A biography for Julia Hartzhasn’t been written yet.
“As far as funding and building a team, you being romantically involved with your cofounder really shouldn't play a factor in how you run the company and how you create a team or find resources. It's all about the partnership.”
“If I were to think of myself as a role model, I would say that it's really important to realize when you are a role model and to be willing to give advice, share how you do things.”
“The gender parity is something that has been organic to Eventbrite since we started building a team.”
“Your first company is like your first baby.You have this unconditional, irrational love.”
“People are multi-dimensional and crave a multi-sensory experience.”
“One of the reasons why we were so successful in integrating with Facebook was because we saw people using Facebook to promote their event and link back to Eventbrite before Facebook Connect and before the event's API was even available.”
“For the first two years of Eventbrite, all the work was done by just the three founders: me, my husband, Kevin, and our chief technology officer, Renaud Visage.”
“For a global company, it is imperative to respect and honor local culture and weave that into the core company values rather than the other way around.”
“We wanted to harness the power of technology to make it possible for anyone to sell tickets to any type of event.”
“If you want to build a sustainable culture, you have to have a strong philosophy and then let people do with it what they will and be OK with that.”
“I love just being home with the kids and, seeing what they do when they're bored and then I just follow.”
“I've been told many times that I should give up trying to find balance in my life, but I refuse.”
“It's important for founders to think about how they would build their company from scratch - again.”
“The beauty of being co-founders with your spouse is that we run our business and family together.”
“That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people.”
“Each company is different because they get their DNA from the founders.”
“Being an entrepreneur can be learned, and that is exactly what I have done. You don't have to be born with it or have had the 'lemonade stand.' But, you do need to have the passion, devotion, conviction, and sheer will and drive to make it happen.”
“I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself.”
“I graduated from college and went straight into a job with MTV.”
“We thought we could reinvent the way people came together for live events. We wanted to ticket everything from a five-person yoga class to a 10-person cookery class to a fashion event.”