{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UKTN | The Podcast","title":"Diversity is UK tech’s competitive advantage over Silicon Valley – Passion Capital’s Eileen Burbidge","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b51dac55\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1881,"description":"Eileen Burbidge, partner at Passion Capital, discusses the lessons she learned working in Silicon Valley before and during the dot-com crash, explains how luck plays a big role in success, examines the differences between the UK and US tech sectors, and shares how reproductive health support is the new frontier for employee benefits.   Burbidge, a British-American venture capitalist, moved to London from Silicon Valley in 2004. During her early career, Burbidge held roles at Apple, Sun Microsystems and Skype. She is a founding partner of Passion Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that has invested in 96 startup since 2011, including Monzo, Go Cardless and Tide. Burbidge is also the director of Fertifa, a reproductive healthcare startup. In 2015, Burbidge received an MBE for services to entrepreneurship. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aVsXogrCh2DJ4KkFDRaL2YARce6nKDgq3kHd5Tc4YjE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTE1/MDljZjcxZTNkZjdi/ODc4NGFkMmQ3Y2Iy/YjFkOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}