#116 - Domonique Fines and Cadran Cowansage

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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/domoniquefines">Domonique Fines</a> is the Director of Events at YC.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/cadran_c">Cadran Cowansage</a> is the cofounder and CEO of <a href="https://elpha.com/">Elpha</a>. Elpha is a private online community for women in tech.<br><br>Join <a href="https://elpha.com/posts/1hczt3ty/i-m-domonique-fines-director-of-events-at-y-combinator-i-plan-female-founders-conference-and-demo-day-ama">Elpha to read Dom's AMA</a>.<br><br>You can find Dom on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/domoniquefines">@domoniquefines</a> and Cadran at <a href="https://twitter.com/cadran_c">@cadran_c</a>.<br><br>***<br></p><p><b>Topics<br></b><br>00:30 - Dom’s intro<br><br>00:50 - How Dom started in events and her background<br><br>2:25 - Deciding to not go to law school<br><br>3:55 - Choosing to work on tech events<br><br>6:00 - Outreach to underrepresented founders <br><br>9:15 - Common misconceptions about getting into tech<br><br>10:35 - University outreach<br><br>11:55 - Identifying problems to fix and not being blocked<br><br>14:35 - Reflecting on accomplishments<br><br>15:40 - Dom’s career plans<br><br>17:10 - Will Dom do a startup?<br><br>17:35 - Avoiding burnout<br><br>20:55 - The importance of just getting started<br></p>