Hire Slow, Fire Never - The 12-Month Rule for Perfect Teams

Tech Titan Kate Vale, from Google & Spotify’s first Aussie hire to backing female founders Kate Vale, the trailblazing powerhouse who was the first employee at Google AND Spotify in Australia. From scaling Google’s Aussie operations from zero to hundreds of employees to launching Spotify as the #1 music streaming giant Down Under, Kate’s journey is a masterclass in building empires. Now, as a General Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures, she’s on a mission to empower female tech founders, investing in game-changing startups with valuations soaring past $3.5 BILLION! Kate spills the tea on navigating the cutthroat music industry, mastering the art of hiring and why your second hire is everything, and the rigorous Google interview process that shaped tech history. She discusses: Insider secrets to building unstoppable teams at tech giants like Google and SpotifyHow Kate turned Spotify into Australia’s top streaming service against all oddsThe TRUTH about Google’s intense hiring process and why it workedWhy your second hire could MAKE or BREAK your startup’s future