Working with Photographers
One of the odd things about being in the Microsoft Accelerator was the camera crew that randomly showed up now and then. This is a picture of me getting my microphone adjusted for demo day. It’s slightly disconcerting to have another person adjusting your clothing; it’s just not something that happens very often.
It’s also slightly disconcerting to have a film crew working around you. I’m sure being the only female co-founder in our cohort made me more of a magnet for the camera crew than others, but they followed everyone. Walking downstairs to The Easy for a presentation, I turned and realized someone had been walking behind me and filming without me realizing. You notice a video camera out of your peripheral vision, but you aren’t supposed to look at the camera. But once you notice it, it’s hard not to look. It’s just odd.
We did video interviews over the course of the three month program and it actually ended up being a great preparation – being a founder is all about telling your story to everyone who will listen and video is a great way to reach more people.