#138 – Successfully teaching, creating, founding, and investing: Mar Hershenson, Pear VC

<p>Mar Hershenson has done it all. She&apos;s been a VP of product development and a co-founder of three successful startups.<br/><br/>With 14 patents under her belt and a passion for teaching, Mar has joined us today to share her insights on:</p><ul><li>What it takes to succeed in the startup world, </li><li>Experience as a managing partner at Pear VC to </li><li>Her early bet on DoorDash, </li><li>Thoughts on the role of academia in the startup ecosystem and much more.  </li></ul><p><br/>You won&apos;t want to miss a word of this conversation.<br/><br/><br/></p><p>Hey, <a href='https://go.latitud.com/'>open your startup the right way</a>, <a href='https://meridian.latitud.com/'>request early access to Meridian&apos;s international account</a>, or start by <a href='https://updates.latitud.com/newsletter'>signing up for our newsletter</a>.<br/><br/>Follow us on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/school/latitudlatam'>Linkedin</a> / <a href='https://twitter.com/latitudlatam'>Twitter</a> / <a href='https://www.instagram.com/latitudlatam'>Instagram</a> / <a href='https://www.latitud.com/en/podcast'>Podcast</a>. </p>