Ep 228 | Halle Tecco
Overcoming Perfectionism and People Pleasing & Starting a Company That Solves Your Own Problem
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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.
Show Notes:
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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