INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When we look around at some of the Silicon Valley superstars, it’s easy to wonder how they got here
Was it luck Brute force Wits CharmAt Disrupt SF, Founders Fund partner Cyan Banister is going to tell her story, and it might not be the
Not everyone in Silicon Valley goes to Stanford or Harvard, but sometimes it’s that alternative perspective that gives someone a leg
up.Banister’s history isn’t what you’d expect, and at Disrupt SF she’ll explain where she came from and how she became one of
Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors.Before joining Founders Fund, Banister was a wildly successful angel investor, with portfolio
companies including Uber, Thumbtack, SpaceX, Postmates, EShares, Affirm and Niantic
Banister taught herself to code, and held a number of technical leadership positions prior to angel investing, including overseeing support
infrastructure and performance at Cisco.If Banister had to narrow her success down to one factor, it would be mentorship
Some people see that as an inorganic prospect, but Banister plans to explain how simple it can be to invite someone along to that concert,
or conference, or hackathon, and make a difference in their life.“When I tell people my story, they always tell me that I should write a
“That feels very self-serving to me
I’ve been searching for a way to tell my story in a helpful way.”At Disrupt SF, Banister will tell her story with the hopes to inspire
folks to reach out and touch someone else’s life
The conversation will be livestreamed and recorded to VOD.Tickets to Disrupt are available here.
