Interview, Fireside Chat
YC's Director of Events Domonique Fines with Elpha CEO Cadran Cowansage
- Plans to return to Morehouse College in 2019 to conduct a full AU C tour.
- Intends to continue defining their career path organically without immediate constraints or graduate school enrollment.
- Identifies working for Beyoncé as the sole clear option for their next career move.
- Considers joining a startup incubator but acknowledges this remains an uncertain possibility.
- Anticipates potential future pursuits in aerial dancing or joining Cirque du Soleil.
- Aims to perform more frequent self-reflection and document accomplishments, a practice recently initiated.
- Adopts a strategy of starting small in outreach efforts with the expectation of scaling to larger operations.
- Expects role models to teach others after receiving initial training, creating a branching educational effect.
- Believes that individuals will follow their lead in addressing organizational issues even without waiting for formal leadership.
- Warns that sustained constant burnout will prevent success and result in suboptimal work outcomes.
- Plans to utilize the YC events calendar to distribute workload and manage energy levels.
- Intends to use designated "shutdown time" for off-work contemplation on topics inaccessible during workdays.
- Anticipates reaching a defined "stopping point" for self-care while recognizing the difficulty in taking breaks.
- Expects to maintain a boundary of not checking email for one day at a time but finds it impossible to disconnect for longer than 24 hours.