<p><a href="https://twitter.com/RachaelRad">Rachael</a> has played a pivotal comms role at the biggest consumer internet companies of the last decade, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Coinbase, where she was recently VP of Comms. And she's just taken her next leap, joining the crypto team as a partner at A16Z!&nbsp;</p> <p>We talk with Rachael about the often misunderstood role of comms at a start-up, why it's better to rip the bandaid off and apologize when a company makes a mistake, and why crypto is such an exciting frontier.&nbsp;</p> <p>We wrap up each episode with a shoutout and Rachael highlights <a href="https://twitter.com/emiliemc">Emilie Choi</a>, President &amp; COO of Coinbase.&nbsp;</p> <p>The #ANGELS Pod brings you conversations about the latest tech trends with the people inventing and shaping them. You'll hear from our rotating set of hosts, the co-founders of #ANGELS, an investment collective: <a href="https://twitter.com/jess"><u>Jessica Verrilli</u></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/aunder"><u>April Underwood</u></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/janamal"><u>Jana Messerschmidt</u></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chloes"><u>Chloe Sladden</u></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/katies"><u>Katie Stanton</u></a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/vijaya"><u>Vijaya Gadde</u></a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>We’d love to hear your feedback. You can reach us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtagangels"><u>@HashtagAngels</u></a>.</p> <p>The #ANGELS Podcast is a production of <a href="http://haitch-industries.com/"><u>Haitch Industries</u></a>. Our theme music is by <a href="http://twitter.com/yebot"><u>Tobey Forsman</u></a> of Whipsong Music. The episode was produced and edited by <a href="https://editaud.io/"><u>Edit Audio</u></a>.</p>