In this episode, you’ll hear about:-Why Danielle and Michael decided to focus solely on younger founders, regardless of whether or not they attended university-How starting a venture fund increased her empathy for entrepreneurs, particularly through fundraising efforts-Danielle’s experience starting a charter school in San Diego, and why it was easy to fall prey to “imposter syndrome” during that time-Her experience as an instrumentalist growing up and how that helped her learn to lead, direct, and give feedback to her peers-Why previous execution is critical for applicants to the Thiel Foundation and for entrepreneurs looking for investments from 1517 Fund-The correlation between alternative schooling and entrepreneurshipStay tuned to the end of the episode, where Danielle shares why founders should read personal development books and her current interest in sensor-based technology.