Overcoming Perfectionism and People Pleasing & Starting a Company That Solves Your Own Problem with Halle Tecco, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

Halle Tecco is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcast host
passionate about fixing our healthcare system. She is the founder
of Natalist, a women’s health company focused on evidence-backed
fertility and pregnancy essentials, which was acquired by Everly
Health in October 2021. She also founded and ran Rock Health, an
early-stage digital health venture fund. And most recently, she’s
the co-founder and Chair of Cofertility, a human-first fertility
ecosystem rewriting the egg freezing and egg donation experience.


In this week’s episode, we talk to Halle about overcoming
perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the realities of
entrepreneurship. On the hunt for the next big investment, Halle
searched high and low to find a company to back that was
approaching fertility in a way that she had envisioned. When she
couldn’t find the perfect company to invest in she decided to
create it herself. Natalist was the first company to create a
more evidence-based approach to reproductive care. We chat about
her journey in corporate, to then investor, and finally start-up
founder and the biggest surprises and lessons she’s learned along
the way. 


In this episode, we'll talk to Halle about:


* How Halle’s upbringing and family business impacted the way
Halle thinks about entrepreneurship. [​​07:27]


* The biggest takeaway Halle had from business school. [13:08]


* Establishing the VC firm, Rock Health, during business school.
[19:55]


* How Halle secured partnerships for Rock Health. [24:07]


* A hurtful experience when a reporter wrote negative and
unfavorable articles about Halle. [26:39]


* Experiencing impostor syndrome. [28:29]


* Overcoming insecurities and being a people pleaser. [30:15]


* Recognizing when people-pleasing hinders success and the
strategies to address it. [34:32]


* The idea behind Halle's company, Natalist. [40:04]


* Identifying the suitable operator and selling the company.
[42:24]


* Why Halle prefers engaging in work rather than managing people.
[45:58]


* Serving as a CEO during the first 18 months and the importance
of people management. [48:04]


* Promoting work-life balance and creating a healthy work
culture. [49:32]


* Selling Natalist in 2021 at its peak. [52:03]


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