My cofounder lives across the world. We’ve spent 14 days together in person.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carylyne Chan , cofounder of Good Instincts . It has been edited for length and clarity.

When I joined the crypto company CoinMarketCap in 2018, I was part of a very small executive team. Although we all worked remotely, I immediately built a great rapport with Emily Hurd, who was the head of business development at the time, and the only other woman on the executive team.

During a rare in-person retreat in New York City, Emily and I were sitting in Bryant Park, talking about sun protection.

I’ve been really passionate about sun protection since I was a teenager. Protecting your skin from…