What I learned in my first year as a female startup CEO

Yunha Kim is the CEO of Locket.

What is it like to be a female in tech?

I think the industry is really curious about this topic — almost so much so that we appear committed to proving how different (or perhaps difficult) it is to be a female CEO.

If a reporter asks me why it sucks to be a female CEO, I can come up with hundreds of reasons. On the other hand, if I am asked to argue why it’s awesome to be a female CEO, I can also do that pretty well. So here is my take on both sides.

The lesson here is that it is all about how you frame your perspective. If you are committed to believing that it sucks to be a female CEO, you will be right, and it will suck to be you. If you are committed to believing it’s awesome to be a female CEO, you will be happier and confident to be you.

After all, it’s not like you can choose whether to be a female CEO vs male CEO. But you can choose your attitude toward it.

Locket is a San Francisco based startup changing the way we use our lock screens. We check our phone over 110 times per day and we believe there’s more to your lock screen than a boring, static picture of a flower. Locket brings stuff you care about to your lock screen based on your interests, swiping habits, and time of the day. This post first appeared on Medium.