>>> THIS MORNING WE ARE STARTING
A NEW SERIES SHOWCASING SUCCESSFUL WOMEN WHO ARE SHARING
THEIR SECRETS ON GETTING TO THE
TOP.
WERE CALLING IT, SHE MADE IT.
AS IN, SHE MADE IT AND YOU CAN, TOO.N, SHE MADE IT AND YOU CAN,
TOO.
BARBARA IS A 29-YEAR-OLD
BRAZILIAN IMMIGRANT AND VENTURE
CAPITALIST WHO ROCKED THE WORLD
OF SILICON VALLEY, WHERE NINE OUT OF TEN OF VENTURE PARTNERS
ARE MEN.
ARE MEN.
WE WANTED TO MEET ONE WHO ISNT. HERES HOW BARBARA MADE IT.ISNT.
HERES HOW BARBARA MADE IT. ♪
♪ BARBARA IS RUFFLING A LOT OF
FEATHERS THIS YEAR, LIVING BY HER OWN RULES TO BREAK INTO AN
INDUSTRY TRADITIONALLY RUN BY,
AS SHE CALLS IT, THE BRO CLUB.
>> I WAS NOT RESPECTED BY A LOT
OF THE BRO CLUB HERE.
I WAS JUST FINDING MY WAY.
IT WORKED.
IT WORKED. >> BEFORE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA
LAST YEAR, SHE SINGLE HANDEDLY
RAISED OVER $250 MILLION
FINANCING REAL ESTATE IN MIAMI. BEFORE THAT, SHE OWNED A MIAMI.
BEFORE THAT, SHE OWNED A CLOTHING STORE IN BRAZIL.
SHE WASNT PASSIONATE ABOUT
EITHER INDUSTRY. BARBARA WANTED TO INVEST IN
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
>> I JUST THINK VENTURE CAPITALIST IS THE BEST WAY TO DO
PHILANTHROPY.
PHILANTHROPY.
WERE GIVING A CHANCE TO SMART,
GREAT ENTREPRENEURS TO BUILD
SOMETHING.
>> IN 2016, BARBARA MOVES TO SAN
FRANCISCO TO START BABBLE
VENTURE
VENTURES, AND HER FIRM RAISED $30 MILLION THIS YEAR. RAISED
$30 MILLION THIS YEAR.
NOT AN EASY FEAT FOR AN OUTSIDER IN THE TECH WORLD.OR AN OUTSIDER
IN THE TECH WORLD. ALSO AN OUTSIDER WHO IS A WOMAN
AND IMMIGRANT UNDER THE AGE OF
30.
30.
>> I DIDNT KNOW, OF COURSE, I
WAS BREAKING A LOT OF RULES
HERE, BUT I DID. BABEL VENTURES SWEET SPOT IS
INVESTING AND ADVISING START-UPS
THAT ARE ON THE CUTTING EDGE,
LIKE NEBIA, A WATER-SAVING
SHOWER SYSTEM THAT USES
TECHNOLOGY OTHERORIGINALLY DEVEL
FOR JET ENGINES THAT CREATES A
SPA-LIKE EXPERIENCE.
SPA-LIKE EXPERIENCE. TIM COOK IS ALSO AN INVESTOR.
>> I REALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT IM
BUILDING AND HOW I CAN INSPIRE
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN ME.
IF IT WAS ABOUT ME, MY EGO OR WHAT IM ACHIEVING IN MY LIFE,
IT WOULDNT BE HERE.
>> BARBARA SAYS DISRUPTING THE
SO-CALLED BRO CLUB IN SILICON
VALLEY IS NOT SOMETHING SHES
AFRAID OF.
AFRAID OF.
>> I EASILY CONNECT WITH THE FOUNDERS BECAUSE THEY SEE IM
ALSO HUSTLING, YOU KNOW.
>> WITH HER HEAD HIGH, BARBARA
SAYS SHES JUST GETTING STARTED.
SHE MADE IT AND MADE IT HERE.
PLEASE WELCOME ENTREPRENEUR AND
INVESTOR BARBARA, CO-FOUNDER OF
BABEL VENTURES.
BABEL VENTURES. GREAT TO SEE YOU.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, DONT
FOLLOW THE RULES?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US?
>> SO THATS SO DIFFERENT TO BE
AN OUTSIDER AND NOT KNOWING THE
RULES.
RULES.
I WAS NOT WILLING TO BREAK ANY
RULES, YOU KNOW.
BUT ONCE WERE NOT AWARE, YOU
CAN JUST BE YOURSELF, AND IT CAN PROBABLY BE ON YOUR SIDE INSTEAD
OF AGAINST IT.
>> YOU DIDNT FEEL BOXED IN
BECAUSE YOU WERE JUST BEING YOU.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
SILICON VALLEY IS SUCH A
MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY.
MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY. I DID A SPECIAL WITH A BUNCH OF
WOMEN WHO HAD BEEN TRYING TO
MAKE IT AS ENTREPRENEURS OUT
THERE WHO TALKED ABOUT HOW IT IS
STACKED AGAINST THEM.
HAVE YOU FELT THAT?
>> NOT REALLY.
>> YOU BARRELLED FORWARD.
>> I THINK WHEN YOURE ENJOYING
WHAT YOU ARE DOING, YOU DONT
FEEL THE CHALLENGE AS STRONG AS
IT IS.
IT IS.
I KNOW IT EXISTS. WHEN YOURE SO PASSIONATE AND
YOURE SO DRIVEN ABOUT WHAT
YOURE BUILDING, AND WHAT YOURE
A PART OF, YOU JUST GO FOR IT.
THEN IT IS EXCITING.
ITS JUST --
>> YOURE LUCKY.
IT HASNT BEEN THE EXPERIENCE OF
EVERYBODY OUT THERE WHO I KNOW
HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THEMSELVES
UNTIL THE MOMENT WHEN THEYRE
NOT.
NOT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUNG WOMEN, BECAUSE YOURE 29 YEARS OLD,MEN,
BECAUSE YOURE 29 YEARS OLD, REMARKABLE WHAT YOUVE DONE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE YOUNG
WOMEN WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO
START UP BUT FEEL POWERLESS,
THEY DONT HAVE CONNECTIONS X,
DONT KNOW HOW TO TAKE THE FIRST
STEP?
STEP?
>> IM PROBABLY A GREAT, GREAT EXAMPLE OF NOT HAVINGT, GREAT
EXAMPLE OF NOT HAVING CONNECTIONS, COMING FROM BRAZIL
TO HERE.
TO HERE.
JUST FINDING MY WAY. ITS A GOOD WAY OF KIND OF
INSPIRING OTHER PEOPLE.
ITS JUST, YOU NEED TO BE AWARE
OF WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DO,
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. YOU NEED TO LEAD YOUR WAY IN
WHATEVER YOURE WANTING TO BUILD
IN YOUR LIFE.
>> SET CLEAR GOALS.
>> YES.
>> YES. HAVING PURPOSE.
HAVING PURPOSE. THEN CONNECTIONS WILL COME.
ITS JUST A MATTER OF BEING
THERE, NOT WAITING TO BE READY,
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW.
YOU NEED TO GO FOR IT.
THEN YOU JUST START MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.START MAKING
THINGS HAPPEN. >> IN MY EXPERIENCE, YOURE
NEVER AS READY AS YOU WANT TO
BE.
BE.
>> YES. >> NEVER AS RED IADY AS YOU WANT
BE.
BE.
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