Video · 13 min

Teach girls bravery, not perfection

Reshma Saujani · TED Free Beginner

The instinct to wait until you are perfectly ready, and to apologise for your starting point, is exactly what this talk names and dismantles. It is short and pointed about choosing bravery over polish, which is the mindset shift behind building from where you actually are. Watch it when perfectionism is stopping you from starting.

  • Bravery over perfection is a habit you can choose deliberately
  • Waiting to feel ready keeps capable people from starting
  • Imperfect action in public is how real progress happens
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The question it answers

  1. As a woman founder, or one building outside the big startup hubs, how do I turn my background into an edge?

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