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You can always leave

More often than not now, I’m sitting virtually with a founder or CEO who calls on me because of my other set of expertise. They're in wartime.

A Retrospective: All the First Ladies

In 2015, I was asked by Instagram to create an on-site portrait studio at the Global Women’s Initiative Summit in Dallas, Texas, in partnership with Glamour Magazine. I had no idea I'd be photographing a President.

A Retrospective: Uber

A couple of months into my time at Uber, Travis Kalanick pulled me aside with a challenge: come up with a campaign to help Uber become legal in Miami. Oh—and I had a week to make it happen.

Goodbye, Silicon Valley, I Love You

While I’m deeply grateful for the experience of being a founder, as well as my 15 years in Silicon Valley, I have decided to hang up my hat.

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Founder Things: Fadi Berbery

A look at the first place I go for creative inspiration

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Founder Things: Takuma Inagawa

On Never Accepting No, Bridging Cultures, and Building a Global Brand

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Founder Things: Julie Zhuo

On Embracing Insecurity, Learning Everything You Can, and Building Employee Culture

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Searching For Gold

On Life Stories, and Why They Are Important

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Founder Things: Dan Runcie

On Building a Media Empire, Creating Your Own Lane, and Letting the Work Lead

A New Home

On the New, Quiet Corners of the Internet

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Founder Things: Dee Charlemagne

On Walking Away, Starting Over, and Having a "Luxury Year"

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It's Okay To Return

How Leaving—and Returning—Can Define Your Best Work