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" I don't have just one role model - rather, pieces of inspiration from many different entrepreneurs. One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that it naturally enables you to build a village of advisors and role models. "

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" One of the most brilliant parts of being a first-time founder is that you experience everything for the first time. It never gets old. "

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" To force a culture creates something that is inherently not sustainable. It does not evolve forward. "

" Millennials are the experiences generation. "

" My worst day is away from the office, when I'm traveling and not with the Britelings. "

" That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people. "

" Live experiences are more than fundamental - they're transformative. "

Julia Hartz

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" I founded Eventbrite when I was 25 and had exactly five professional years under my belt. Perspective was lacking; idealistic views were not. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, and I'm beyond thrilled I took the leap from a comfortable corporate career into the abyss of founder-hood and entrepreneurship. "

" My goal is to create one of the greatest companies that's ever existed, and that has everything to do with the people, the culture, and what our core values are versus what we build or how we're perceived out in the market. "

" Being an entrepreneur can be learned, and that is exactly what I have done. You don't have to be born with it or have had the 'lemonade stand.' But, you do need to have the passion, devotion, conviction, and sheer will and drive to make it happen. "

" Creating a strong company culture isn't just good business. It's the right thing to do, and it makes your company better for all stakeholders - employees, management, and customers. "

" Being a female head of a successful tech company means that I'm in a pretty niche category. "

" The beauty of being co-founders with your spouse is that we run our business and family together. "

" I'm thrilled to share the story of my journey in building Eventbrite and what I've learned along the way as a working mother and entrepreneur. "

" Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success. "

" Ticketing is a people-intensive business to get it right on a global scale. "

" As founder of Eventbrite, I've interviewed almost every single person we've hired. "

" It's extremely easy to get people to share what events they are going to because events are inherently social. "

" One of the biggest mistakes that founders can make is doing something that maybe seems like a great idea, and seems like a good use of time, but actually isn't measurable, significant, incremental growth. "

" To be a true leader, I needed to better understand my unique strengths and how to apply them across the company as we grew. "

" I think there's real value in having a founder CEO. Obviously, I'm biased, but I'm driven by a purpose and a mission and a vision, not just profits. "

" If I were to think of myself as a role model, I would say that it's really important to realize when you are a role model and to be willing to give advice, share how you do things. "

" Our platform is self-service, so we enable people to host events themselves. The biggest events tend to be the free ones. We had 100,000 at a salsa congress in Mexico. "

" I graduated from college and went straight into a job with MTV. "

" Eventbrite is 50-50 male-female, and this has been accomplished organically. "

" My mom always instilled in me that it was braver to ask for help when you need it. That has absolutely stuck with me over the years but became even more important in practice once I became a mother. It may sound trite, but the concept of 'it takes a village' really could not be more true. "

" I think people are intelligent, empathetic, multi-dimensional. "

" I was a dancer and performer. "

Julia Hartz

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" At Eventbrite, we value quality results over everything else. So while working late is acknowledged, at the end of the day, I care more about the results you're producing. "

" Working in MTV's development team, my days would consist of pitches and deciding which concepts we wanted to buy. We would then develop those into a pilot. Very few ended up making it to a full series, but if they did, I would manage the project alongside the show's creators. "

" Since the earliest days of Eventbrite, we've made our people core to our mission. Our culture is an ever-evolving manifestation of those on our team. As people join, we believe in earning their trust by demonstrating we'll embrace them and help them grow. "