Alison Kaizer from Golden Ventures

Alison Kaizer is the Head of Talent at Golden Ventures.

Golden Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital fund, based in Toronto and investing across North America.

Takeaways

• Scaling Ritual's hiring and talent process.
• How to do case studies well in the interview process.
• How to approach potential hires cold.
• Questions to ask in interviews.
• How to run a great interview process.
• When to hire someone to oversee your talent and hiring.
• How to think about compensation.
• How to think about titles and when to give them out.

Chapters

00:00 Joining Ritual in the Early Stages of the Tech Industry

07:02 Scaling the Interview Process to 500+ Employees

11:00 The Unique Path to Golden Ventures

13:23 Key Considerations for Early Stage Companies

16:58 Asking the Right Questions in the Interview Process

20:33 Building a High-Performing Team in a Startup

23:40 Standing Out in the Candidate Outreach Process

27:02 The Importance of Relationship Building in Hiring

29:26 Setting Up for Long-Term Success with Titles

31:15 Building a Network of Trusted Advisors for Hiring Decisions

35:30 Timing and Considerations for Hiring Someone to Oversee Talent

37:48 Aligning Expectations and Culture for the Right Fit

44:39 The Value of Community in Startup Land

45:24 Journey of an Entrepreneur

Keywords

Golden Ventures, hiring, talent, early-stage startups, cultural fit, case studies, interview process, ATS, Talent Wall, compensation, advisors