Motherhood & Ambition Or I'm Not Failing My Daughter

What happens when a woman who's built a career at the highest levels of venture capital becomes a mom?This week, we're joined by our friend Mary D'Onofrio—partner at Crosslink Capital, investor, author, and mom to a three-year-old daughter. Mary shares what motherhood taught her about ambition, asking for help, building systems that actually work, and why the goalposts seem to move every time you reach them.We talk about balancing big dreams with family life, supporting a partner through career changes, traveling with kids, writing a fantasy novel after bedtime, and the mindset shift that helped Mary let go of doing everything herself.Plus: a toddler escapes her crib, Mary reveals she peaked at age two, and we reflect on the friendships that carry us through every season of life.Because sometimes the women who seem to have it all together are still figuring it out, too. ✨