Elizabeth Patterson of Sapphire Ventures on How to Get Noticed by a VC Talent Partner

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In this episode Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church talk with Elizabeth Patterson, Partner (People & Talent) at Sapphire Ventures. The conversation is all about how to find the best CPO roles, how VC talent partners actually work, and what it's like engaging with portfolio companies and execs. Lots of insider info. Elizabeth manages Sapphire Venture’s human capital network, including the Sapphire Fellows program.HR Heretics is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more at turpentine.coThis episode is brought to you by AttioAttio is the next generation of CRM. It’s powerful, flexible and easily configures to the unique way your startup runs, whatever your go-to-market motion. The next era deserves a better CRM. Join OpenAI, Replicate, ElevenLabs and more at https://bit.ly/AttioHRHereticsKEEP UP WITH ELIZABETH,NOLAN, + KELLI ON LINKEDIN- Elizabeth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabetharnsdorfpatterson/Nolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Preview(03:17) Stories(08:08) Navigating the Venture Capital World(11:00) The Gotchas and Ahas of Finding the Best Opportunity into Venture Capital(13:50) How Success is Measured(16:00) Sponsor - Attio(17:11) How to Find the Best CPO Roles(22:56) The Relationship Between Talent Partners and Executive Recruiters(27:24) Correlating the Business with Cultural Fit and Vibe in Recruitment(31:28) Back Channels in Recruitment(35:49) Executive Compensation on Recruitment (40:18) How Photographic Memory Helps in Recruitment(45:53) Elizabeth's Favorite Interview Question(48:02) Qualities of a Great Leader This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hrheretics.substack.com

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