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109 - VC needs more people from HR: Kat Steinmetz, Principal at Initialized Capital
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Business
Human Resources
Interview
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Publication Date |
May 01, 2023
Episode Duration |
01:07:55

Kat Steinmetz (Principal, Initialized Capital) joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about the HR skills that are useful as a VC and why more people from HR should make the jump into VC.

Timestamps:  

(1:12) Good news stories

(6:22) At one point Kat was a touring musician, makeup artist, and HR leader all at the same time

(16:00) Being a “multi-potentialite”

(21:20) Why we should be jealous she gets to work at Initialized Capital

(24:40) Figuring out she was a good fit for VC

(31:09) The HR skills that have been useful as a VC

(33:30) Why more people from HR should go into VC

(39:00) The biggest people challenges at her portfolio companies

(40:50) Getting through the frozen budget of HR

(45:06) The hiring frenzy that led to recent layoffs

(49:07) Evaluating deals from a people lens

(53:30) The leadership team’s culture is the company’s culture

(58:28) Rapid fire questions

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