we have to great guests -- heidi roizen and and -- heidi and michelle zatlyn.

join me in welcoming to the stage the amazing michelle zatlyn. [applause] heidi and michelle, so excited to have you here to kick off the series. you are remarkable in so many ways. i wanted to start with the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey and ask, was there a moment, a person, or an experience that catalyzed you wanting to be an entrepreneur? heidi: i was really lucky in that my father was an entrepreneur. he was not particularly successful, actually, but he was really happy. he was the kind of person who -- when i said, i think i should get a job, he said, why would you do that? why don't you do something or make something or figure out something people want and make that happen? to the was always, if you could create your own opportunity, you could control your life and contribute in ways that were meaningful to you, in ways that you could not do as part of a company. i have been with a lot of companies, but i was fortunate to have somebody who believed in that and believed in me, even though i was his female child. he actually used

join me in welcoming to the stage the amazing michelle zatlyn. [applause] marguerite: heidi and michelle, so excited to have you here to kick off the series. you are remarkable in so many ways. >> i want to start with, my father was an entrepreneur. not reticular early successful. it i went to him and he said, why would you do that? him the idea was if you could create your own opportunities you could control your life and contribute in ways that were meaningful to you and things you could not do when you are part of a company. -- fortunate to be part of companies where i could do that. even though i was his female child, he used to say to my brothers much to their dismay, they are -- she is going to be the one like me. and i was. post: how about you, michelle? grew up in canada in cisco watch on, north of north dakota. it is quite amazing. i see people nodding their heads. a+ in geography. i participated in a lot of programs. a lot of sports teams. my parents were big believers in getting involved. when i went to high school, my program me about

guests,two great heidi roizen and michelle zatlyn. taking us through their conversation is marguerite john hancock. she has been working in the field for more than two decades, first at the stanford graduate school of business and now, lucky for us, here at the computer history museum. i am delighted to introduce you to her right now. please join me in welcoming marguerite hancock. [applause] marguerite: thank you, john. thank you and good evening. welcome tonight to the inaugural event kicking off the exponential series featuring founders, changemakers, and visionaries. silicon valley is home to pioneers of the possible. from bill hewlett and david packard to mark zuckerberg, history, media, and pop culture secretly showcased the transformational stories of silicon valley. but what about women? while tech companies and venture capital firms today are starting to actively support rising female stars, women entrepreneurs often go unheralded. female founders raising series a capital jumped from 10% to 15% in 2015, but still they are too

join me in welcoming to the stage the amazing michel zatlyn. >> [applause] >> thank you. marguerite: i am so excited to have you here to kick off this series. you are remarkable in so many ways. i wanted to start with the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey and ask, was there a moment, a person, or an experience that catalyzed you wanting to be announced whenever? -- to be an entrepreneur? >> my father was one. i was really lucky. he wasn't successful but he was a happy one. i remember i said i should get a job doing something, he said, why would you do that? for him the idea was that if you could create your own opportunities you could control your life. and you could contribute in ways that were meaningful to you. in ways you couldn't do as part of a company. i was very fortunate to have somebody who believed in that and also believed in me even though i was his female child. he actually used to say to my brothers, much to their dismay, she is going to be the one like me. and i was. marguerite: how that for you? -- how about for you? michel: i grew up in the middl