1062: Black Wealth Matters: Tiffany Dufu, Author of Drop the Ball and Founder of The Cru

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In our final installment for Black Wealth Matters, we welcome Tiffany Dufu. She is founder and CEO of The Cru. Their algorithm matches circles of women who collaborate to meet their personal and professional goals. She’s also the author of the bestselling book Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less. According to foreword contributor Gloria Steinem, Drop the Ball is “important, path-breaking, intimate and brave.” Tiffany and I discuss how she was able to raise $1 million for her startup when only .0006% of Black women receive tech venture funding. She also shares pivotal money memories from childhood....and also, what to make of the Girlboss movement and its recent criticisms for not being inclusive enough? Named to Entrepreneur's 100 Powerful Women and Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women, Tiffany has raised nearly $20 million toward the cause of women and girls. She was a launch team member to Lean In and was Chief Leadership Officer to Levo, one of the fastest growing millennial professional networks. Prior to that, Tiffany served as President of The White House Project, as a Major Gifts Officer at Simmons University, and as Associate Director of Development at Seattle Girls’ School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Money episode 1062 Black Wealth Matters with Tiffany DuFoo, author of Drop the Ball and founder of The crew.
0:09.0	You're listening to So Money, with award, Farnu Karabi.
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0:17.2	from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers,
0:20.8	and from Farnuus herself.
0:26.5	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:29.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place. Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:35.0	Welcome to So Money. The venture world is quite insular.
0:38.0	And for the most part, venture capitalists take meetings with people who they have some kind of connection to.
0:45.0	So if you're not a person who's a part of that community, if you don't necessarily have the connections,
0:50.0	then you're at a disadvantage.
0:52.0	Welcome to So Money, everybody.
0:53.7	How have you been enjoying our Black Wealth Matters series?
0:56.6	Today is the final day of the series,
0:59.3	but rest of sure, not the last day
1:01.0	we'll be hearing from a wide range of voices. I'm even more
1:04.8	dedicated now than ever to having people on the show who represent the world that
1:09.9	we live in. If you know somebody, if you wish to hear from somebody that has yet to be on
1:14.1	the show, my door is always open, send me an email, Farnu should so money podcast
1:18.0	com and let me know who you would like to recommend. The voice you heard earlier is
1:22.3	Tiffany Du Fu. She is our final
1:25.0	guest in the series and what a get. Tiffany is someone whom I've admired from
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