Hiring & Talent

“Benchmark is constantly oriented toward identifying and recruiting special or exceptional people, even if it requires deviating from standard organizational structure.”

Acquired · 1:49:27

“Benchmark is constantly oriented toward identifying and working with special people, even if it requires creating non-standard roles and arrangements.”

Acquired · 1:49:41

“It's important to break your rules when you find an extenuating circumstance, especially when you encounter a special person you want to work with.”

Acquired · 1:49:41

“The partnership uses principles to surround themselves with people who push and challenge them.”

Acquired · 1:47:59

“When you meet someone like Blake who you want to work with, you find a way to make it work regardless of formal structures.”

Acquired · 1:47:59

“Benchmark doesn't have a formal associate program, but hires based on fit and merit rather than predetermined roles.”

Acquired · 1:47:59

“The process of evaluating and bringing on new partners has been different for each person at Benchmark.”

Acquired · 1:31:27

“After seven years of pursuing Benchmark, Ben Gilbert sent Bruce a note mentioning he was working at Excell, which received only a 'good luck' response.”

Acquired · 1:33:00

“Peter Fenton's pattern of repeatedly competing for the same investments that Benchmark was pursuing before joining the firm was a telling signal of his fit.”

Acquired · 1:31:27

“You should break your institutional rules when you find an extenuating circumstance, such as a special person who embodies your values but is at a different career stage.”

Acquired · 1:48:46

“Hiring associates and junior partners has been a good launchpad for people entering the non-principal principal program.”

Acquired · 1:48:46

“The firm is constantly oriented toward working with special people who align with their values, even if they don't fit traditional role definitions.”

Acquired · 1:48:46

“The ideal venture capital investor is a roving, curious person with wide dynamic range rather than a deep expert in a specific domain.”

Acquired · 1:41:51

“An early hire identified the company's problems through their homework and went on to build a competing business around those insights.”

Riding Unicorns · 39:41