Payal Kadakia is the executive chairman and co-founder of ClassPass, which is a subscription to find and book fitness classes. In 2016, Kadakia was listed in Forbes’ Women Entrepreneurs to Watch list and Fortune's 40 under 40. ClassPass secured $239 million in funding from investors like Acequia Capital, Hank Vigil, General Catalyst, GV, and Temasek Holdings.
Her best advice: "Always call up other CEOs and founders who’ve worked with those [investors]," she told Forbes. "Especially with investors or anyone who is going to sit on your board — it’s important to know what they’re like. During good times, everyone is always very easy to work with, but what are they like during bad times? That’s the most important thing to ask and get your hands on. The only way you can find that out is by networking and getting in touch with someone who’s worked with that person before."
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