Maia Heymann is the co-founder and general partner of Converge, a Boston-based venture capital firm that specializes in seed and early-stage investments and “success built on mutual respect.” Maia brings more than 25 years of investment experience, including more than 50 M&A transactions, 17 IPOs, and 22 board and observer roles. But Maia is so much more than numbers. For this Changemakers Q&A, I got to talk to her about how the VC landscape is shifting to become more equitable, what it takes to succeed (do the work, outperform and show your stuff), how this time of extreme uncertainty is sparking exciting innovations such as “pop up manufacturing” and more.