“And as for me, when I was asked anyway to pitch (for) the first time to get our first fund—I had never been up on a stage to speak to people etc.—I was very stressed and I had been advised to say something that was very true for me and I said fine, what I really mean to say is that it doesn’t matter if you make mistakes. Try not to expect (things) to be perfect, even if it turns out awful. Talk to someone—and how to say that?—even if you don’t speak their language well, try to talk their language to make them feel better, to feel more relaxed, and while I was saying that I felt moved because you know, at this point, I was saying something that was very important for me. You should try to talk even if you make a mistake and it is important that someone tells you, “Do it even if you fall flat on your face”. Otherwise, we will never try anything. It doesn’t make sense.”
Violetta Tsitsiliani / Founder of The Language Project
