Sophie Yao
天马科创投 中国区董事总经理
昆士兰大学硕士
Women In Power访谈节目由主持人Alicia Tien发起，
本次邀请到的重磅嘉宾是来自天马科创投（Pegasus Tech Vnetures)中国区总经理姚晓菲女士。
作为一名职场女性，让我们来听听姚总是如何讲述她自己的故事！
Q: Can you tell us more about your career path, how would you describe it?
可以告诉我们更多关于您的职业故事吗？你会如何描述这些经历？
My career path is sort of complicated and unusual. It’s just like climbing a huge mountain. Overall, I played various roles in different stages: I used to work as Product Manager in Intel, then Marketing Manager in Microsoft, even a “housewife” for a while.
我的职业故事有一点与众不同。就像是我在不断攀登一座很高的山峰。总的来讲，我在不同的阶段扮演着不同的角色：我曾经在英特尔做过产品经理，在微软当过市场部经理，我甚至当过一段时间的“家庭主妇”。
Q:What was the turning point of your career?
请问您事业的转折点在哪里？
The turning point was just after I back to workplace.I met the worst boss in my life: I used to suffer PUA from him who always depreciated women and let me working over time without paying me extra money. At that moment, I started to think what I really want, instead of following others’ orders. Fortunately, I encountered a new job and got the offer through my hardworking study for two weeks. After that opportunity, my career trend went up til now.
我事业的转折点就发生在我回到职场不久之后。我遇见了我人生中最糟糕的上司：坦白来说，我曾经遭受过一段时间的男性职场PUA，我的上司似乎对女性有一种偏见，并且还时常让我无偿加班。在那一刻，我开始思考我真正想要的是什么，而不是遵从别人的意见和指挥。幸运的是，就在我最迷茫的时候，我得到了一个非常令我满意的offer, 虽然过程很艰难，为此我也学习了一段时间，但是从那以后我的职业道路就开始上坡了。
Q: What is your philosophy when choosingdifferent options in life?
请问您在面临生活中不同的选择的时候，您的理念是什么？
Listen to your heart
倾听你内心的声音
Differentiate “what you need” from “what you want”
要明白一点，“你需要的”和“你想要的”时常是不同的
“Stay hungry, stay foolish”
“求知若饥，虚心若愚”
Q:How did your past experience help you as a VC?
您过去的经验是如何帮助您成为一名风险投资人？
I should say every experience will influence your future decision, and every job you participated in will offer different insights for you.
应该说每一次的经历都会影响你未来的决定，而每一份工作都会为你带来不同的视角。
Q: What are the key features of building astrong VC team?
请问建立一个强大的风投团队需要什么样的关键因素？
I suggest to find a vertical industry-I mean focusing on it and then analyzing it. More importantly, professional knowledge in this area can help you to build a stronger VC team.
我建议先找到一个纵向行业--我的意思是专注研究并分析它。更重要的是，这个领域的专业知识可以帮助你建立一个更强大的风投团队。
Q:What is your investment thesis, and how isit unique in the China market?
请问您的投资理论是什么，它在中国市场有什么独特之处？
If it’s in China, you should always pay attention to government policy support, even the policy for the next generation.
如果是在中国，你应该始终关注政府的出台政策，甚至是对未来十年政策的一个预测。
Q: What is the common career path of a VC?
风险投资人的常见的职业道路是什么？
Most students study analysis in the universities, then they become investment managers. Of course, they wish they can be qualified to work as the partner in the end, but it doesn’t work like that. It’s way more complex than you think.
大多数学生在大学里学习的是分析，之后他们会陆续成为投资经理。当然，他们希望自己最后能有资格成为合伙人，但事情并不是这样的。它的运作比你想象的要复杂得多。
Q:It is quite rare to have a female ManagingPartner at VCs, can you share more experience as a woman VC?
在风险投资公司里，一个女性管理合伙人是相当罕见的，您能作为一名女性风投人分享更多的经验吗？
Firstly, we should consider why the women VC is so rare in China? Maybe it’s because the outstanding females in the field of technology & science only share a little part, which lead to a low ratio of women VC in this industry. However, women indeed have their unique power in VC industry: they have more empathy than men, which means they are able to have a better understanding with other LPs through the negotiations. Moreover, women usually have eyes for details. They can be more sensitive to those small mistakes in each session.
首先我们应该思考为什么女性风险投资人在中国如此罕见？也许是因为科技领域的优秀女性只占了很小一部分，导致这个行业的女性风投人比例很低。然而，女性在风险投资行业确实有其独特的力量：她们比男性更容易产生共情，这意味着她们可以通过交谈与其他LP达成更好的共识。此外，女性通常有一双关注细节的眼睛。她们对每个环节中的小错误更加敏感。
Q: What are your future plans for PegasusTech, and what do you see yourself doing next?
您对天马科创投的未来规划有什么，您认为自己接下来会进行什么？
1. Keep challenging myself and my team members. 不断突破自我，带领团队成员勇往直前。
2. Build my own RMB funds.建立自己的人民币基金。
3. Differentiate co-working model in Chengdu and Xi’an.建立成都和西安的差异化联合办公模式。
4. Help more Chinese start-up companies become internationalized, and promote more foreign startups to enter China market atthe same time.帮助更多中国的创新企业国际化，同时促进更多海外创投企业进入中国市场。
5. Expand buisness toward South Asia start-up market.将业务扩展到东南亚科创投市场。
