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I stepped back from a successful VC career. The hardest part was the ego hit.
Chloe Steinberg, a former venture capital investor who was a seed investor in Canva and led Equinox Ventures, left her job after having her second child. She struggled with losing her professional identity but is now redefining ambition to focus on living effectively and chasing joy rather than maintaining a title or intense grind.
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