About this Event
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About The Book
Charlotte "Charlie" Walker has spent the last four years building the dating app Flutter. Despite her own lack of dating experience (!), Flutter is instantly successful. Perhaps too successful. After rejecting the romantic advances of her cofounder, Charlie finds herself unceremoniously ousted. Dispirited, she impulsively joins her BFF on the Rally—an extravagant European road trip featuring luxury cars, lavish parties, and breathtaking destinations. Although she feels out of place, Charlie embraces her new freedom, indulging in the Rally’s hedonism. But just as she begins to regain her footing, Charlie realizes she can’t outdrive her past: Instead she must reckon with the fallout from her ouster, her company’s buried secrets, and an unexpected attraction that complicates everything.
About The Author
Carla Vass holds a degree in English literature and economics from Barnard College, Columbia University. She began her career at Goldman Sachs before joining Uber in 2013. At Uber, she helped build the rideshare business in New York City and was part of the founding UberEATS team. In 2018, Carla was recruited by Waymo, Google’s self-driving car division, to develop their delivery business, and then went on to found Civi in 2020, a tech startup focused on safety in Latin America. Born in New York City, Carla and her husband now live in Miami, Florida. When not writing or reading, Carla enjoys spending time with loved ones, traveling, cooking, and horseback riding.
About The Moderator
Alexandra is best known professionally as Co-Founder of ecommerce sensation, Gilt, which scaled to $650M+ in revenue within five years of its launch and sold to Hudson’s Bay Corporation. She also Co-Founded beauty services leader GLAMSQUAD, and Fitz, a closet organizing and styling company acquired by luxury recommerce platform, Tradesy.
Today, Alexandra is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clerisy, a growth equity fund investing in consumer and consumer-tech companies. An avid angel investor and advisor, she has backed over 75 startups across consumer, tech, and wellness. She is a seasoned board director with experience across public, private and nonprofit boards.
A passionate champion of female founders, Alexandra is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop.
Don’t hold it against Alexandra that she’s a double H—Harvard B.A. and M.B.A.—because her humility is disarming, especially when she surprises you by slipping into one of the five languages she speaks.
Forever curious, Alexandra is always exploring new tech platforms and consumer products. When she’s not evaluating the next big idea or emerging trend, this Cuban-American New Yorker is likely on the tennis court or soaking up the Miami sunshine with her husband and two children.
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Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States
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