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Ting Guo-Villaseñor | Success is Subjective
With Ting Guo-Villaseñor, Founder, Hello Moai
After a decade building companies, Ting Guo-Villaseñor turned to investing and now leads Hello Moai, a deal-by-deal angel syndicate. She shares how her definition of success has changed.
Show notes
Ting Guo-Villaseñor spent a decade building companies before she started investing. Today she leads Hello Moai, a deal-by-deal angel syndicate backing founders in healthcare, family, and consumer essentials people actually rely on. In this conversation, Ting and Jennie dig into how she’s defined success over the years: the version her parents prescribed, the version she measured against her peers, and the one she’s working out now as a mother, investor, and founder-backer.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to Ting Guo-Villaseñor and Her Journey
- 05:03 The Impact of Upbringing on Motherhood
- 07:56 Creating Hello Moai: A New Kind of Syndicate
- 11:54 Investment Philosophy and Focus on Essentials
- 18:13 Redefining Success as a Mother
- 21:57 The Value of Community in Angel Investing
- 25:44 Empowering Women Investors
- 26:09 Evaluating Early Stage Investments
- 30:22 The Importance of Coachability
- 31:20 Building Relationships in Investing
- 33:11 Vision for Future Investments
- 36:11 Health and Well-being in Entrepreneurship
- 37:12 Support Networks for Founders
- 41:18 Redefining Success and Values
- 45:29 The Power of Asking for Help
Find Ting Guo-Villaseñor at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tingtingguo and https://www.hellomoai.com
Find Jennie Yang on Instagram and TikTok @chief.mama.officer
Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at aloha@chiefmamaofficer.com.
Transcript
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