Innovate continuously to remain competitive

<p>Cindy Padnos, founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures, invests in B2B SaaS, enterprise cloud and mobile computing startups. She shares her incredible journey as a female founder of a venture capital firm. Named one of the Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley by New York Times, Cindy cares deeply about increasing diversity in the technology industry.</p><ul><li>Founders are judged for who they are and for the people they attract to the team</li><li>If you aren't always innovating, you're likely to be left behind</li><li>The technology you choose should differentiate your business or provide advantage in a significant way</li><li>Domain knowledge and customer understanding are among key things to find in prospective founders.</li><li>Non-profit: <a href="https://www.astia.org/">ASTIA  </a>and <a href="https://sb.co/about">Springboard Enterprises </a></li></ul>