E66: Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures on Investing in VC - Erin Harkless Moore

Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Pivotal Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Pivotal Ventures’ $1B mission to drive equality and returns. In addition, they discuss how Pivotal works to close the gender gap, ways to manage teams more thoughtfully and the capability of venture dollars to drive exponential impact. (0:00) Introduction to venture asset class strategy and Pivotal Ventures (2:10) Driving social progress through multi-sector approach (4:03) Lessons from Printco and collaborative workforce strategies (7:16) Governance philosophies and common mistakes in venture capital (10:31) Balancing mission-oriented goals with performance in venture capital (14:07) Sponsor: Deal (15:06) Strategy development and direct investing at Pivotal Ventures (19:13) Technology investing for modern families and diversity in fund management (20:53) Investment decision process at Pivotal Ventures (23:23) Sponsor: Subscribe to our newsletter (23:42) Venture fund attribution practices and due diligence (25:42) Managing polarizing performers and underperforming employees (28:34) Gender dynamics in management and career advice (31:07) Personal lessons and career success stories (34:38) Closing thoughts and additional resources on Pivotal Ventures