92 - Allison Baum Gates (General Partner, SemperVirens) on funding the future of work

Allison Baum Gates, General Partner at SemperVirens, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked what led her to the intersection of VC and work tech, why the future of work is the single most important problem to solve, and her upcoming book, “Breaking into Venture”.

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Timestamps:

(7:51) Arriving at the intersection of VC and the future of work

(14:38) Biggest changes related to the future of work from a VC perspective

(19:08) Why making work better is so important

(21:15) The 5 D’s of the future of work

(25:46) Leaning out

(28:21) What makes SemperVirens a unique VC firm

(30:23) The 3 A’s of being successful in Venture Capital

(32:15) The difficulties of being a Work Tech founder

(34:44) Predicting what’s coming for the future of work

(39:18) Need to haves versus “vitamins” in HR tech

(44:32) Her upcoming book: "Breaking into Venture"

(52:36) The career advice she’d give her 22-year-old self

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