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June 26, 2009 | Chris Morris | Comments |

Video interview: Wendy Lea has worked as a bootstrap entrepreneur, corporate executive, and angel investor over the last 25 years. She joined GetSatisfaction.com as CEO in February.  Lea is also the founder of The Chatham Group and an angel investor. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs are her thoughts on what she looks for when deciding where to invest and her advice for entrepreneurs who are looking for start-up capital (about 2 minutes into the clip).

She also shares her ideas about when to admit that you don’t understand and how female leaders can authentically manage effectively.

Women 2.0, the provider of this video interview, is committed to increasing the number of women entrepreneurs starting high growth ventures by providing the resources, network, and knowledge for the launch and growth of their company. You can find more interviews here.

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Chris Morris is editor of the Entrepreneur Corner on VentureBeat, helping start-up business owners launch and grow their companies. He previously worked at Yahoo! Finance, where he was managing editor, and as director of content development at CNNMoney.com. His work has also appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com.

  • Great interview. I thought her comments about how her changing views about how woman should view their roles and manage was interesting. Might be because consumers have so many options now you need to fine tune your understanding of their needs so you can optimize your product or service - otherwise known as listening, which some aren't always good at.

    BTW: The volume seemed a little low.
  • janeferris
    I really enjoyed listening Ms. Lea interview. I admire her integrity and her opinions.I have a vision,
    passion and deep desire to take the proper steps to fulfill my goals. Thank you.