Podcast #134 | Leah Solivan: The Entrepreneur's Journey to the Boardroom.
Episode #134 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast features Leah Solivan, a General Partner at Fuel Capital. Prior to that, she was the founder, CEO and Executive Chair at TaskRabbit. Leah scaled the company to 44 cities and raised more than $50 million. In 2017, TaskRabbit was acquired by IKEA.
Evan talks with Leah about her journey at TaskRabbit, with a special emphasis on her board experience. They address board composition, scaling, and CEO succession. They also discuss her transition to startup investing, and her thoughts about board service in public companies, and boardroom diversity generally.
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