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storytelling through design, writing and photography.

How design thinking helped demobilize Colombian guerrillas
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How design thinking helped demobilize Colombian guerrillas

Design thinking has become a buzzword in many industries, yet when you hear stories like the following, design thinking is more powerful…
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Silvia LiJan 24
Chris Sacca’s Advice to Founders: Become the Best Storytellers

Chris Sacca’s Advice to Founders: Become the Best Storytellers

What I learned from meeting Uber & Instagram’s earliest investor
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Silvia LiSep 25, 2015
How poverty defined me
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How poverty defined me

The life I didn’t choose and I embraced
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Silvia LiMar 26
Love letter to Seattle

Love letter to Seattle

Making memories for myself and maybe for you too
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Silvia LiMar 21
“From Zero to Peru & USC, How My Parents’ Immigration Story Affected my Life and Education”

“From Zero to Peru & USC, How My Parents’ Immigration Story Affected my Life and Education”

I remember conversations with my parents where they recounted their harsh childhoods and turbulent immigration story. My parents grew up in…
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Silvia LiMay 3, 2015
Mark Suster’s advice on fundraising, setting value & how to talk about it

Mark Suster’s advice on fundraising, setting value & how to talk about it

Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur turned VC. He joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce…
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Silvia LiFeb 29
Connecting hearts & minds — How a tech company forever changed my life
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Connecting hearts & minds — How a tech company forever changed my life

I thought it was going to be easy. When I first moved from Peru to California for college, I thought living on my own, exploring a new…
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Silvia LiFeb 27
The Hardest Question I’ve Tried to Answer — What Makes Me Happy?

The Hardest Question I’ve Tried to Answer — What Makes Me Happy?

There are so many things I could talk about these past 2 weeks. I went through a roller coaster of emotions and I lost control of them. I…
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Silvia LiOct 26, 2015
Consumed by wanderlust

Consumed by wanderlust

We all want it.
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Silvia LiFeb 20
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