Topic
Hiring & Talent
Finding, hiring, and retaining the right people.
What the experts say
“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
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