Harnessing HR's Power in Venture Capital with 776 Founding Partner Katelin Holloway
Mar 24, 2024
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Katelin Holloway, founding partner at Seven Seven Six, discusses the transition from HR to venture capital and the importance of HR skills in investment decisions. They explore community connections, prioritizing people-centric companies in venture capital, and empowering founders through HR values.
HR expertise is crucial in making investment decisions in venture capital.
Progressive people strategies link to business success in modern work practices.
Recruiting founders for investment aligns with values and founder characteristics key to success.
Deep dives
The Importance of HR in Early Stage Companies
Recognizing that 95% of critical work in early stage companies is people-driven, the podcast delves into the transition of HR professionals to venture capital roles. The discussion highlights the significance of HR expertise in investment decisions and portfolio success.
The Value of Progressive People Strategies
Emphasizing the crucial role of people in driving business performance, the episode stresses the link between progressive people strategies and business success. It encourages people leaders to join a community for sharing insights and experiences in modern work practices.
Championing People-Centric Investment Theses
Caitlin Holloway's investment focus on healthy, progressive, people-centric cultures is showcased, illustrating the importance of aligning investments with values and positive impact. The episode underlines the influence of founders and their commitment to building vibrant, people-focused cultures.
Recruiting Mindset in Investment Decisions
The podcast highlights the similarities between recruiting and selecting founders for investment, stressing the relevance of founder characteristics in business success. Key aspects such as resilience, values alignment, and future-forward skills are identified as markers in early investment discussions.
Navigating HR Challenges in Founders' Business Decisions
Suggestions are provided for heads of people to approach founders' business challenges as potential people issues. Encouraging a curious approach to helping founders identify the underlying people problems behind business issues, thereby promoting collaborative solutions and reinforcing the HR-founder partnership.
Building Strong HR-Founder Collaborations
Advice is extended to enhance HR-founder collaborations by guiding founders to recognize people issues in their business challenges. By fostering understanding and shared problem-solving, organizations can effectively address people-centric challenges and drive sustainable business growth.
On this episode of Redefining Work, I’m joined by Katelin Holloway, an influential figure in HR and investing who is a founding partner at Seven Seven Six, a venture capital investment firm. We explore her transition from HR to venture capital and why the HR skill set is so important when making investment decisions.
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