Robbie Hardy: Her CI Technologies Exit, Women Investing in Women, and Upsetting the Table

Triangle Tweener Talks

Throughout her corporate consulting career in the 1980's, Robbie Hardy continued to rise in the ranks.

However, according to Robbie, "I kept thinking there had to be something more. I was the always the only woman in the room, but I kind of didn't know that was weird because I didn't know anything else."

So in 1993, Robbie founded her first company - and then sold it two years later.

She's an entrepreneur through and through, and she's passionate about helping women invest in women.

Today, we hear her story, including a sneak peek of her next book!

Where to Find Robbie Hardy:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbiehardy/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robbiehardydotcom
• RobbieHardy.com

Where to Find Scot Wingo:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thescotwingo/
• Tweener Times: https://www.tweenertimes.com/
• X: https://x.com/scotwingo

In this episode:

(00:02:30) Why Robbie never graduated from college

(00:05:50) The idea - and why Robbie bootstrapped her first company

(00:12:00) Building to 25 people and getting acquired

(00:17:00) What happened after the acquisition (it was a lot of meetings)

(00:22:00) Starting to angel invest in 1995, and running an investment group

(00:37:45) A Million Dreams Across America

(00:48:00) Moving to Hawaii

(00:54:00) Writing her books, plus an exclusive sneak peek into the next book

(01:01:00) Starting xElle Ventures

(01:23:00) Entrepreneur in Residence at Duke University

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Triangle Tweener Talks is hosted by Scot Wingo, presented by Triangle Tweener Fund, and produced by Earfluence.