My Work
The ventures, funds, and books I have founded and led, in reverse chronological order. Each one is a chapter in the same story: building what was missing, then teaching others to do the same.
Published 2022
Book, Penguin Random House
Wall Street Journal bestseller and number one on Amazon in venture capital and entrepreneurship. Kathryn's second book lays out her playbook for outsider founders, drawn from twenty years of building and exiting companies, investing in more than 100 startups, and scaling digitalundivided into a $5.6M social enterprise. Build the Damn Thing has become a touchstone text for entrepreneurs who were not handed the traditional roadmap.
Published 2006
Book, Random House
Kathryn's first book, published by a Random House imprint, translated the voice and authority of The Budget Fashionista into a national print debut. It cemented Kathryn as a category-defining expert on smart spending and style at a moment when independent women's media was still finding its footing, and it laid the groundwork for the brand and audience that would later support her exit.
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