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👋 Hi, I’m Lauren. I’m a founder, author, and startup consultant. I love working with teams that are passionate, empathetic, and curious—working hard on products that brings people joy.

 

TL;DR:

✍️ I’m a young adult author repped by Sabrina Taitz at WME. My debut novel WE SHIP IT came out in 2023 with HarperCollins.

🖊️ You can find me on Medium, where I write about startups, gender, and shame.

🐈 I love cats. And like cats, I’ve had a few different lives…

The Longer Version:

❤️ 2007-2011: I studied love (among other things) at Brown University.

👶 2009-2013: As a sophomore in college, I created SmartSitting, one of NYC’s top childcare agencies.

💑 2013-2015: I was the founder and CEO of Dating Ring (Y Combinator Winter 2014). My cofounder Emma and I had a wild ride creating the product, launching in 5 cities, and raising our seed round. We were featured in dozens of national press outlets including the NYTimes (x2), TechCrunch, Inc, Bloomberg, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Business Insider, Fox, Nightline, The Cut, and Time.

🎙️ 2015: My cofounder Emma and I had the good fortune of being featured throughout Season 2 of Gimlet’s podcast StartUp.

🧮 2016-2017: I took a ‘tech hiatus’ and helped 200+ students prepare for the ACT, SAT, GMAT, and LSAT (I really love tests??).

📓 2018-2020: I gave myself a self-directed MFA in young adult writing. I received offers from 8 agents for my YA novel. My debut novel comes out with Harper Collins in 2023.

💡 2020-2021: I worked as a consultant and the acting CEO of Tutorly. I created an MVP and hired the initial team.

👩‍⚕️ 2021-2022: I worked as a Senior Manager in Business Operations for Trusted Health.

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