Serena Williams opens up about being the CEO of her tennis team and her daughter Olympia -- her 'greatest success by far'
When Serena Williams first started playing tennis, she thought of it as an"individual sport."
"I'm the CEO on that team and that is where my CEO life started," Williams said Wednesday, during a talk at the "When it came time for me to be a team leader, it was a really big step for me because it was something that I had never done before, and I was not comfortable with it," Williams said."Yeah, I made a lot of mistakes along the way, but that is part of the journey to make mistakes and know what not to do and continue to grow and get better."
With her new VC firm, Williams says she has the opportunity to open doors for people breaking into Silicon Valley, or at least"make noise" about it through social media and blog posts. She also believes it's important for tech leaders to listen to feedback about diversity.
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