The First Principles of Executive Hiring
Building your executive team is key to scaling your company quickly and effectively. These first principles lay the foundation for making those hires.
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Jeff Stump is an operating partner leading the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. He joined the firm in 2010 after 9 years in executive search.
Shannon Schiltz is an operating partner leading the People Practices team at Andreessen Horowitz. She joined the firm in 2007 after leading HR at Opsware.
The Hard Things About Scaling: Executive Hiring
Discussions about how to hire (and fire) executives, the common reasons an exec fails, the importance of having a reference strategy, and more.
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Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He currently serves on several boards and was CEO and cofounder at Opsware.
Ali Ghodsi is the cofounder and CEO at Databricks.
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Matt Oberhardt is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. He joined the firm in 2012 after 6 years in organizational consulting.
The Hiring Process
A well-designed hiring process will give you an edge in recruiting and retaining top talent, shorten the time it takes to hire and onboard an executive, and set a new leader up for wins within the first 100 days.
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Jeff Stump is an operating partner leading the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. He joined the firm in 2010 after 9 years in executive search.
Kristina Graci deLuna is a partner on the People Practices team at Andreessen Horowitz. She joined the firm in 2015 after leading global HR and recruiting teams.
Executive Compensation
Competition for good executives is stiff, which means your offer needs to be competitive. The key is balancing cost and consistency with your existing leadership team’s compensation.
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Brandon Cherry is a partner on the People Practices team at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, he led compensation and leadership at a late-stage startup.
Phil Wong is associate general counsel at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, he held previous positions at law firms and earned his JD from Northwestern.
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Caroline Horn is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. She joined the firm in 2012 after 7 years in executive recruiting at Google.
Hiring Technical Executives
How you structure your technical teams and who you hire to lead them is key to maintaining your existing products while building innovative new ones. Our approaches to org design, broader trends, and getting the right leaders.
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Caroline Horn is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. She joined the firm in 2012 after 7 years in executive recruiting at Google.
Charles Hubbard is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. He joined the firm after 12 years in executive search.
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Jenna Zucker is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. She joined the firm from DoorDash, where she was a leadership recruiter.
Jason Rosenthal is an operating partner at a16z crypto where he works with founders and CEOs to build their businesses and teams.
Hiring Go-to-Market Executives
Once you have a foothold in the market, you need to hire leaders who can scale your company to the next level of ARR. Our guidance on evolving your GTM organization and hiring growth-stage GTM leaders.
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Joe Morrissey is a general partner on the Growth investing team at Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, he scaled revenue upwards of $200M ARR as CRO at Segment.
Peter Levine is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, he held an SVP and GM role at Citrix.
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Andrea Simon is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, she held recruiting positions at Pave, Twilio, and Segment.
Brian Curran is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, he was on the executive management team at a startup.
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David Belden is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 7 years at Google where he led multiple sales teams.
Stephanie Doppelt is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, she spent 6 years at Pinterest as a senior recruiter.
Hiring Operational Executives
During the growth stages, you need executives who can build out processes that both work as you scale and address what breaks down as you do. Our approaches to hiring leaders who can scale with the complexity of your business.
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Matt Oberhardt is a partner on the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. He joined the firm in 2012 after 6 years in organizational consulting.
Jeff Stump is an operating partner leading the Talent Network team at Andreessen Horowitz. He joined the firm in 2010 after 9 years in executive search.
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Bob Swan is an operating partner on the Growth investing team at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, he was CEO at Intel and CFO at eBay.
Jeff Jordan is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to joining the firm, he was CEO at OpenTable where he oversaw its IPO.
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Joel de la Garza is an operating partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on information security investments. Prior to joining the firm, he was CSO at Box from Series B through IPO.