got into the early days of building TaskRabbit, the decision to sell the company to IKEA, and her transition into investing. Leah also shared her philosophy on evaluating founders, the AI-powered deal scoring tool she built, and the story behind her upcoming book, Breaking Precedent Timestamps:00:00:00 Trailer00:01:12 Intro00:01:21 Ballet background and SF Ballet board00:06:12 TaskRabbit's origin story00:10:52 Move to the Bay Area00:23:00 Selling TaskRabbit to IKEA00:33:03 Letting go of founder identity00:35:37 Launching Precedent VC00:38:26 AI-powered deal scoring system00:41:26 Investing philosophy and founder fit00:54:30 Founder green and red flags00:58:26 Why she wrote Breaking Precedent01:07:12 Parenting and work-life balance01:10:46 Defining success01:12:20 OutroLinks: Leah Solivan Website: Leah Solivan Instagram: Leah Solivan (@leah_solivan) • Instagram photos and videos LinkedIn: Leah Solivan | LinkedInLuba Yudasina Instagram: Luba Yudasina (@lifeoflubaa) • Instagram photos and videos X: luba yudasina (@LubaYudasina) / X LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yudasinal","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ONx6qkZ5gydA71J-P4uIp124-y3fHXUZwnZmRAOojRs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MWJm/MGFjNmM2N2JjNjcz/ZmVmOGMzOTA0Y2Rk/OGI1NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}