Cristina Cordova
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Cristina Cordova
@cjc
COO at @linear. previously building at @stripe, @NotionHQ & @firstround. angel investor to ~80 early-stage startups
- One Saturday 12 years ago, Stripe had a massive support backlog so we held a “hackathon” to clear tickets all day. I spent my weekend answering emails and somehow remember it fondly. Forgive the Instagram filter. It was of the time.
- Remember folks, you can only lose the holiday party. You can’t win the holiday party.
- 📣 After spending 12 years at startups like @stripe & @notionhq, I’ve joined @firstround as a partner! I knew I wanted to make supporting founders my life's work and am thrilled I get to do that as part of an incredible team. Sharing more on that... 1/7 firstround.medium.com/meet-first-rou…
- The current LAFD Fire Chief has 22 years of experience at LAFD including as a firefighter, and personally saved 9 homes from total destruction in the Woolsey Fire, but because she doesn't look the part, she somehow doesn't deserve the job?On the left you have my grandfather, who was a career LAFD fireman He spent the summer when he was 13 living in the LA Forest with a friend, hunting and trapping to survive On the right you have the current LAFD Fire Chief & the Head of “Equity and HR”
lafra.orgLetter of Special Commendation: Deputy Chief Kristin CrowleyON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 9, 2018, Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley and her wife, Hollyn Bullock left their home in Redondo Beach, - Today is my first day at @NotionHQ, where I’ll be leading Platform & Partnerships! 🎉 If you have any feedback on our API (in the works) or partner integrations, I’ll all ears. 👂
- maybe that’s why you never started something that got to product market fit
- My mom bought me my first domain, where I built my first little corner of the internet. After she passed away last year, I missed the renewal emails, someone bought it, and won’t sell it back. So I rage-bought cristina.com. Mom would’ve approved the upgrade. ❤️💻
- Today is my last day at @stripe. I've had such a remarkable experience in my 7.5 years at the company and I'm so proud of all that we've accomplished. I'll miss the people the most. Their integrity and tenacity is unparalleled. ❤️
- Instead of searching for startup ideas, search for unsolved problems.
- Just in case this wasn’t clear, it’s entirely inappropriate for a VC to reach out to a company that’s competitive to an unannounced investment in their portfolio and extract information under the guise of investing. 😏
- This week, I’m joining the incredible team at @linear as Chief Operating Officer. In looking back on the startups I’ve joined in my career, they’ve all had a combination of extraordinary founders and customers who deeply love the product...
